Finger Lickin' Fifteen
The New York Times – Marilyn Stasio: Evanovich writes with flair in an absurdist vein that her imitators can only envy.
Swimsuit : a Novel
Publishers Weekly A serial killer with an urge to break into print propels this thriller from bestseller Patterson and collaborator Paetro (4th of July). Ben Hawkins, a former L.A. cop turned reporter and author, travels to Hawaii to look into the disappearance of model Kim McDaniels, who has fallen victim to a sadistic fiend who […]
Killer Summer
Robert Conroy – Library Journal: Sheriff Walt Fleming returns in this enjoyable third tale (after Killer View and Killer Weekend) of rich people at play in the affluent resort town of Sun Valley. At an exclusive wine festival, the star attractions are three old bottles allegedly presented to John Adams by Thomas Jefferson. Fleming is […]
Black Hills
Publishers Weekly: It's not just a sure-fire formula that's kept the crown atop the queen of romance, as this thriller proves. The gushy love-conquers-all story of South Dakota wildlife biologist Lil Chance and ex-cop/PI Coop Sullivan takes a back seat to the taut, gritty chase of a serial killer. There's never a doubt that Lil […]
Buzzed : the Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol to Ecstasy
Patrick Jones – VOYA: This book provides in-depth, comprehensive discussions of the effects of most recreationally used and abused substances, including alcohol, caffeine, hallucinogens, sedatives, steroids, and inhalants. Each chapter covers a different drug or category of drugs and provides a social and legal history of the drug's usage, descriptions of the effects on the […]
Broken : a Love Story : Horses, Humans and Redemption On the Wind River Indian Reservation
Debby Emerson – Library Journal: As the subtitle suggests, this is indeed a love story, but not in the typical romantic sense. It is a chronicle of the author's spiritual journey and growth and a peek at the realities of life on an Indian reservation. Jones has worked as a journalist for over 20 years […]
Road Dogs
The New York Times – Janet Maslin: Ordinarily the writer who turns to his own pages for inspiration risks looking lazy. But Mr. Leonard's crime stories are packed with players who deserve curtain calls. And there's nothing remotely wheezy about his way of throwing together Foley, Cundo and Dawn?Foley has the brains, Cundo the machismo […]
The Visibles : a Novel
Beth E. Andersen – Library Journal: In the early 1990s, eighth grader Summer Davis cares for her father, Richard. Mentally fragile after a deadly accident during his own teen years, which was triggered by a terrible secret that he can't shake, Richard is destroyed when his wife abandons her family. A trip to Pennsylvania to […]
The Family Man
The Washington Post – Carolyn See: Just because something is "light" doesn't mean it's not masterful. Lipman's use of dialogue, for instance, is exquisite?Though I read this book twice, I see that I stopped taking notes both times halfway through. Lipman mesmerized me. She hypnotized me. I admit it freely: I fell victim to the […]
Home Repair
Bette-Lee Fox – Library Journal Eve thought being a young widow was pain enough for one life. Now, second husband Chuck takes off during the family garage sale. Poet and children's author Rosenberg's adult debut is a tale of family and community that brilliantly illuminates its title as Eve's whole world, including her Binghamton, NY, […]