This was a fantastic book! One of the best yet. The ending made it sound like there could be a possibility for a book two. Sure hope so. Love the Alex Cross series.
The Big Bad Wolf is a story to be read for the continuity of the series. Not the most outstanding story, but not the worst. The two-part nature of Big Bad Wolf and London Bridges is frustrating....
James Patterson has done such a poor job of writing this book, that you wonder exactly what he had in mind. The dialog is banal and full of cliches. The plot...
Great book! I had the audio book and it was very fast paced and a intriguing story. It held my attention the whole time; sometimes my wife would ask what I do when I get home from work and sit in...
Shane Scully is a detective with the LAPD, and he's married to his boss, a division commander. He bonds with his son while on a motorcycle ride with other cops. Later one of them, a sheriff's...
I'm sorry but this book is bad. The writing is terrible, the characters thin and unbelivable but mainly I could NOT keep the players straight! Who was that? FBI? LAPD? LASD? Who did what to whom?...
Great legal thriller. Lescroart is great! Weird ending...?
This is my favorite one from Lescroart. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the character development throughout. It was classic Perry Mason-Law and Order with the murder mystery in part 1; the...
Huh? I agree with other reviewers: is this one book or two? It was very absorbing for most of the book, and I like Hardy and Glitzky (but do get tired of their needy, insecure wives.) Then...
I purchased this book because the front cover said, "Best Seller", and on the back cover, it said that this author rivaled Grisham and even exceeded him.
Life as a Cop is always exciting Stephen Cannell's The Tin Collectors is your usual cookie cutter good-cop-gets-in-trouble-crossing-the-department-bad-cops pulp fiction. My wife and I...
Stephen J. Cannell has got believable characters down pat...but they never get dull. The characters are hardly uni-dimensional. This book represents the stresses, complications, and corruption...
Prostitutes, gangsters, junkies, hanging judges, monstrous people who forgot their roots and don't speak Spanish at all, reeking waiters, valets. That's the kind of character Mr. Cannel bestows...
The characters' actions don't always make sense. The descriptions of torture and sex seem to serve no purpose other than repulsing the reader. There's no redeeming quality to the novel, so I...
There is something or someone for everyone in this book. A husband and wife anthropologist team that perform ritual killings i.e. serial killers and their Indonisian companion (who has...
Robert Parker's Stone Cold is an enjoyable summer read (or tucked by the fire in the winter, too.) The story hooks you in the first chapter and is the type of book that makes you want to read just...
I was disappointed. This was by far the least of the Parker novels I have read. The humor was weak and this is usually a strong point. The characters were super-thin, not that they ever have...
I loved Robert B. Parker and long ago read most of the Spencer books. Now I know why I stopped. The Spencer novels became flat and predictable, especially when it came to his private life.
I have a feeling that I've read this one before. But I absolutely love all Robert Parker's books. Especially the Spencer & Jesse Stone novels. This one, as usual, has the small town policeman's...
Not a bad crime novel. There is very little mystery to any of it. You know who the criminals are, what they are going to do and how. The only mystery is what Jesse can do about it. Parker...
I'll make this very short and sweet. The only reason I finished this book is because I love the Lou Boldt series and didn't want to skip over even one. If this had been a stand alone book,...
As usual Ridley Pearson has another hit. His books are fun to read. I have a problem putting them down. This one was particularly absorbing. Perfect for a rainy afternoon. I enjoyed it very much.
When we went to see both Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry when they came to talk about their co-authored book Peter and the Starcatchers, we picked up a signed copy of this book. We knew little about...
Vampires are not my cup to tea, however it didn't keep me from reading the book. There are horrible two murders in Washington. Their blood was drained. California has some similar murders. Fearless...
Violets Are Blue is an unusual Alex Cross novel in that it involves the supernatural or it appears to. It is actually about two stories a group of vampire killers killing like vampires are supposed...
This was such a fast and enjoyable read that I got though it pretty fast, about two evenings of reading and once done I was ready for the next book, that's what I love about them the most, the need...
Vampires are not my cup to tea, however it didn't keep me from reading the book. There are horrible two murders in Washington. Their blood was drained. California has some similar murders. Fearless...
Violets Are Blue is an unusual Alex Cross novel in that it involves the supernatural or it appears to. It is actually about two stories a group of vampire killers killing like vampires are supposed...
This was such a fast and enjoyable read that I got though it pretty fast, about two evenings of reading and once done I was ready for the next book, that's what I love about them the most, the need...
The is a very good story and even better if you have started with the first book of the series. I am waiting for the next Monkeewrench! This reader is also much better than the past books reader.
...it kept me interested and was an entertaining read but there were just too many coincidences in it to be realistic. The idea, of bodies in snowmen set up a creepy visual but I'm just not...
Sensationalized claptrap. I hate to think of the author making any money whatsoever off this book. To base her story on real people and then write such garbage about them and trash their memories...
Not a great book, but much better than previous novels.
I'm a fan of Judith Guest, though, her subsequent novels after ORDINARY PEOPLE were a bit long in the tooth for me. THE TARNISHED EYE, however, highlights her strong writing ability. The first...
Minnesota author Judith Guest hasn't written a lot of fiction. Her first, ORDINARY PEOPLE, an acclaimed and best-selling debut, was transformed into a popular, award-winning motion picture. Now...
Hamish Macbeth is a Bobby in a small town and tries to keep everything locked up at night and local problems ironed out and running smoothly, but then MURDER raises its ugly head and Hamish has to...
I always have been a fan of the Hamish Macbeth series, and have anxiously awaited every new release. The newest installment in this series was a huge disappointment. It was poorly written; the...
I will begin with a perfunctory disclaimer, which means I will explain briefly how I came across the novel. Hopefully, I can frame my review and give others a better idea as to why I maintain the...
James Patterson has the same faults in all of his books his dialogue especially when Cross is involved in a romance can be overwritten to the point of being lugubrious but he has the fast pacing...
I got hooked on Alex Cross with Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider and the most spectacular of all, Step on a Crack. So, when I picked up Roses are Red, I expected the same page-turning suspense....
I also downloaded this to my ipod to take on a long trip. It was perfect. The reader was very adroit at doing not just various British accents but also American accents.
Don't waste your time or pennies on this book! Don't waste your time at the library checking it out. It is only the start of what could be 2 totally seperate great books. Instead, it leads you...
Best selling spouses Faye and Jonathan Kellerman got together and collaborated on this one. Well, not really - it is two separate stories in one volume, but it's fun. I'd seen copies that were flip...
I am trying to read the series in the Women's Murder Club. I skipped a few and then found that I could order them on Amazon.com. I recommend the full series, James Patterson does a great job in...
I have to admit that I wasn't blown away with this one. It was a good solid story but it lacked the heart thumping action that the first two books had. The 4th brings back the action in full...
I will not comment on the story, but the quality of the writing is poor. It needs to be edited by a 7th grade English teacher. I recommend that you go to the hardcover version on Amazon and use the...
I've read this series for years. One reason is that like Rina and Peter, I am a religious Jew. Also like Rina, I am a child of survivors. I didn't mind the lack of mystery for the sake of...
I've almost completed reading the entire Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series and for the most part, I've been pleased. I haven't read them in order, since I check them out of the public library, so I...
There are a fair number of mystery series with clergy of some persuasion playing the role of detective. It's easy to see why this would appeal to a writer interested in exploring the whys of a...
I have really enjoyed this series up to now. The fith novel in the Miller's Kill series was a disappointment. Clare's character is dull and subdued. Russ is an indecisive mess. Linda seems like...
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