Thrillers

Fantastic! Can't put it down, up till 2 a.m., adventure, thriller, who-done-it master piece. Puts The DaVince Code way back in the pack, and did it 20 years ago!! No wonder much of Europe considers it one of the top 10 books of the last century....
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This book was a pain to finish. It could have been a really good book though, given the historical setting. I don't really like jumping between timelines because it just breaks the momentum of the novel. But hey, I've seen some book that do that...
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I enjoyed the historic references of this book. Probably not historically accurate, but definetely entertaining. The ending was a bit too much for me being an adult an all, but it was better than not reading anything at all.
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I had to buy the books after watching the first season on CBS. I loved teh show so much I checked out the first book at the library and instantly feel in love. The books (as always) are much better than the series. The author has quite a gift...
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I simply couldn't put "Darkly Dreaming Dexter down, why not prolong my ecstacy and order the sequel? "Dearly Devoted Dexter" Doesn't Disappoint, in fact, you probably won't put it down until you pass out or your eyes begin twitching from overwork,...
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It's book two review and I'm still a Dexter fanatic. I'm still thinking I should have read all the books before watching the show because Michael C. Hall's portrayal of Dexter is better than Book Dexter, in my humble opinion.

I still...
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As someone who grew up in a mill down in Maine that is in decline, I can attest to easily recognizing the fictitious town of Empire Falls, Maine. The novel tells the story of Miles Roby, the owner of the Empire Grill, as he discovers the truth...
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I was looking for a good fiction novel since I mostly read non-fiction. I figured I couldn't go wrong with a Pulitzer Prize winner. I was wrong. Not only that, it eventually became a chore to read. Too many stories within a story and too many...
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VERY disturbing child abuse and animal abuse.

The story was good but I wish there was a rating system for books (like the movies) to warn you that the book contains explict violent material.
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Rivalling Aldous Huxley and others in terms of ideas and the themes of slavery, consumerism, science, medicine, art ... but I go on and don't mean to. Let's just say this work is ripe for appreciation by senior high school students so rich is it....
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I was so disappointed. I love Ishiguro's earlier work. But this story almost bored me to tears. There's none of the suspense and hunger a reader feels when they pick up The Handmaid's Tale. The narrator Kathy is by far one of the worst...
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There's a moment in Never Let Me Go near the beginning, when Ruth invites Kath to play with her invisible horse, Bramble. "I accepted the invisible rein she was holding out," Kath says in Ishiguro's unshowy, almost titrated, prose, "and then we...
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Angels and Demons is Dan Brown's prequel to The DaVinci Code, taking place approximately one year before the events in his best selling novel. The incidents in this book are hinted at in The DaVinci Code and only help to whet the appetite, and...
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While we all love a good yarn, full of adventure, Brown's prose is like slogging through quicksand. With cliches. It's totally unbelievable and poorly written on a literary level. It got me to the end, and I was curious to see how it turned...
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It's definitely worth the read. I found it entertaining, but I'm not raving about it.
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Be sure you read The Black Echo before this book. The back story and characterizations rely a lot on these books being read in the order they were written.

The Black Ice has many things to recommend it. Harry Bosch is a modern "noir"...
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I would like to review the actual product but I never received this order. There was a problem with super saving shipping. The Amazon customer service rep indicated this order would be reshipped to a different address. Instead the order was...
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Another one of Connolly's books where all the answers are given in the last couple of chapters. I want to have insight into the characters and plot as I move along. I have read most all of the Harry Bosch series and there are a few that feel...
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Nelson DeMille's The Gold Coast is my favorite DeMille book. John Sutter is a local lawyer with a somewhat kooky wife from old money. In walks a mobster who buys the mansion next door even as Sutter's wife's family can't afford the upkeep on their...
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Normally I'm a big fan of deMille, owning all his other books. But for me this one was definitely not up to standard. The plot is as predictable as the characters. What happens when old money meets nouveau riche? Infidelity of course. Hi hi, kiss...
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This is one of thw writers earlier books and was found to be superior to his more recent work. John and Susan Sutter are living on the Gold Coast of New York State, an area known for its well known families and OLD MONEY. We are talking about the...
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A little slow at first if you haven't read his previous books. But very entertaining and well written. Keeps you glued to the book to finish.
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Maui H.S. "The only book I have read worse than this was a very bad POD author. This is not to put down POD. Most POD books are written much better than this one.
I cannot believe a brick and mortar publisher edited and published this trashy...
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I found this book very easy to read, and was intrigued by the concept of the Copper Scroll and following the clues to an ancient secret. It seemed a little like "National Treasure" in that aspect. The unfolding of the mystery was well done.