Friday, July 23, 2010

I'm Leaving. Here Are Five Large Print. You May Cry While I Am Gone.

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Whiplash by Catherine Coulter.

In the Name of the Father by Richard North Patterson.

The Spy by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.

That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey.

The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Dang, Missed Two

Fiction

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. Vietnam novel that took 30 years to write and get published. Highly recommended by several sources.

Agents of Treachery edited by Otto Penzler. Short stories of intrigue and espionage from Lee Child, Joseph Finder, Stephen Hunter, and more.

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Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery.

Garrett by Linda Lael Miller. A McKettrick's of Texas novel.

Private Life by Jane Smiley.

Long Way Home by Robin Pilcher.

State Fair by Earlene Fowler.

Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard.

Hoo-ray, Hoo-roo, Hoo-rah Cataloger Jim is back and New Books are ready

Christa Faust

Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire by Gabriel Hunt (Christa Faust). Part of the pulp throwback adventure series by Hard Case Crime. Modern day adventurer and playboy Gabriel Hunt is asked by the daughter of Dr. Lawrence Silver to find her missing father. Penned by the great and mighty Christa Faust. If Victor Gischler and Christa Faust were to collaborate on a child that child would rule the world of literature.

[Not Yet Ready] by Christa Faust. I ordered another Faust title but I could not find it in the stack of processed books. Wait.

Fiction

Dirty Laundry by Liz Osbourne. Mystery in a hospital with Patient relations manager Robyn finding a patient strangled by his IV tubes.

Savages by Don Winslow. Small time marijuana growers are challenged by a violent Mexican cartel. Growers say no and violence begins. The kidnapping of a grower's pal brings "a dizzying array of ingenious negotiations and gripping plot twists."

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson. Yep. I'm late on ordering this.

The Dead Republic by Roddy Doyle. Third novel about Irishman Henry Smart. Former IRA hitman Henry is in California's Monument Valley in 1946 and ends up working with movie director John Ford. Sent back to Ireland in 1951 to work on another film Henry ends up settling there.

The Search by Nora Roberts. Ghostwriter? I don't know.

Faithful Place by Tana French. Popular author of thrillers. In 1985 Dublin teen aged Frank and Rosie are going to run away to London. When Rosie never shows Frank figures he got dumped and heads out alone. 22 years later Rosie's old suitcase is found hidden behind a a fireplace in an old house and Frank is headed back home "whether he likes it or not."

The Whisperers by John Connolly. I cannot keep John Connolly and John Connelly straight. This is the Irish one.

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith. If you have trouble keeping Smith's series apart this is the African one.

The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke. I'm about six novels behind in Burke's Dave Robicheaux series. I never got started on that Montana series.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Another missed boat.

Undead and Unfinished by Mary Janice Davidson. Another vampire series I have not started. My wife reads these. You can ask you for a precis.

Live to Tell by Lisa Gardener. "A Detective D.D. Warren novel."

They're Watching by Gregg Hurwitz. Hollywood failure Patrick and his wife are being stalked and secretly recorded at home.

Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner. Politician's wife, her daughter and her sister are drawn together and across the headlines when the politician is caught with another woman.

Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins. Assassin Quarry is hired by rival casino owners. A great series.

A Murder of Crows by P.F. Chisholm. Sir Robert Carey wants to return from London to the Scottish border and his Deputy Warden. But 1592 family entanglements and politics require him to investigate a London murder.