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Three Seconds
by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom

Three seconds (12/1/2010)

I loved this book. It was a page turner from the first page to the last.... Great characters with a plot that has an unusual twist. A great read!

Gone Tomorrow: A Jack Reacher Novel #13
by Lee Child

Gone Tomorrow (9/30/2010)

In a novel that slams through one hairpin surprise after another, Lee Child unleashes a thriller that spans three decades ... and for Jack Reacher, a man who trusts no one and likes it that way, it’s a mystery with only one answer–the kind that comes when you finally get …more

The Bricklayer: A Novel
by Noah Boyd

The Bricklayer (12/21/2009)

What a great read!! The suspense started on page one and didn't end until the finish of the book. I liked the lead character Steve Vail and the FBI agent Kate. I'm sure we will read about both of them again!!

Sweeping Up Glass
by Carolyn Wall

Sweeping Up Glass (8/10/2009)

It has a powerfully, sometimes uncomfortably, realized setting; characters who seem drawn from life; and a wide-ranging plot, bursting with complications. The title captures the book’s theme: a heroine forced to clean up the shards of her own and other people’s messes. I …more

Valley of the Lost
by Vicki Delany

Good Read!! (12/5/2008)

This is the first book I've read by Vicki Delany. I did enjoy the story line and it's many twists and characters. The plot kept me reading and it was a good ending.
This book will appeal to mystery buffs.

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A forbidden affair erupts at a lavish Hawaiian wedding in this wild comedy from the author of Crazy Rich Asians.

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