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Crime of Privilege
Crime of Privilege
by Walter Walker
Crime of Privilage (4/8/2013)
George Becket, now an attorney in the district attorney office of Cape Cod, had "friends" and friends of friends while growing up. Some of these friends were part of a wealthy and privileged family, the Gregory's.
Two young women, one from Cape Cod, the other visiting south …more
The Jericho Deception
The Jericho Deception
by Jeffrey Small
The Jericho Deception (3/14/2013)
Jeffrey Small's new novel the Jericho Deception is a fascinating story of neuroscience research into the effects of a machine called the Logos that might potentially turn religious zealots into pliable individuals. Unfortunately the machine falls into evil hands. Ethan …more
Rage Against the Dying
Rage Against the Dying
by Becky Masterman
Rage Against Dying (1/29/2013)
Brigid Quinn, ex FBI agent, has married the "Perfessor" who is supposedly unaware of her history with hunting sexual predators. She was involved in a case in which a fellow female FBI agent was never found after being used for bait to catch a predator of young women. Though …more
Bone River
Bone River
by Megan Chance
Bone River (11/18/2012)
Although I had a little trouble in the initial pages I was quickly involved in the story and stayed that way until the final pages. The story set in the Pacific Northwest opens with the death of Leonie's father, an ethnologist, in the late 19th century. Leonie accepted her …more
Live by Night
Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Live by Night (8/4/2012)
"Joseph" to his police chief father, Joe Coughlin has been a renegade in the Coughlin family since childhood. As he gets older it gets worse and he considers himself an outlaw; everyone else thinks of him as a gangster.
He does have good parts especially after he is " …more
15 Seconds
15 Seconds
by Andrew Gross
15 Seconds (5/23/2012)
Henry Steadman is a wealthy plastic surgeon in Florida who is on his way to meet a friend of many years to play golf in a very member only club that he considers himself very fortunate to have been invited. Following the golf day he is to present his experience at a medical …more
Cloudland
Cloudland: A Crime Novel
by Joseph Olshan
Cloudland (3/13/2012)
Catherine Winslow is a multifaceted character who early on discovers the body of a woman near her property in Vermont which turns out to be the latest of several murders of women all having similar characteristics - strangulation, assault. Catherine and her friend Anthony, …more
No Mark Upon Her
No Mark Upon Her: A Novel
by Deborah Crombie
No Mark Upon Her (1/5/2012)
Another excellent book in the Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid series.

Detective Inspector Gemma James and Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid having lost their baby when Gemma miscarried have adopted 2 children and have Duncan's teenage son living with them. The story is …more
Before the Poison
Before the Poison
by Peter Robinson
Before the Poison (11/30/2011)
The setting for the story is in North Yorkshire, UK near Richmond on the Swale river. Christopher Lowndes, now 60, had lived his childhood in the 'rough' side of Leeds, UK. But after having buried his wife Laura, 3 years before due to her death from cancer he is returning …more
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