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1.The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery) by: P.D. James August 28, 2008
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From the crass character set-up over lunch at the Ivy to the very unsatisfactory ending with a confusing subplot, this book did not hold my attention at all. Is it really from the author of 'Devices and Desires' and 'Original Sin'? Can this be the work of the author of 'The Lighthouse?' It reads like a (bad) parody of Agatha Christie. A great disappointment.

2.Doors Open by: Ian Rankin September 16, 2008
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"Bit quiet since you-know-who retired" says one copper half way through, so let's get 'him' out of the way! This book started strangely - by page 50 or so, I was convinced that Rankin, a supremely accomplished writer, was having me on. It's a spoof! Lavender Hill Mob meets Ocean's 11. Surely these guys can't be serious?!! In fact I came close to abandoning it BUT then something happened. Not just one event or a certain page but something a bit more gradual. Rankin was being serious after all. Yes, he's still commenting on social divides in Edinburgh, but on other things as well. His take on the aftermath of greed reminds me of the 'Pardoner's Tale' and his treatment of guilt Poe's story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' which interestingly is mentioned. After half way, I was ... Read More:

3.No Time For Goodbye by: Linwood Barclay June 12, 2008
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I really enjoyed this novel. A fascinating concept - that a teenage girl wakes up one morning to find her entire family has gone. Just disappeared without a trace...And then she has to wait 25 years and to the making of a documentary about her life to find out the truth. Fast paced, with excellent three-dimensional characters, I raced through this book in no time - it is truly unputdownable! I've heard a lot said that it's 'far-fetched' and has 'unecessary twists' and though this may be true, it is still great story-telling. I do feel that it's believable enough to hold your interest and the outcome, though given away a little easily, is worth the wait. Highly recommended...

4.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by: Stieg Larsson July 24, 2008
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For someone who normally reads one chapter of a book each night before bed, I found myself reading chapter after chapter with this one - it was so riveting I could not put it down. Once the characters are developed in the first few chapters, the story takes on a pace which gets more and more exciting as it heads towards it's crescendo. Excactly as all good stories should be. I can't wait for the next installment!

5.Devil Bones by: Kathy Reichs August 28, 2008
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I've read and enjoyed all of Kathy Reichs' other novels, and I have to say that I was shocked by how poor an effort "Devil Bones" was. The characterization was spare at best, the plot was unimaginative and could have been lifted straight from any of her other books (it probably was, come to think of it). Tedious little forensic science lectures do little to lift this unimaginative book. I shan't be buying one of these again in a hurry ....

6.A Snowball in Hell by: Christopher Brookmyre August 14, 2008
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This is the second book I have read of CB's and was not dissapointed. I do however have to concede I enjoyed his last book Unsinkable Rubber Ducks more. It's difficult to say why, because both are really well crafted books that keep the reader engaged. I just felt that this didnt quite hit the bullseye regarding any real humour and its slightly convoluted plotline.Having said all that I would really recommend anyone to read a Brookmyre novel.

7.Revelation (Shardlake) by: C.J. Sansom October 02, 2008
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This is the second book I have read of CB's and was not dissapointed. I do however have to concede I enjoyed his last book Unsinkable Rubber Ducks more. It's difficult to say why, because both are really well crafted books that keep the reader engaged. I just felt that this didnt quite hit the bullseye regarding any real humour and its slightly convoluted plotline.Having said all that I would really recommend anyone to read a Brookmyre novel.

8.Dissolution (Shardlake) by: C.J. Sansom May 18, 2007
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I bought this off Amazon after my Sister raved about it. I am interested in the Dissolution of the Monasteries anyway so I thought I would give it a try. To begin with, it is hard to keep up with the many different characters, but it doesn't take long for it all to come together, and it works really well. Set in a monastery during the Dissolution, with Shardlake, a hunchback lawyer is sent to investigate a Murder, and also to persuade the Monastery to dissolve voluntarily. Shardlake finds himself in the middle of sin and murder! I really enjoyed this book, and have bought the rest of the series!

9.Deadly Intent by: Lynda La Plante September 01, 2008
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Brilliant book, couldn't put it down, it has to be the best yet, each page was as exciting as the last, great book.

10.To Dream of the Dead (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) by: Phil Rickman October 02, 2008
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Yet again the interwoven plots of the latest Phil Rickman novel kept me up until I couldn't remember the last sentence I'd read. How he keeps the different threads in his mind while he gradually brings them together I don't know. I'm not going to do a synopsis as it will spoil it for you, just buy it, it's worth every penny. Pity we have to wait a year for the next one. Neil Bond

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