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The Ivy Chronicles – Karen Quinn. Chick Lit 7/10 |
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By bookworm on
6/30/2006 2:02 PM
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Karen Quinn’s The Ivy Chronicles [ISBN 0 74343 9216 1] is a slickly written, amusing chick lit novel, which seems to be based on the author’s own experiences. It has a pretty straightforward plot – rich indulgent high powered NY couple with two children lose jobs, split up and hit bottom
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Jodi Piccoult – Vanishing Acts - Literary Fiction 7/10 |
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By bookworm on
6/29/2006 2:41 PM
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Vanishing Acts, a novel by the prolific Jodi Piccoult [ISBN 0 340 83549 4] has a overtly simple but also clearly tortuous plot and a gripping and emotionally powerful narrative full of moral dilemmas that draw you in – at least in the first chapters
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Henry Porter’s Empire State. Spy thriller 9/10 |
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By bookworm on
6/28/2006 1:37 PM
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Empire State by Henry Porter [ISBN 0 75285 892 0] is a compulsive read. I’m not a fan of spy stories (or at least I haven’t been in the past) but a friend recommended this, so I found out how very readable it was
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Meg Gardiner – Jericho Point Crime fiction/Thriller 7/10 |
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By bookworm on
6/23/2006 10:26 AM
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Jericho Point, [ISBN 0 340 82935 4] is Meg Gardiner’s third novel featuring Evan Delaney. The plot is not great, though there are quirks written into it that keep you guessing, they are not always effective, but the writing is lively and pacy, and the characterisations are well draw
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Michael Palmer – Natural Causes. Medical Thriller 6/10 |
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By bookworm on
6/20/2006 12:12 PM
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Natural Causes by Michael Palmer [ISBN 0 –09-972711-0] is a medical thriller with a complex and not wholly believable plot where conspiracy figures large. The narrative moves along quite well and suspenseful scenarios are set up again and again.
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Henning Mankell – The Dogs of Riga. Crime fiction 9/10 |
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By bookworm on
6/19/2006 11:32 AM
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The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell [ISBN 1-860-46959-0] is an early book in the series featuring Kurt Wallender translated from the Swedish. If you’re a crime fiction fan and haven’t yet tried Henning Mankell, start now
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