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Shoot the Lawyer Twice: A Rep and Melissa Pennyworth Mystery
by Michael Bowen
Shoot the Lawyer, please (9/2/2008)
If I had known that this was the fourth book in a mystery series, I would never have read it. As a fan of mysteries, and even mystery series, I found the plot much too convoluted and requiring far too many "look backs" to previous sections to keep characters and events inmore
Skeletons at the Feast
by Chris Bohjalian
Skeletons at the Feast (5/7/2008)
Once again, Chris Bohjalian has written an extremely absorbing novel which I enjoyed very much. We see the last days of World War II from several different perspectives and look forward to learning how the various story lines will weave together. In this novel, the readermore
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
by Mohammed Hanif
A Case of Exploding Mangoes (4/11/2008)
In the final analysis, I enjoyed A Case of Exploding Mangoes. This may seem a strange way to open a book review, but I really was "iffy" about the book while I was reading it because I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be entirely a farce or historical fiction leading up tomore
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Lessons in Chemistry
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Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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