Reviews by Patricia D. (Woodland Hills, CA)

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The Chalk Man
The Chalk Man
by C. J. Tudor
Can we hide the secrets of our youth? (12/10/2017)
How happy I am to receive an exciting book written by a new author! Tudor gave me a whole day of reliving my childhood through the lives of some young twelve-year olds. Then, in addition, I was able to view these same individuals thirty years later.

When a book starts with …more
Far From True
Far From True: A Promise Falls Novel
by Linwood Barclay
Far From True - Another great Barclay thriller! (12/17/2015)
I've read many of Barclay's suspense/thrillers and was excited when I received this copy of the second book in his Promise Falls series. Luckily I had read the first book, Broken Promise so I was familiar with the main characters. Again the main detectives/investigators are …more
Broken Promise
Broken Promise: A Thriller
by Linwood Barclay
Secrets and Surprises (7/1/2015)
Linwood Barclay always writes wonderful stories. This book, Broken Promises, was another one of his books with a great plot, intriguing characters and lots of surprises. The reader is introduced to a family where nothing is as it seems. Barclay keeps the reader guessing by …more
Whispering Shadows
Whispering Shadows
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Sendker at his best! (1/2/2015)
Here's another great story from Sendker. After reading The Art of Hearing Heartbeats I was hopeful that his newest book would be just as wonderful. I wasn't disappointed! What makes this book superb are the in-depth descriptions, the well-developed characters and the …more
Descent
Descent
by Tim Johnston
Descent is an amazing story (10/23/2014)
This book drew me in like a magnet. The story is simple. A girl disappears and her family searches for her. But what Tim Johnston does with this story is what is amazing. His language and style has a mesmerizing feeling and hypnotizes the readers into the flow of the words. …more
Precious Thing
Precious Thing
by Colette McBeth
Is it really friendship? (12/26/2013)
When Rachel moves into a new town and high school, she is lucky to make friends with Clara, the most popular girl in the class. They promise to be friends forever. Years pass and Rachel has found her own place and career in Brighton. As a news reporter she is called to a …more
Bone River
Bone River
by Megan Chance
Historical Fiction at its best (11/11/2012)
Here is a story in which you actually lose yourself and become one with the characters. As a reader, I floated around like the spirits Leonie dreamed about and needed to know the secrets kept by the the Leonie's father and her husband Junius. Megan Chance writes with detail …more
Live by Night
Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Living through Prohibition (8/19/2012)
Dennis Lehane is a magician of history, bringing the past alive and allowing readers to relive prominent events. Live By Night focuses on the 1920s and 1930s, the rum runners, the gangsters, police and government corruption, and some wonderful characters. The main story …more
The Woman at the Light
The Woman at the Light: A Novel
by Joanna Brady
History and Women at Their Best! (7/7/2012)
This book will be one of my favorites for this year! Historically, it is around the mid-1800s and the U.S. has acquired Florida as a new territory. The Keys are being settled and New Orleans is at its social peak. Emily and Martin, recently married, move to Key West and …more
Until the Next Time
Until the Next Time: A Novel
by Kevin Fox
Can Love Continue Forever? (2/12/2012)
Can you search forever, even into the next life, and ever find your true life story and your true love? Moving through the parallel stories of Sean and Michael who are living during different time periods yet looking for similar historical truths of their family is at first …more
The Face Thief
The Face Thief: A Novel
by Eli Gottlieb
Fantastic thriller - fantastic characters! (12/12/2011)
Eli Gottlieb's book, The Face Thief, is a book I had to read in one sitting! Once you meet the four major characters and how they interact, you're completely hooked. Margot, young and beautiful, strong and manipulative, gives Lawrence and John a real run for their lives and …more
The Most Dangerous Thing
The Most Dangerous Thing
by Laura Lippman
Is Growing Up Dangerous? (7/31/2011)
In Laura Lippman's most recent novel, she introduces five children to the reader and follows their lives into adulthood. This might appear to be a fairly common theme, but Lippman throws in a "secret" that happened to these children and traces its affects and conflicts …more
Sister
Sister: A Novel
by Rosamund Lupton
Searching for a Sister (5/25/2011)
Sister, by Rosamund Lupton, is creatively and cleverly written using an internal monologue type of narrative to engage the reader. Beatrice, the older of the sisters tries to unravel the mystery behind the death of Tess, her younger sister. Beatrice says she knows Tess …more
Agent X
Agent X: A Novel
by Noah Boyd
My hero - the Bricklayer aka Steve Vail (12/9/2010)
In Boyd's first book Steve Vail, the bricklayer, was established as a real-life super hero. In Agent X, Steve again performs all the impossible spy and counter-conspiracy theory dances like he was born into the job. He's a little shy in the romance department, but that …more
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise: A Novel
by Julia Stuart
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise (8/16/2010)
This was really my kind of book! I loved the unique characters and their problems while mixed along with the historical facts of London Tower itself. There was everything in this book I needed: romance, humor, mystery, empathy, slapstick, and even anger. Being an animal …more
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