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Port Mortuary: A Scarpetta Novel
by Patricia Cornwell
disappointing (4/25/2012)
Port Mortuary is the 18th book in the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell. As the chief of the new Cambridge Forensic Centre, Scarpetta has been away for 6 months at Dover Air Force Base training in CT-assisted virtual autopsy. She is rushed back to the CFC by Marinomore
Escape: A Novel
by Barbara Delinsky
original and unpredictable (4/25/2012)
Escape is the 41st stand-alone novel by popular author, Barbara Delinsky. One Friday morning, New York lawyer Emily Aulenbach takes stock of her life and realises it has strayed so far from her dream that she needs to escape. She takes off her watch, turns off hermore
Minding Frankie: A Novel
by Maeve Binchy
Maeve still magic (4/16/2012)
Minding Frankie is the 16th book by popular Irish author, Maeve Binchy. When Noel Lynch, an alcoholic in a dead end job, is told he is the father of Stella Dixon’s baby daughter, Frankie (Frances Stella), it turns out to be a major turning point in his lacklustre life. Hemore
Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
by Daniel Tammet
a fascinating read (4/16/2012)
Born on a Blue Day is a memoir by Aspergeran, Daniel Tammet. Daniel’s Asperger’s is an extremely rare form, Savant Syndrome, which means he sees numbers as shapes and colours, and is able to perform extraordinary maths in his head, as well as being able to learn to speakmore
Something Rotten: A Thursday Next mystery
by Jasper Fforde
totally unpredictable (4/6/2012)
Something Rotten is the 4th of the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. After 2 years as Bellman for Jurisfiction, Thursday has begun to miss the Real World, and decides to go back to Swindon with her two-year-old son, Friday, to see if she can get her husband Landenmore
Mockingjay: The final book of The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
thought provoking (4/6/2012)
Mockingjay is the final exciting instalment of the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen, having survived her first Hunger Games and been plucked out of the Quarter Quell by the rebels living in District t13, is now required to become the symbol of themore
Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel
by Salman Rushdie
a pleasure to read (3/25/2012)
Luka and the Fire of Life is the 11th novel by Salman Rushdie, his second children’s novel and the sequel to Haroun and the Sea of Stories. He dedicated this book to his second son, Milan, born 18 years after Zafar, to whom the first was dedicated. The story centres aroundmore
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (8)
by Alexander Mccall Smith
McCall Smith never disappoints (3/12/2012)
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth is the 8th of the Isabel Dalhousie series by Alexander McCall Smith. As always, Isabel’s life is full: she has articles to read for the Review if Applied Ethics, an instance of nepotism by Professor Lettuce to deal with, decisions to makemore
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
a wonderful moving tale (3/12/2012)
The Help is the first novel by Kathryn Stockett. Set in the early sixties in Jackson, Mississippi, the story is narrated in three voices: two black maids (“help”) and a young white woman. Aibileen Clark is a wise Negro woman who has raised 17 white children, and lost a sonmore
The Expats: A Novel
by Chris Pavone
impressive debut novel (3/12/2012)
The Expats is the impressive debut novel by American author, Chris Pavone. Set mainly in Europe, the action switches between Paris in the present day and Washington DC and Luxembourg two years previously. Kate Moore quit her undercover job with the CIA, a job that wasmore
We Need to Talk About Kevin: A Novel
by Lionel Shriver
skilfully crafted (2/26/2012)
We Need to Talk About Kevin is the 8th novel by Lionel Shriver. The format is a series of letters written by Eva Khatchadourian to her absent husband, Franklin, which are a sort of analytical reminiscence about their lives before the arrival of their son, Kevin, theirmore
The Well of Lost Plots: A Thursday Next Novel
by Jasper Fforde
excellent Fforde (2/26/2012)
The Well of Lost Plots is the third of the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. Having changed the ending of Jane Eyre, ended the Crimean war and had her husband, Landen Parke-Laine eradicated by the ChronoGuard, Thursday has joined Jurisfition and is currently taking amore
Kill Alex Cross: Alex Cross Series #18
by James Patterson
a mistitled disappointment (2/11/2012)
Kill Alex Cross is the 18th in James Patterson’s Alex Cross series. The action starts immediately with the kidnapping from the Branaff School of Zoe and Ethan Coyle, the children of President Edward Coyle and First Lady Regina. This is followed very quickly by a cyanidemore
The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
by Alan Bennett
uncommonly funny! (1/26/2012)
The Uncommon Reader is a novella by novelist and playwright, Alan Bennett. The story starts with the Queen coming across the mobile library van parked near Buckingham Palace, where Norman, a young man from the kitchens, is choosing a book. After making small talk with themore
Dexter Is Delicious
by Jeff Lindsay
Delicious (1/25/2012)
Dexter is Delicious is the fifth of the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. Dexter, new father of Lily Anne, is dazed to find he no longer interested in indulging his Dark Passenger’s needs: a bit of a dilemma as Astor and Cody still need mentoring for their own needs. This newmore
The Double Comfort Safari Club: The New No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
by Alexander Mccall Smith
a pleasure to read (1/8/2012)
The Double Comfort Safari Club is the 11th in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of the best detective agency in Botswana, is kept busy with fraudulent fiancées, adulterous (or not) part-time reverends, jealousmore
Dexter by Design
by Jeff Lindsay
murder as art (1/8/2012)
Dexter by Design is the 4th of the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay. After his honeymoon in Paris, where a bizarre limb-mutilating art installation had Rita awed and Dexter intrigued, Dexter is back at work in Miami. As Sergeant Debbie drags him along to investigate themore
Dexter in the Dark: A Novel
by Jeff Lindsay
Plenty of fun (1/8/2012)
Dexter in the Dark is the third in Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter series. Dexter Morgan, our favourite serial killer of serial killers, is about to get married. His intended, Rita, is in the throes of wedding and honeymoon plans; Astor and Cody are demanding some mentoring of themore
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
heartwarming (1/8/2012)
The Secret Life of Bees is the first novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Set in 1964, this is the story of Lily Melissa Owens, who lives on a peach farm in South Carolina. At four years of age, Lily accidentally killed her mother. Her father is a harsh and cruel man, and Lily cravesmore
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver
a very interesting read (12/26/2011)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is the 7th non-fiction book by Barbara Kingsolver. Co-written with her husband, Stephen L. Hopp, and her daughter, Camille Kingsolver, this book details her family’s experiences during the year they decided to become locavores, trying to obtainmore

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