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Folly Beach
Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale
by Dorothea Benton Frank
Folly Beach (6/8/2011)
Once again, Dorothea Benton Frank makes the Lowcountry come alive to her readers in her newest story, “Folly Beach”. She takes all the amenities of the South (pecan pie, sweetgrass baskets) and intersperses them with touches of the North in New Jersey, where part of the …more
Agent X
Agent X: A Novel
by Noah Boyd
Agent X (12/6/2010)
An above average espionage thriller. The reader may sometimes have to suspend belief about how fast the Bricklayer, Steve Vail, and his colleagues can make meaning from the most hidden of clues that no one else can decipher. And while the banter between them sometimes is a …more
Man in the Woods
Man in the Woods
by Scott Spencer
Man in the Woods (7/8/2010)
A crime occurs very early in "Man in the Woods", but this is not a police procedural. In fact, the investigative works occurs mainly in the background and is presented in relatively short chapters throughout the book.

What this book is all about are relationships -- man/ …more
Beautiful Assassin
Beautiful Assassin: A Novel
by Michael C. White
Beautiful Assassin -- Recommended (3/26/2010)
Really enjoyed the book “Beautiful Assassin”. Story keeps reader’s interest with a good blend of World War II history and great character development, especially the heroine, Tat’yana. You feel for her losses and her disdain for Soviet politics. The historical element is …more
State by State
State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America
by Sean Wilsey, Matt Weiland
State-By-State Worth The Trip (11/4/2009)
One of the benefits of an anthology like State-By-State is that it allows you to choose what you want to read in any particular order. The state portraits are varied -- some personal, some historical and all generally informative and interesting. I tended to read first …more
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper
by Paul Harris
The Secret Keeper (3/18/2009)
A far-away place with political intrigue usually makes a good combination for a story and Paul Harris succeeds in his first novel. Harris's descriptions puts the reader right in the middle of Sierra Leone's civil war, with the seemingly casual nature of life and death in …more
Shoot the Lawyer Twice
Shoot the Lawyer Twice: A Rep and Melissa Pennyworth Mystery
by Michael Bowen
Shoot The LawyerTwice (8/20/2008)
I really had a hard time getting through "Shoot The Lawyer Twice". The plot was not particularly interesting and the primary characters are not very likable. After a while, the "witty" banter between the lawyers and/or the professors got very tiresome. It is not often that …more
Green Monster
Green Monster: A Sam Skarda Mystery
by Rick Shefchik
Green Monster (7/8/2008)
Despite being a Yankee fan who is still smarting from the Red Sox coming back from 3 games down to beat NY and then win the World Series in 2004, I gave "Green Monster" a try and really liked it. Thought the mystery was well plotted with a number of surprises and twists …more
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