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Book Review: “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown
Genre: Thriller Rating: 5 WaterTowers “And I guarantee you, as soon as I publish my work, the Twitterati will all be sending tweets that say, ‘learning about Noetics‘, and interest in this science will explode exponentially.” Dan Brown rocks the thriller world with “The Lost Symbol”. A rollicking novel that deftly weaves science…
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November 2009 Thrillers
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Barnes and Noble Nook EBook Reader
Caveat: I have not tried the Nook. The information below is from information I received at the store or online. It will be in stores at the end of November. http://www.youtube.com/v/1kLQFZDwRRc&hl=en&fs=1& You may know by now that I have been resistant to adopting the electronic readers (oddly enough for someone who loves new technology). You…
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Book Review: “The Test” by Patricia Gussin
Genre: Suspense Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers “The Test” is an ARC sent to me by Patricia Gussin. It was due in stores October 5, 2009. Billionaire Paul Parnell, retired CEO of Keystone Pharmaceutical, has died. The disjointed family members (and others) start calculating how much they will get, who deserves more, and who less. As they…
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Book Review: “Chosen to Die” by Lisa Jackson
Genre: Thriller Rating: 3 WaterTowers “Chosen to Die” is an ARC sent to me by Lisa Jackson, but I’m so far behind in my reading that it should be in stores now. Pinewood County, Montana is in the midst of a killing spree by someone the Pinewood Sheriffs Department calls the “Star-Crossed Killer”. The victims…
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October 2009 Thrillers
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Book Review: “No Mercy” by John Gilstrap
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 WaterTowers (brutal action !) “No Mercy” is an ARC sent to me by John Gilstrap. It was due in stores in July 2009. Jonathan Grave is the private equivalent of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team. He will find and rescue people faster and more efficiently than any government agency can…as…
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Book Review: “Evil Without a Face” by Jordan Dane
Genre: Thriller / Mystery Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers (First of the “Sweet Justice” series.) Nikki Archer is like many 17 year olds (as I am finding out with one of my own) unhappy, restless, and needing adventure. Nikki found a friend on the Internet (a Russian girl nicknamed SnowMaiden) with similar angst and, better yet, a…
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Book Review: “Vanished” by Joseph Finder
Genre: Thriller So many books, so little time. Over the years, I have seen, and thumbed through, Joseph Finder’s books (between Eisler and Flynn). I knew he was dead-on what I like to read….spys, killing, and murder….but, even though I have two of his books in my personal book queue, I had not read Joseph…
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Book Review: “The Bone Factory” by Nate Kenyon
Rating: 4 WaterTowers (Scary!) Genre: Horror “The Bone Factory” is an ARC given to me (and signed) by Nate Kenyon. It was delivered to stores in July. “Joe Thibideau never had a chance to get up. A shadow fell across his path, followed by a searing pain in his shoulder, moonlight flashing on a silver…
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