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Book Review: "Next" by Michael Crichton

Genre: Thriller Rating: 3.5 Water Towers Reality meets fiction. I was watching KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA) this past Friday morning when they aired a segment featuring genetically altered cats that glowed in the dark (fluorescent). As he did with State of Fear and global warming, Michael Crichton tackles another controversial topic raising awareness of genetic testing,…
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Book Review: “The Alexandria Link” by Steve Berry

Genre: Thriller Rating: 2.5 Water Towers Steve Berry is a gifted author. His previous efforts were all four or five WaterTowers. Unfortunately, my expectations for The Alexandria Link were higher than what was delivered. This is the second installment with Cotton Malone as the hero (“The Templar Legacy” being the first). This book seems forced…
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Book Review: “The Innocent Man” by John Grisham

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Book Review: “I is for Innocent” by Sue Grafton

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Book Review: “Open Season” by C. J. Box

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Book Review: “Pendragon, The Merchant of Death” by D. J. MacHale

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Book Review: “The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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Book Review: “Coma” by Robin Cook

Genre: Medical Thriller Buy it! Rating: 5 Water Towers If you are going in for a minor operation, stay away from Operating Room 8. Nearing the 30th anniversary of the publication of “Coma” this is still an amazing book. After years of book learning, third year medical student, Susan Wheeler, is just embarking on the…
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Book Review: “Temple” by Matthew Reilly

Genre: Thriller Matthew Reilly is anything but boring. The one or two sentences in the “Temple” that are calm are an oasis from the relentless, gory, death defying, and beyond belief, did I say R-E-L-E-N-T-L-E-S-S, action. “Temple” is an incredible thrill ride. Hmmmm, typical Reilly. “Temple” is two stories rolled into one. One, a…

