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NEXT OF KIN
Author: Ami Elizabeth Reeves Publisher: Avalon Books ISBN: 0-8034-9729-6 The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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6-18-2005
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The Winter Rose
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Winter RoseAuthor: Jennifer Donnelly ISBN: 978-1-4013-0103-3 Los Angeles Book Review Prize winner Jennifer Donnelly met with great success in her work, A Northern Light. It should be no surprise that her new work, The Winter Rose, holds its readers captive in a “breath-taking, page-turning” fashion from beginning to end.When India Selwny Jones graduates from the London School of Medicine for Women, she embarks on a journey and a life that will take her far...
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2-7-2008
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A DEADLY EXCHANGE by SHERYL JANE STAFFORD
REVIEWER: LILIANE AZERAD-GOLDMAN If the intention of author Sheryl Jane Stafford’s book, A Deadly Exchange, was to take the reader into pure escape, she has partially succeeded. After a somewhat slow start, the book picks up to the point where you can’t put it down. The plot involving two innocent bystanders caught in a drug cartel web moves swiftly and deadly. The suspense is built on increments leading to a fairy tale “denouement”. Stafford’s emphasis is on plot rather than character. In...
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10-19-2004
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Black’s Beach Shuffle
Author: Corey Lynn FaymanSBN: 978-0-595-40267-0Corey Lynn Fayman has covered all sorts of professions from a musician, part time private eye and educational technologist to a mult-media developer. He has outlived the rock and roll bands and has now found himself teaching interactive design and multimedia.It is from these roots that Corey has brought together his first mystery book Black’s Beach Shuffle. This name originally was “The Dead Geek” but after editing it and thinking about the...
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6-6-2007
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Circle of Assassins
Author: Steven Rigolosi Book ISBN: 978-0-9773787-4-6Author Steven Rigolosi is the man behind the Tales from the Back Page series as well as having many other achievements for example being the Director of market research and development for W.H. Freeman & Co and Worth Publishers. This making him best known as the publisher of scientific books. Steven’s work has been described fondly as a “completely fresh voice in the mystery genre” and he has also been mentioned in various other...
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4-19-2007
Views: 6867
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Delusion ( A Novel of Suspense)
Click Here To Purchase Delusion: A Novel of Suspense Author: Peter Abrahams ISBN: 978-0-06-113799-0Publisher: William Morrow
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6-21-2008
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IMMORAL
Author: Brian FreemanISBN: 0-312-34042-7The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsSeems everyone has an opinion about Rachel Deese. Her next-door neighbor Kevin Lowry has stars in his eyes just for her. His girlfriend, Sally, thinks Rachel is a “suck-up,” among other things. Rachel’s mother finds her threatening. And just what her step-father thinks about her may never be known. But what police Lieutenant Jonathon Stride is thinking...
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3-29-2006
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Lonesome Road
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Martha Bennett StilesISBN: 0-917788-69-9Publisher: Gnomon Press Writers are wonderfully creative beings, but sometimes a story is so intimate that you wonder if it’s biographic in nature. Lonesome Road’s main character is Ruth Brough, a mother who lives through one of the worst nightmares any mother can face—that of a missing child. Thanks to Martha Bennett Stiles suburb story telling, I can’t help thinking that Ruth is real. The...
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7-16-2007
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Master of the Game
TITLE: Master of the Game AUTHOR: William Tepper ISBN: 0-9747644-0-x Genre: Serial killer/crime/thri
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10-21-2004
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Skin Deep
Click Here To Purchase Skin Deep Author: Jamie Cortland Publisher: Crystal Dreams PublishingISBN: 978-1-59146-097-8 Skin Deep - I certainly found this was the case as I read this book and felt goosebumps crawling up my arms. This offering by award-winning author Jamie Cortland is everything a lover of suspense can w
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8-6-2008
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Written in Blood
Click Here To Purchase Written In Blood: A Forensic Handwriting Mystery (Forensic Handwriting Mysteries) Author: Sheila LowePublisher: PenguinISBN: 978-0-451-22487-3 Sheila Lowe is herself a handwriting exper
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10-23-2008
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A Killer Collection
Author: JB StanleyISBN: 0425207455The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews For Whom the Pottery Breaks…Molly Applebee is the sparkling and masterfully crafted heroine at the center of “A Killer Collection.” Although an atypical heroine, Molly is full of the life and character that are seldom seen in books today. Set in the rustic beauty of North Carolina, “A Killer Collection” easily brings even the least knowledgeable person right...
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1-10-2006
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A Rare and Deadly Issue by Marlena Thompson
The following review was contributed by: CAROLYN HOWARD-JOHNSON award-winning author of This is the Place and Harkening A Whodunit in the Best of Traditions Mystery Readers May Find a New Sleuth to Love Look out world! Jenny Maguire may be the new sleuth extraordinaire. She has a slot of her own. This side of Nancy Drew. That side of Miss Jane Marple. The woman who dreamed her up is Marlena Thompson. She may well have written the first book in a series that will match Agatha Christy’s run on...
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10-19-2004
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As Dog is my Witness
Author: Jeffrey CohenISBN: 1890862436The following review was contributed by: *Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsThe Secret is in the Snarl“As Dog is my Witness” begins simply enough—a man taking his beloved dog, Dalma, on a walk. The promise of a warm reception by his wife has him distracted, so he doesn’t see the stranger approaching him. The next thing the reader knows, the man is dead, and an unlikely suspect gets freelance writer Aaron Tucker involved in trying to solve...
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12-16-2005
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Bittersweet Crude
Author: Jay Bern: ISBN: 1420833650It is rare that a novel is released in time to run head-on into the political traumas it portrays. After all, it takes some time to craft a novel and current events tend to be fickle. It turns out Bittersweet Crude by Jay Bern
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10-3-2006
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Black Monday A Stan Turner Mystery
Author: William MancheeISBN: 1932475087Publication Release: August 2005The following review of the Advanced Reading Copy was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures &CLICK TO VIEW Norm Goldman's Reviews Author and attorney William Manchee has given readers another in his Stan Turner mystery series, wherein Stan and his faithful law partner, Paula Waters, team up to represent clients involved in a series of crimes, two of which are inter-related.All of the cases kick off on...
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6-27-2005
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Blind Rage
Click Here To Purchase Blind Rage ISBN: 978-0-385-51875-8Author: Terry PersonsPublisher: Doubleday Blind Rage, by Terry Persons is a quirky murder mystery that wil
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9-15-2008
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Blue Heron Marsh
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Blue Heron Marsh Author: Douglas QuinPublisher: iUniverse, Inc.ISBN: 978-0-595-45822-6Webb Sawyer is a divorced, techno-phobic former military investigator with a troubled past. After his discharge from a U.S. Army psychiatric hospital, Webb settled at Blue Heron Marsh, where he contentedly spends his days fishing and collecting Negro Baseball League trading cards. His solitude is disturbed when he is asked to investigate a recent murder that occurred on the...
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10-22-2007
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Casting Off
Author: . Trisha FitzGerald Petri ISBN: 1-59088-546-5The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin: CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's Reviews Dumpy blonde, 30 something Megan Barry orphaned at an early age and raised by her grandmother feels as though life may be passing her by. Determined to not marry one of the local men and live the life of a fisherman’s wife while equally determined to not go to work in the local fishery Meg worked first as a waitress at the local luncheon counter....
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12-10-2005
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Caveat Games
Title: Caveat GamesAuthor: Michael WegmanLine/Publisher: LuluISBN: 1 4116 0877 1The following review was contributed by:Molly Martin: CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin'sReviews The narrative opens as Naval Lt. Jill Sinclair is jolted awake by the sound of the telephone. On board a warship moving toward Cuba she was loathe to give up the dream she had been enjoying. As yet Jill is unaware that her life and that of NFL Quarterback Terry Jackson will be caught up in the same dangerous scheme. Te
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5-27-2005
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Chameleon
Author: Richard HainesPublisher: Beaufort BooksISBN: 978-0-8253-0510-8
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11-17-2006
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Chasing the Roswell Alien
Author: Glenn MarcelISBN: 1-931468-25-7 The following review was contributed by Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereA government cover-up and enough twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat - eagerly turning the pages to learn more. Mr. Marcel captures his characters, making them so real that you would believe that they are right in the room. The story provides interesting answers to gnawing questions and will leave you eyeing your neighbor - wondering...
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1-12-2006
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Creepers
Title: CreepersAuthor: David MorrellISBN: 1-59315-357-0The following review was contributed by: Christopher FriesenIt seems ironic, but the few remaining places left on this planet for people to explore, are place we’ve already been. Boarded up, abandoned, forgotten old buildings, each with a multitude of stories to tell, sit idle, waiting to be discovered by urban adventurers, or as they are known by the slang term, Creepers.In Creepers, a writer known only as Balenger joins a foursome of...
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8-30-2006
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Dancing Above the Waves
Click Here To Purchase Dancing Above The Waves Author: Susan WalersteinISBN: 978-0595449408
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4-6-2008
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Dead and Berried (A “Gray Whale Inn” mystery)
Author: Karen MacInerneryISBN: 13:978-0-7387-0914-7 Natalie Barnes – the protagonist in Karen MacInernery’s cozy myster, “Dead and Berried” – is a very busy woman. Not only does she run The Gray Whale Inn, a bed-and-breakfast on northwesterly Cranberry Island, but she is also trying to rebuff the advances of a former fiancé while simultaneously investigating possible paranormal activity in her attic. Oh yes, and she also has a murder case to solve. The problem? Natalie’s got quite a few...
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4-19-2007
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DeadGame:
Author: Kirk RussellISBN: 0811841863The following review was contributed by: *Emily Burson: Click Here To Read Emily's ReviewsIllegal Caviar and the Russian Mob?As “DeadGame” opens, the reader is unsure if the nearly-dead creature the main characters are discussing is a woman or a fish. We soon discover that Lt. John Marquez is working undercover in an effort to bring an end to the illegal sturgeon poaching that is quietly and quickly killing the California fish. Before you scoff at the...
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12-16-2005
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Death of a Writer
Author: Michael Collins ISBN-13: 978-I-5969I-229-8 There’s no secret in the world of literature that there’s an antagonism between readers who favor genre literature and those who prefer literary fiction. The literary sophisticates, quite fairly, scoff at the intellectual emptiness of a great deal of genre fiction while the genre lot curses the literary camp for being the pretensions pricks we tend to be. It’s rare to find something that works for both groups. Although it may be too literary...
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12-30-2006
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DEATH’S WITNESS
Author: Paul Batista ISBN: 1-978-1-4022-0665-8Death’s Witness by Paul Batista is a strong addition to the popular legal thriller genre, more than capable of holding its own in the field. Batista writes courtroom drama the same way Michael Crichton used to write science: potentially dense subjects are distilled for the reader, the action borders on fantastic, and plot twists abound. The result is a very fun, very engaging, very quick, read. The book opens with a murder: successful trail lawyer...
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1-2-2007
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Deep Storm
Author: Lincoln ChildISBN: 978-0-385-51550-4 Do you enjoy a intriguing techno-thriller? Are you a sci-fi fan? The setting is in an Exploratory and Recovery Facility sixty miles off the coast of Greenland and two miles below the Atlantic Ocean. The facility is a cutting-edge research station which is twelve decks high and is surrounded by a titanium dome. The name of the facility is Deep Storm, which was designed to excavate the remains of what was believed to be the ancient...
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3-28-2007
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Echelon: Somebody's Listening
Author: Jack O'NeillISBN: 1-59571-071-XThe following review was contributed by: Mary Simmons: Writer, Journalist and budding Author: Click Here To Read Mary's Reviews If you've ever asked yourself how far the government can go to listen in on your phone calls and e-mails and if you are a fan of novels that keep you in suspense and are full of intrigue, crime and passion, you will want to add 'Echelon: Somebody's Listening' by Jack O'Neill to your library of literary thrillers.O'Neill draws...
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3-30-2006
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Eight Million Ways to Die:25th Anniversary Edition
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Eight Million Ways to Die:25th Anniversary EditionAuthor: Lawrence BlockISBN: 978-0-06-145796-8Publishers: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsBased on the only other Lawrence Block book I’ve read, I was expecting some very tongue-in-cheek writing from this newly re-released version of “Eight Million Ways to Die.” This book, however, couldn’t have been more sobering, although it’s not surprising at all that William Morrow is capitalizing on the book’s...
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12-15-2007
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Entering Hades (The Double Life of a Serial Killer)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Entering Hades (The Double Life of a Serial Killer)Author: John LeakePublisher: Sarah Crichton books (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)ISBN-13: 978-0-374-14845-4ISBN-10: 0-374-14845-7 John Leake, born in Dallas, Texas, studied philosophy at Boston University and earned himself an M.A. After he won a fellowship at the Institute for Human Sciences, John lived in Vienna for around 6 years where he and worked as a translator and editor. Entering Hades is John’s first...
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12-20-2007
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Everything Burns
Author:Christopher Klim ISBN: 0972690654The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews. The Fire Inside…“Everything Burns” is a classic thriller. It is part action, part suspense, and part romance. Boots Means is an unlikely hero, but one with which the reader can immediately identify. “Everything Burns” takes and intense look at the inside world of arson—the pain, the struggle, and the fascination within each human heart to see something...
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1-10-2006
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Evil Be Gone
Author: Robert John EstkoISBN: 0-595-22003-7The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereEvil Be Gone will capture you and glue you to your seat starting with page one. It’s a fast-paced, page turner with enough surprises, twists and turns to cause anxiety.
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9-17-2006
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Final Paradox
Author: Mary E. MartinISBN: 0-595-40760-9Final Paradox is the second book in the Osgoode Trilogy. It is about a lawyer named Harry Jenkins who not only is defending his client’s state of mind, but tries to protect Norma Dinnick when it comes to some shares in her estate. It seems everyone is after those mysterious shares, especially a man named George Pappas. The reader has no choice but to be dr
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3-5-2007
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Fitness Kills
Click Here To Purchase Fitness Kills From Amazon Author: Helen BarerPublisher: Thompson GaleISBN: 13 978-1-59414-585-8; 10 1-59414-585-7Nora Franke, a food critic for MetroScene Magazine, is juggling several projects at Rancho de las Flores, a spa in Baja California. Professionally, she is assisting the spa in its efforts to update its menu and produ
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8-26-2007
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Fortune in H.E.L.L.
Author: H. Jean BushnellISBN: 1932636269This novel by H. Jean Bushnell is about an author turned legal assistant, Abbie Tartingale. Tartingale and her deceased husband were famous authors of a book series called Fortune. Fortune is their main character who is a legal assistant by day and private detective by night. Tartingale’s husband/co-author had passed away and she is now living in Denver with her sister. She agrees to take a temporary job at a legal firm with the unfortunate acronym...
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2-14-2007
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Game Face
Author: James D. Chlovechok, M.D.Cambridge PublishingISBN 0-9760820-0-4The following review was contributed by: SHELDON (SHELLY) WAXMAN & click to view Shelly's reviews. You would think that with the title page, the author’s sports medical background, the cover showing pills, and the plugs on the cover and back that this would be a novel about the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports. Wrong. It is not until page 210 before you get to what you were made to...
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6-25-2005
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Heaven’s Witness
Aurhors: Joseph Telushkin and Allen EstrinISBN: 1592640915 The following review was contributed by: Ernest Dempsey, pen name of Karim Khan: To read Karim's reviews CLICK HEREIn the vista are two authors, Joseph Telushkin and Allen Estrin, who have joined heads to chill the breath of mystery nuts with their paranormal psychological thriller Heaven's Witness (Toby Press, Connecticut, USA, 2004). The prologue of this 462 pages, hardbound, chiller sets one's curiosity on heels in a second and...
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4-16-2006
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Homicide 69
You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon Author: Same ReavesPublisher: Carroll & Graf ISBN: 0-7867-1812-9Sam Reaves, the author of the Cooper MacLeish Mystery series and also the author of the thriller, Lying, Crying, Dying, written under the name of Dominic Martell, has now produced Homicide 69. One of his five novels written under his own name, Sam Reaves. He currently lives in
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7-11-2007
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House of Wolves
Click Here To Purchase House of Wolves Author: Matt BronleeweISBN: 978-1-59554-250-2Publisher:Thomas Nelson Mystery, Danger, Intrigue Matt Bronleewe’s second novel,
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9-15-2008
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Illuminated
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Illuminated Author: Matt BronleeweISBN-10: 1595542493 ISBN-13: 978-1595542496 Music writer and producer Matt Bronleewe’s debut novel Illuminated (Thomas Nelson Books, Tennessee, 2007) is a thriller that ventures to unfold an arcane interpretation of the various illuminations that embellish copies of the famous and rare bibles known as Gutenberg Bibles. The book tells the story of August Adams, an archaeobibliogist, and his family who must put their...
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11-17-2007
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Isolation
Click Here To Purchase Isolation: A Novel (Faithwords)Author: Travis ThrasherPublisher: Faith WordsISBN:
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10-15-2008
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Kickback
Author: P.M. TerrellISBN: 18749260417.The following review was submitted by: E.Dian Moore & To read more about Dian Moore’s reviews click HERE To read Dian's Interview With the Author CLICK HERE
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10-2-2005
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Ladykiller
Ladykiller
Author: Lawrence Light and Meredith Anthony
ISBN: 1-933515-05-8 Ladykiller is the debut suspense novel by Lawrence Light and Meredith Anthony,
the husband and wife writing team, and what a unique writing team. They have
penned a novel that is a must for crime enthusiast.
The setting is the streets of New York, and the year is 1991. Four women have
been murdered from all different walks of life, including a cheerleader,
stockbroker, a housewife and a prostitute. ...
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4-6-2007
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Ladykiller
Authors: Lawrence Light & Meredith AnthonyPublisher: Oceanview PublishingISBN: 10-1-933515-05-8NYPD detective Dave Dillon is a good cop with terrible taste in women. His last doomed love affair nearly cost him his job. As it stands now, if he doesn’t find the serial murderer known as the Ladykiller, his career will be ruined forever. Dave follows the clues to the West Side Crisis Center, where he meets an interesting assortment of social workers. When one of the center’s counselors...
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4-17-2007
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Last Step
Author: Kathleen WallsPublisher: Global Authors Publications, 2004ISBN: 0974216135
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12-17-2004
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Mr Inside
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Mr Inside Author: L. Frank JamesPublisher: The Salt WorksISBN: 978-1934080016L. Frank James was born into a Christian home in California where belief in God was very much alive. Frank was brought up within the church community and the gospel of Jesus Christ was a hugely important factor during his influential years. His family were steeped in religion and would rarely miss a Sunday worship service. Frank was always very involved in Sunday school and other...
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11-21-2007
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Murder in Mayberry
Click Here To Purchase Murder In Mayberry Authors: Mary Kinney Branson, Jack Branson ISBN: 978-0-88282-325-6Publisher: New Horizon Press Mary Kinney Branson, who has a B.A. degree, is president of AptWord, Inc. She is the author of more then sixteen books in the children and Christian genre as well as ghost-writing many more. She resides in Cumming, Georgia with husband
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4-28-2008
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Nameless Night
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Nameless Night Author: G.M. Ford Publisher: William MorrowISBN: 978-0-06-087442-1 G..M. Ford has authored the widely praised Frank Corso series, Fury, B
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3-21-2008
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NEVER MORE
Author: Robert AbbamontePublisher: OutskirtsPress.comISBN: 1-59800-396-8 The following review was contributed by: Evelyn Sears: Click here to read more of Evelyn's Review:
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7-14-2006
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No One Heard Her Scream
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon No One Heard Her ScreamAuthor: Jordan DaneISBN: 978-0-06-125278-5Publisher: Avon Books (An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
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2-29-2008
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Of Blood and Blackwater
Author: T.C. HeffernanISBN: 1-4259-3445-5 Ethnobotanist Gareth McKenna is troubled by terrifying nightmares. His terror mounts when he realizes that his nightmares are connected to the vicious murders of several young women in his hometown. Portland police detective Armando (Army) Padilla and FBI profiler Caroline Baxter’s investigation is stymied until a vital piece of evidence points toward Gareth as their prime suspect. Gareth’s journey to stay out of their reach and identify the killer...
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12-27-2006
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Offshore
Author: L Don CoracePublishers: Emerald Ink PublishingISBN 0-9760426-0-6The following review was contributed by SHELDON (SHELLY) WAXMAN: Click to view Shelly's reviews.The genre of this book is “intelligent thriller”. It is not of the NewPulp variety in which I write—meaning there are no sex scenes. This book taught me things I didn’t know. That’s what I liked about it. I learned about the oil business, offshore drilling and how Texas corporate tycoons battle in the courts and elsewhere...
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10-13-2005
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On The Banks Of The Jordan
Author: T.K. MicaiahISBN: 978-1-4327-1710-0Publisher: Outskirts Press
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10-12-2008
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Past Imperfect
Author: Nora PetersonISBN: 1-59431-353-9 Nora Peterson’s Past Imperfect is a delightful mystery that deserves to be put front and center on one of those display tables just inside the door of Barnes and Noble. I hope we see more Casey McCloud mysteries in the near future.Casey McCloud is a tangled character. She is a widow, and has difficult family relationships. Her work history as a journalist and, more recently, doing electronic searches for a private investigator is…less than...
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1-8-2007
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Pirates in Paradise
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Pirates in ParadiseAuthor: Connie Lee BerryISBN: 978-0-9772848-2-3 Set in Puerto Rico, this book is filled with pirate lingo, adventure, and, of course, the mysterious map first found in The Criminal in the Caymans.” Remember, there appears on the map a letter during each adventure – so far, the boys have W-I-S. This book will add another letter to further reveal the secret message. Off again on a vacation, this time it’s the Caribbean. The Stone men are...
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2-1-2008
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Red Flash
Author: Kiva WolfeISBN: 1933157062 The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsDominick Stanovic is a handsome former triathlete who is part of the family gembusiness in present-day Colorado. He learns that his young nephew was killed bythe Russian Mafia, and stumbles upon a smuggling operation involving his family,the Russians and the Brazilian Mafia.Older brother Serg Stanovic is head of the family gem business, built with helpfrom the Russian...
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5-2-2006
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Seely’s Pond
Click Here To Purchase Seely's Pond Author: Christina BarberPublisher: HD-IMAGEISBN: 0-9770437-5-4 Christina Barber is the award-winning author of speculative fiction works that have been noted for their dark tones.
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7-27-2008
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Sudden Death
Click Here To Purchase Sudden Death Author: Michael BalkindISBN:1563154048Publisher: Sterling House Publisher, Inc.
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4-6-2008
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Sword Across Time
Author: Catherine Anne CollinsPublisher: Treble Heart Books ISBN# 1-931742-87-1This review was contributed by: Katherine J. TurcotteIn the spirit of the ancient Avalon, comes a story of mystery, adventure and undying love.Journals of the Great Merlin and Nimue, Lady of the Lake, have survived the realms of time to be passed on to their rightful descendents of modern times, Tamara and Gavin, a continent apart, but soon brought together by circumstances out of their control.Another mysterious...
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1-19-2005
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Techno-Noir
Authors:Eva Batonne and Jeffrey Marks, editors.Zumaya Publications, 2005ISBN: 1-55410-266-9 The following review was contributed by: John Walsh & CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsA good noir story should contain certain features: the possibility of sudden violence, decaying moral sensibilities, sexual desire tainted with ambivalence because the recipient of the desire appears dangerous or possibly
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9-24-2005
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Terr.O.R
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Terr.O.RTitle: TerrO.RAuthor: Joseph J. Neuschatz, M.D.ISBN: 160145015X Everyday when we turn on our radios, televisions or Internet, we are bombarded with news of suicide bombings that occur around the globe. Most of these follow a similar pattern and modus operandi.However, what if the culprits were extremely creative and decided that a good way to raise funds for their cause would be to convince the suicide bomber to undergo surgery that would lead to his...
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12-17-2007
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Terror in the Tank by Calley Moore
The Following review was contributed by: Molly MartinWriter Madaline Ascot has a deadline, an editor pressuring her to get her manuscript to him and she does not need any interruptions. Interruptions she has aplenty. When Madaline learns her old friend and former boss has been killed in a shark attack in his own aquarium shark tank she cannot believe her ears. Dillion Ricter a distraught aquarium employee soon appears at Madaline’s door. Peter Collins and his group of partners have owned the...
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10-11-2004
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The Art Thief
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Art Thief Author: Noah CharneyISBN: 978-1-4165-5030-3Publishers: Atria BooksThe Art Thief is a wonderfully written book from first time author Noah Charney, who appears to be the perfect individual to write just such an erudite art mystery. Charney is an art historian who specializes in art theft, and his command of the subject is apparent on every page of this captivating novel. This incredible story combines the finest of character drawings, insight...
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10-9-2007
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The Body in the Gallery: A Faith Fairchild Mystery
Click Here To Purchase The Body in the Gallery: A Faith Fairchild Mystery Author: Katherine Hall PagePublisher: William MorrowISBN: 978-0-06-076367-1 Combining food and art in her latest Faith Fairchild mystery, Katherine Hall Page’s newest book, “The Body in the Gallery” is a yummy concoction (recipes included). This murder mystery, however, brings many things to the table, including an insider’s look
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7-25-2008
Views: 3748
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The Cellini Masterpiece
Author: Raymond JohnPublisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.ISBN: 0-87839-233-5The following review was contributed by: Evelyn Sears:
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6-20-2006
Views: 4130
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The China Conspiracy
Author: P.M. TerrellISBN: 0972818634The following review was contributed by: E.Dian Moore & To read more about Dian Moore’s reviews click HERE To read Dian's Interview With the Author Click Here
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10-2-2005
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The Dream Ender (A Dick Hardesty Mystery)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Dream Ender (A Dick Hardesty Mystery)Author: Dorien GreyPublisher: Zumaya Boundless:ISBN-13: 978-1-934135-62-4: ISBN-10: 1-934135-62-3 Dorien Grey started out as a penname as the author did not feel comfortable using his own while living in an area of the upper Midwest where gays usually felt it necessary to keep a low profile.However after the publication of his first, second and third novel he found that Dorien became much more than just a penname,...
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1-22-2008
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THE EXPENDABILITY DOCTRINE
Author: Patrick MackeownPublisher: BookScopeISBN: 978-0-9554328-0-4 Keith Connors, a wealthy oil industry consultant, was a nasty brute. It’s no wonder that his wife, Hilary, wanted him dead. Before investigators can interrogate her, however, she leaves Britain, gathers belongings from her French home and heads out to assume a new identity in Libya. Upon arriving in Libya, Hilary quickly loses control of her life. She witnesses a murder, then is arrested and incarcerated in a horrific...
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12-19-2006
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The First Seal: The Templar Trial
Author: Sean HarrisPublisher: BookSurge, LLCISBN: 1-4196-4953-1 When archaeologists in New Mexico discover 16th century British armor hidden in a Navajo burial ground, Jim O’Neal joins the search to uncover the meaning of this unexpected find. Shortly afterwards, he learns that another artifact of much greater significance, an engraved stone tablet, was also discovered. Jim, needing to jumpstart his stagnant career, envisions these finds as his keys to academic acclaim. When an...
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3-26-2007
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The Gatherer
Click Here To Purchase The Gatherer Author: Jerry Bayne ISBN: 978-1-4196-8736-5Publisher: BookSurge Publishing WOW - What a beginning to this novel, I couldn’t wait to read on.
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4-22-2008
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The Ghosts of Guantanamo Bay
Author: K.R. JonesPublisher: Seacay PublishingISBN: 978-0-9790973It is December 1958. In just a few weeks, Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba will be complete. Three casino owners who grew rich by cooperating with American businessmen have devised a plan to keep their wealth out of the Communists’ hands: they will hide their treasure on the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay.Skip ahead to July 1997. Marine Captain Adam Claiborne and his wife, Audrey, are moving to “Gitmo,” a naval...
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4-5-2007
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The Gold of Thrace.
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon The Gold of Thrace Author: Aileen G. Baron ISBN: 1-59058-430-9An adventure in the dark side of archeology and ancient antiquities is to be enjoyed in Aileen G. Baron's new book The Gold of Thrace.Archeologist Tamar Saticoy is distressed to find that an ancient mosaic floor recently discovered at her dig site in Kilis, Turkey is missing. The overnight theft of the valuable mosaic is a reeling blow as it follows closely on the heels of the recent Ephesus...
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11-19-2007
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The Killer Postman
Author: Reginald Buchanan Publisher: Llumina Press ISBN: 1-59526-275-X (hardcover) 1-59526-286-5 (Paperback) The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's Reviews
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5-4-2005
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The Mystery of David’s Bridge
Author: Pamela June KimmelISBN: 1591330629 The following review was submitted by: E.Dian Moore & To read more about Dian Moore’s reviews click HERETo read Dian's Interview With the Author CLICK HERE
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9-13-2005
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The Oculi Incident
Author: Regis SchilkenPublisher: Turnkey Press, 2005ISBN: 0-9764981-3-8The following review was contributed by: John Walsh & CLICK TO VIEW John Walsh's ReviewsWhen a crucifix in a catholic church in a small American town near Pittsburgh starts to weep, many of the faithful believe they are witnessing a miracle. Words gets round and visitors start to flock to the church for the Sunday evening benediction when the so-called miracle takes place. Donations are made and the church flourishes,...
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9-8-2005
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The Poison Plum
Click Here To Purchase The Poison Plum Author: Les RobertsISBN: 978-0-9789659-0-7 The Poison Plum is not like any mystery thriller I have ever read. That could be because it is close to my heart, home and links can be found in the
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4-15-2008
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The Sixth World
Title: The Sixth World:Author: Margaret Evans ISBN: 1413400531The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's ReviewsSet in present-day California, Joe Magee is aworld-renowned anthropologist and expert on Mayanculture, working for a local museum. He is set to leadan expedition into California's Central Valley toexplore the bizarre possibility that Mayan culture mayhave made it that far north, before they disappearedmany centuries ago. Magee is told to...
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10-31-2004
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The Spanish Game
Author: Douglas QuinnISBN: 0-595-40677-7 Jennifer Ellis thought she had left all the terror behind her eight years ago when the plane her family and schoolmates were on was hijacked. With the help of her father, they take down the terrorists and end up putting themselves in the spotlight with the media and the authorities. She never imagined that after all these years, she would see one of the people also involved in the incident. An innocent recognition turns into a deadly series of events....
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11-17-2006
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The Testament
Author: Eric Van LustbaderISBN: 0-765-31463-0 The next time you are at a major tourist destination, especially any major European city, take a moment to look around and ask yourself: Which one of my fellow sightseers is actually a spy? Or, if not a spy, then perhaps an agent of some other type of covert organization on the trail of some important information or artifact? Chances are, none of them will be, but then how would you know? Maybe look for the guy running.In The Testament, Braverman...
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11-5-2006
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The Town That Forgot How to Breathe
Author: Kenneth J HarveyISBN: 0312342225The following review was contributed by: Emily Burson: Click Here To Read More of Emily's Reviews Suffocating in the Mystery“The Town that Forgot How to Breathe” is a powerful tour-de-force that will leave the reader wanting to know more from the very first page to the very last. Part Stephen King, part Robin Cook, and all mystery, this is a book that is sometimes frightening and sometimes haunting, sometimes both at the same time. “The Town that...
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1-10-2006
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The Wall by J.E. Hall
The following review was contributed by: TAMI BRADY The mysterious Keeper chooses three very different people to save his world. The Keeper selects John Christian (the truck driver from Maryland), Simon Platt (the history professor from Chicago), and Kate Fleur (a talkative girl from Texas). Together, this odd grouping is sent into an alternate dimension where the water is orange and the people are gray. Fending for themselves in this strange world, the trio must their way to the walled city...
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10-19-2004
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Too Near The Edge
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Too Near The EdgeAuthor: Lynn OsterkampISBN: 1-933826-22-3Too Near The Edge is set in present day Boulder
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12-4-2006
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Twisted
Click Here To Purchase Twisted Author: Andrea KaneISBN: 978-0-06-123678-5Publisher: William Morrow (An imprint of Harper Collins) Andrea Kane’s groundb
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5-12-2008
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When Will There Be Good News?
Click Here To Purchase When Will There Be Good News? Author: Kate AtkinsonPublisher: Little Brown ISBN-10: 0385608012 ISBN-13: 978-0385608015
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10-14-2008
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Written In Blood
Click Here To Purchase Written in Blood Author: Sheila LowePublisher: ObsidianISBN: 978-0-451-22487-3 As forensic science becomes more and more prevalent in the apprehension of criminals, the varied and numerous phases of the practice is dra
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9-20-2008
Views: 5320
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