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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Bk 1)
Author: Caleb Carr
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 551
Review Date: 6/1/2005


Outstanding turn-of-the-century NYC historical fiction thriller.


Archie Goes Home (Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, Bk 15)
Archie Goes Home (Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, Bk 15)
Author: Robert Goldsborough
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 6/23/2022


This is not as good as some of the Goldsborough Nero/Archie books. It's almost like he phoned it in. Archie Meets Nero Wolfe is a much better prequel.


Bad Business (Spenser, Bk 31)
Bad Business (Spenser, Bk 31)
Author: Robert B. Parker
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 124
Review Date: 9/5/2006


Another good edition of the Spenser series...


The Black Book (Inspector Rebus, Bk 5)
The Black Book (Inspector Rebus, Bk 5)
Author: Ian Rankin
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 50
Review Date: 11/10/2006


A John Rebus mystery. Very good.


The Black Echo  (Harry Bosch, Bk 1)
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, Bk 1)
Author: Michael Connelly
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 178
Review Date: 8/5/2006


Early Harry Bosch mystery...


Blast from the Past (Kinky Friedman, Bk 11)
Blast from the Past (Kinky Friedman, Bk 11)
Author: Kinky Friedman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 6/1/2005


The Kinkster!


The Con Man (87th Precinct, Bk 4)
The Con Man (87th Precinct, Bk 4)
Author: Ed McBain
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 9
Review Date: 8/5/2006


87th Precinct detectives pursue con man and murderer.


Girls
Girls
Author: Frederick Busch
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 20
Review Date: 7/21/2006


A mystery and character study...NY Time Notable book. Good read.


High Life (Little House on the Bowery)
High Life (Little House on the Bowery)
Author: Matthew Stokoe
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 7
Review Date: 11/13/2020


Easily one of the most twisted books I've ever read. It's all here. Murder, incest, necrophilia, drug abuse.


I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True
Author: Wally Lamb
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 996
Review Date: 6/1/2005


Good story of brothers and family.


Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2000
Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2000
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 6/1/2005


Good movie reference guide.


The Loop
The Loop
Author: Nicholas Evans
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 260
Review Date: 6/1/2005


Wolves in the West by the author of the Horse Whisperer.


Lying with the Enemy
Lying with the Enemy
Author: Tim Binding
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 6/1/2005


Interesting mystery set on German occupied Guernsey Island during WWII.


Metzger's Dog
Metzger's Dog
Author: Thomas Perry
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 32
Review Date: 7/21/2006


A good, slightly strange thriller.


Police Procedurals (Academy Mystery Novellas, Vol 2)
Review Date: 8/5/2006


4 mysteries by 4 authors: Ed McBain, Donald Westlake, Georges Simenon, Hugh Pentecost.


The Trouble With a Bad Fit (Simona Griffo, Bk 6)
The Trouble With a Bad Fit (Simona Griffo, Bk 6)
Author: Camilla T. Crespi
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 9
Review Date: 7/21/2006


A decent mystery with a female detective.


The Unburied
The Unburied
Author: Charles Palliser
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 6/1/2005


Odd medieval mystery...


The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories 1985
The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories 1985
Author: Edward D. Hoch (Editor)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 8/5/2006


14 mysteries by authors like Lawrence Block, Ruth Rendell, Donald Westlake and others.


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