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Judith K. (JudyinCT) - Reviews

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All Around the Town
All Around the Town
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 363
Review Date: 3/25/2006


"When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one year old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, she has no memory of the crime. But at the scene of the homicide, her fingerprints are everywhere."

Suspenseful!


Bad Guys (Zack Walker, Bk 2)
Bad Guys (Zack Walker, Bk 2)
Author: Linwood Barclay
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 42
Review Date: 10/31/2006


When Zack Walker uprooted his wife and kids to the suburbs, it may have been a bad move for the family, but it was a huge hit for readers. Fans loved Linwood Barclay's zany suburbia, where handymen moonlight as mercenaries and the neighborhood dominatrix takes day calls. Now, Zack is back and on the job as a features writer for the city paper. While researching his first assignment Zack stumbles upon a homicide that may be linked to a gang that's been terrorizing the city's high-end shopping district. Suddenly, Zack finds himself at the center of a violent crime wave and destined for a confrontation with Barbie Bullock--a ruthless criminal with a disturbing obsession. And all is not quiet on the home front either, as Zack discovers his daughter's every step is being traced by a mysterious young man who may harbor more ominous motivations than winning a Saturday night date. As worlds begin to collide and boundaries between family and foes blur, Zack must be ever vigilant to outwit the evil at large, whether in the suburbs, the city, or in his own imagination. Heaven help the bad guys when this resourceful father comes to make good on a deal gone bad.


Bad Move (Zack Walker, Bk 1)
Bad Move (Zack Walker, Bk 1)
Author: Linwood Barclay
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 73
Review Date: 10/8/2006
Helpful Score: 2


This was a great read... humorous, with a clever plot and a creative cast of characters. I really enjoyed this book!


Dead Ringer (Rosato & Associates, Bk 10)
Dead Ringer (Rosato & Associates, Bk 10)
Author: Lisa Scottoline
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 176
Review Date: 3/23/2006


From the back cover... "Lawyer Bennie Rosato is fighting the battle of her life -- against her own twin. The action starts innocently enough, with a stolen wallet. but in no time events escalate, and Alice Connelley wreakshavoc that can be created only by a dead ringer."

Keeps you guessing til the very end!


Deadly Intent
Deadly Intent
Author: Christiane Heggan
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 51
Review Date: 3/25/2006


"Abbie DiAngelo finally has the life she's always wanted. She has gotten past her divorce and cherishes her nine-year-old son, Ben. Her restaurant is making money and she is being heralded as the hot new chef. Then her stepbrother reenters her life. Straight out of prison." Someone from her past has returned with deadly intent.

A nice, murder mystery!


Deception
Deception
Author: Christiane Heggan
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 24
Review Date: 3/25/2006


"Susan Bennett -- one of the country's most talented and controversial architects is dead. His family and colleagues believe it was just an unfortunate accident. His daughter, Jill, disagrees. And she begins to ask qquestions. Questions that are answered by evasion or lies."

Lots of twists and turns; keeps you guessing til the very end!


Double Cross (Bert & Nan Tatum, Bk 3)
Double Cross (Bert & Nan Tatum, Bk 3)
Author: Beverly Taylor Herald, Barbara Taylor McCafferty
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 22
Review Date: 3/17/2006


A Bert and Nan Tatum mystery. A fun, fast read mystery.

"When Bert takes a job as an assistant to high-powered divorce lawyer Stephanie Whitman, the last thing she expects to find on Monday morning is Stephenie's lifeless body -- shot point blank in the back of the head. As the twins set out to solve her murder, they discover that there's no shortage of suspects."


The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia
The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia
Author: Barbara Wood
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/25/2006


"A spellbinding novel of Australia -- and of one woman's love and daring in a land of unfathomable mystery."


Full House (Full, Bk 1)
Full House (Full, Bk 1)
Author: Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/17/2006


This is a romantic adventure book. Light reading and entertaining.

"A slightly off-center love story about a devious man, an uncooperative woman, and a misguided genius."


The Last Juror
The Last Juror
Author: John Grisham
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 812
Review Date: 3/25/2006


"On 1970, Willie Traynor came to Clanton, Mississippi, in a Triumph Spitfire and a fog of vague ambitions. Within a year, the twenty-three-year-old found himself as the owner of Ford County's only newspaper, famous for its well-crafted obituaries. While the rest of Americ was in the grips of turmoil, Clanton lived on the edge of another age -- until the brutal murder of a young mother rocked the town and thrust Willie into the center of a storm."


Now You Die
Now You Die
Author: Christiane Heggan
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/25/2006


"When cartoonist Zoe Foster stumbles across a woman's lifeless body in an alley beside her New York office, she does what any good, civic minded citizen would do; she calls 911. But when the police arrive, there's a small problem -- the woman is gone."

This book keeps you guessing until the end!


Scent of a Killer
Scent of a Killer
Author: Christiane Heggan
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 66
Review Date: 3/25/2006


"Manhattan photographer Jenna Myerson is attending her first exhibit when her ex-husband suddenly shows up claiming to need her help. A corporate attorney, Adam Lear suspects a high-profile rival company of having ties to a deadly group of international criminals -- and Jenna may have the photographs to prove it. Before she can agree to give them to him, Adam is found murdered in Central Park."

Keeps you interested til the very end!


The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Author: Ann Brashares
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 101
Review Date: 7/17/2006


This is a sequel to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." It's light and entertaining. A good read.


The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Author: Ann Brashares
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 94
Review Date: 7/9/2006


"Once there was a pair of pants. Just an ordinary pair of jeans. But these pants, The Traveling Pants, went on to do great things. This is the story of the four friends -- Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmenn -- who made it possible."

This is a cute book. Light reading, and quite entertaining.


Southern Fried (Avery Andrews, Bk 1)
Southern Fried (Avery Andrews, Bk 1)
Author: Cathy Pickens
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 93
Review Date: 8/31/2006


From Picken's website -- "Southern Fried, winner of the 2003 St. Martin's Malice Domestic Award for Best New Traditional Mystery, features Avery Andrews, a 30-something female lawyer returning to her small Upstate South Carolina hometown after goading a lying witness and losing her job with a large defense firm. Back in Dacus, she finds herself embroiled with a decade-old murder, an environmental fraud, and her own outrageous family and friends."

This was an easy read. Cute story with a cast of interesting characters.


Vanishing Acts
Vanishing Acts
Author: Jodi Picoult
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/14/2007


Like all of Picoult's books, this is another winner!


Young Kate
Young Kate
Author: Christopher Andersen
Book Type: Hardcover
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Review Date: 2/19/2007


Katherine Hepburn biography. "The remarkable Hepburns and the childhood that shaped an American legend."


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