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Title:
Think
of a Number Author:
John Verdon
Reviewer: Nancy
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Reviewer Comments:
Pretend you’re rich, famous, admired, but that before
you were all those you were a blackout drunk. Pretend you get a letter
in the mail from someone who claims to know you better than you know
yourself and to prove it that someone asks you to think of a number.
You do, and open the extra envelope included with the letter only to
find your number, the number you just thought of, written there. If
you’re Mark Mellery, you call on the only person you know in law
enforcement, retired detective David Gurney, even though you haven’t
seen him in twenty-five years.
So begins Think of a Number, and
the mystery only becomes darker, more twisted and more confusing from
there in this amazing debut. Whatever you do, don’t miss this book!
Title:
Ice
Cold Author:
Tess
Gerritsen
Reviewer: Nancy
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Wrestling with whether to end her
affair with a priest, Dr. Maura Isles welcomes the chance to attend a
medical conference in Wyoming, never guessing that she’d run into a former
classmate: handsome, personable Doug Comley. When Maura is invited to join
Doug and his friends for a ski trip it proves to be irresistible—a chance to
forget her problems for awhile. Little do any of them realize the horrors
that lay before them as they are forced to find shelter in an abandoned
village tucked into a remote valley. This is just about the best
suspense book of 2010! Stunning…don’t miss it!
Title:
A
Single Thread
Author:
Marie
Bostwick
Reviewer: Carol
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Evelyn Dixon, after the abrupt end to her marriage, travels
to New England and falls in love with small town New Bern,
Conn. Fulfilling her dream to open a quilt shop, she settles
in, becomes friends with 3 very different women, but then
faces a serious illness.
Her illness and recovery create a bond of community which
forces all 4 women to re-examine their own lives. Poignant
and polished "A Single Thread" (first in a series) is a
definite must read.
Title:
The
Mapping of Love and Death Author:
Jacqueline Winspear
Reviewer: Carol
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Reviewer Comments:
The 7th and latest Maisie
Dobbs novel, "The Mapping of Love" finds Maisie and assistant Billie
investigating the death of an American cartographer, attached to the
British army in France during WWI. In discovering that his death was
actually murder Maisie's own well being is threatened. Several subplots,
the chance for personal romance and the approaching loss of her mentor
all build to a moving conclusion. If you like a more subtle,
introspective and gentle heroine, Maisie Dobbs is definitely for you!
Title:
Grave Goods
Author:
Ariana
Franklin
Reviewer: Carol
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Reviewer Comments:
Gastonbury Abbey, England, 1176, where the remains of King Arthur and Queen
Guinevere are reported to have been found. In "Grave Goods" King Henry II
again calls upon Adelia Agular to investigate. Rich with family, friends and
an assortment of locals this is a terrific blend of history and mystery in
Franklin's 3rd "Mistress of the Art of Death" series.
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