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Book Review: Rough Weather, by Robert B. Parker

February 25, 2009 Books and Reading

From the jacket flap:

Heidi Bradshaw is wealthy, beautiful, and well connected – and she needs Spenser’s help. In a most unlikely request, Heidi, a notorious gold digger recently separated from her latest husband, recruits the Boston P.I. to accompany her to her private island, Tashtego, for her daughter’s wedding. Spenser is unsure of what [...]

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Book Review: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

February 6, 2009 Books and Reading

Something mysterious is happening in Skeleton Creek. Something scary. Something sinister.
Ryan came close to it … and nearly died. Now he’s trapped in his house. He can’t trust anyone – not even himself.
He is forbidden from seeing his best friend, Sarah. So while Ryan is isolated and alone, she plunges back into the mystery, putting [...]

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Review – The Squad: Perfect Cover, and The Squad: Killer Spirit

January 21, 2009 Books and Reading

The Snapshot Review
What I Liked: Likeable protagonist, a very intriguing and over-the-top (read: fun) story line, good dose of humour.
And I Learned: Cheerleading really is a tough sport. And the girls on the squad work hard!
Ms. Bookish’s Very Quick Take: Spy stories with a difference! These books were a fun and delightful read – I’m [...]

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Review: White Corridor, by Christopher Fowler

January 13, 2009 Books and Reading

The Snapshot Review
What I Liked: Bryant and May and all the other wonderfully quirky characters at the Peculiar Crimes Unit.
But: I didn’t get into the book until about a third of the way.
Ms. Bookish’s Very Quick Take: If, like me, you have difficulty getting into the book initially, stick with it – when the plot [...]

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Review: An Ice Cold Grave, by Charlaine Harris

November 24, 2008 Books and Reading

Synopsis:
“Since the lightning snaked through the window of the trailer in Texarkana when I was fifteen, I’ve been able to locate corpses. Think about it. Cavement corpses, Native American corpses, the early settlers, the more recently deceased – that’s a lot of dead people, and they all let me know where their earthly remains were [...]

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