Advantages: A great read from start to finish
Disadvantages: none

This book is one which I had lying around my house for a while before deciding to pick it up and read it, I have a friend who always brings some books every time she pops buy as she knows I like a good read, and this is one of the books w ... Read review

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Ever Feel You're Being Watched?
by JEFFJEN

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Advantages: Plot, characters, flow, thrilling, suspenseful
Disadvantages: Reveals spelt out a little too much, love interest not needed

After taking a few months out from my favourite genre, suspense novels, I decided to sink back into it with the latest release from one of my favourite authors, Linwood Barclay. A fairly new author (and I say that in the loosest possible sense), he has on ... Read review

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Sounds interesting. Cant decide if id like it or not. Good review :-) by ryanando

Succinct and well written by catsholiday

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Trust your eyes...but not your friends
by brokenangelkisses

Trust Barclay to deliver a belter of a story!
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Advantages: Enjoyable, atmospheric
Disadvantages: Would've been better if developed into a longer work

I was in the mood for a spooky tale so when I spotted this Quick Read which claimed it would make me want to sleep with the light on, I decided to give it a try. Lynda La Plante is an acclaimed crime author and screenwriter, known for such masterpieces a ... Read review

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Super review. by Absinthe_Fairy

Beautifully written Caroline :) by Alyson29

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Advantages: Interesting concepts, well written and thought out
Disadvantages: Story on the boat I found slow and dull in comparison

...she purchases the houseboat ' Revenge of the Tide'. However, to do this she needed to supplement her day job as a Sales Executive with a evening work as a pole dancer in an exclusi ... Read review

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Sounds like a very good idea that sadly didn't live up to potential. Very well reviewed by moistbabe

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Advantages: Well-structured, interesting character and family relationships, gripping story
Disadvantages: An awkward opening, expensive

Barclay is a former newspaper columnist and the author of several internationally best selling thrillers. This author was recently chosen by my crime writing book group and I selected this book to read based on the interesting blurb. Praise on the back o ... Read review

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As Barclay is a well established and successful writer I'm surprised about the early clunkiness, but that aside this sounds really good. I've got another Barclay book somewhere in my ridiculously big "to read" pile so I'll be interested to see if it has the same problem. by jonathanb

Excellently reviewed. John by Coloneljohn

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A modern day Rear Window
by carlz2001

Trust Barclay to deliver a belter of a story!
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Advantages: Fast paced, good characters, nice descriptions of locales
Disadvantages: Expensive at the moment, probably won't convert non-fans

Private Berlin is the third instalment in James Patterson’s newest series of thriller books. It follows on from Private London and Private Games. Private is the world’s most exclusive detective agency and has offices all over the world; cue a whole lot mo ... Read review

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Superb review. by MrBrightside1987

Well reviewed by eilidhcatriona

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Advantages: Fun, entertaining read with excellent characters
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

This is a book I was leant by a colleague and I have to say, immediately fell in love with and started recommending/lending out to everyone I know. It’s a moderately light hearted murder mystery filled with eccentric and wonderful characters carried throu ... Read review

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Sounds like something I'd really enjoy. The very fact its set in the Victorian period interests me :-) by Renza

You're doing awfully well with this left hand typing.........R. by RICHADA

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"Let the wicked be ashamed...."
by burtybookworm

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Advantages: Cheap, characters are good
Disadvantages: Complicated subject matter, predictable, lacklustre ending

James Patterson is famed for writing popular thriller series featuring a strong leading character, most notably Alex Cross (The Cross Series) and Lindsey Boxer (The Womens Murder Club), but he has also penned a number of standalone stories. The most recen ... Read review

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I've been reading the first 6 or 7 novels in the Alex Cross series but they're all so samey and rather repetitive than I've given up on James Patterson books for a while. by Bollinger28

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Advantages: Intelligent & detailed, great characters with depth, engaging style of writing
Disadvantages: Confusing at some points

I have read and reviewed several Reichs novels now and consider myself a fan, so I was quite excited when I came across this in the library as it's rare I'll find one anymore in there that I haven't already read! I enjoyed this as I thought I would for th ... Read review

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I've got another Reichs book in my ridiculously large "to read" pile and I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully it may avoid the confusing elements of this book - I've read a couple of other novels recently where the proliferation of names, often of minor characters, became very distracting because I had to keep looking back through the book to remind me who they were. by jonathanb

I love Bones, and I've got plenty of Kathy Reichs' books on my bookshelves but I've never got round to reading any of them. I like the sound of this one though. by tb240904

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Mortal Remains? Spider Bones?
by carysb

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Advantages: Clever humour throughout
Disadvantages: Very predictable

Synopsis of the book: Lizzie Pharamond is reaching a crossroads in her life. She has been unhappily married to Tom for years but with her son Jasper heading for University she feels she can move on and start a new life alone. As Tom she feels is not ... Read review

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Great review. by kiss_me2070

Excellent review - this sounds quite mediocre! by Mildew82

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Advantages: Good pacing and action sequences
Disadvantages: Poor characterization and alittle ridiculous at times

Fast paced fun but not as good as some of the authors others James Rollins writes the Sigma series of novels which are some of my favourite books featuring a team of scientists with military training racing from exotic locales to exotic locales t ... Read review

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E from me x by supersonic75

Great review x by emmad5689

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Advantages: Great detailed story
Disadvantages: Odd ending quite unexpected

Synopsis of the book: With only a few weeks before the American Presidential election two of the favourites for the White House Josh Anderson and his running mate Mark Ross are ambushed by terrorists. The bomb misses their vehicle but kills Anderson' ... Read review

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Great review. by kiss_me2070

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Advantages: Part of the genre's heritage; atmospheric writing
Disadvantages: Slow by today's standards; seems dated now

...popular with British readers since the late 1980s, it was the huge success of Stieg Larsson’s trilogy that started with ‘The Girl that Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’ that really brought the ... Read review

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Excellently reviewed.John by Coloneljohn

The Germans were quicker to discover this series. The Brits are always reluctant to translate foreign books even if they're successful. Arrogance? I read it in the early 1970s. Then the books were topical, now they're dated. by MALU

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Advantages: Complex plot keeps you guessing, warmth and depth of characters, fluid writing style
Disadvantages: Confused me a tad along the way

...I came across it in the library. On the cover it reads 'no one can hear you scream', and it also tells us ... Read review

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I've got another Montanari book in my "to read" pile, so I hope it's as good as this one sounds (but perhaps slightly less confusing). by jonathanb

Youve made me curious. E from me! :-) by ryanando

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Just who IS 'The Actor'?
by chrisandmark_is_here

Noir at its most disturbing The Skin Gods brings film to life
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You Really Don't Want to Be a Movie Star
by Shroud

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Advantages: Entices you to keep reading
Disadvantages: Too many things going on, gets confusing

Dr. Marc Seidman wakes up in the hospital, with his wife murdered, his daughter been kidnapped, and he himself shot in the chest twice. His only hope of getting back any sense of normality of his life is to get back his daughter. For some time nothing hap ... Read review

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Good start but there is very little opinion here - it's all plot synopsis by Bollinger28

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When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter...
by h_perry

Worth a look.
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Would you kill for your kids?
by atticusuk

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