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10th time to remind myself to STOP pre-ordering these books!

Advantages: The characters
Disadvantages: Not as good as it used to be

Background Lindsay Boxer, Cindy Thomas, Claire Washburn and Jill Bernhardt, the stars of 1st to Die and 2nd Chance, are the founding members of the Women's Murder Club. Later, in 4th of July, Yuki Castellano joins the Club. Together, they solve crime ...

KathEv 18.03.2011 · Read full review
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Review of 10th Anniversary - James Patterson

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A gathering storm's first murmurs. Carthago delenda est (#)

Advantages: A very interesting read.
Disadvantages: Probably will not have wide appeal as its science fiction.

...Plot synopsis. The long war between the star kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven has ended. But it isn't a case of happy ever after because a new enemy has struck from the shadows. Mesa, the highly secretive planet has its own agenda for the g ...

Coloneljohn 24.04.2012 · Read full review
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Review of A Rising Thunder - David Weber

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Sci-fi Noir

Advantages: Atomspheric old-style detective novel meets high-tech sci-fi
Disadvantages: Drugs, sex and swearing could offend

Laurens Bancroft is found in his study with his brains decorating the bookcase behind him. However, when a verdict of suicide is returned, Bancroft is not satisfied - adamant that he would never take his own life, he calls in outside help to investigate w ...

Calypte 15.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan

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Altered Carbon

Advantages: Mixed genre (if you like that)
Disadvantages: gory, occaisonally sexually explicit

A sci-fi thriller/detective story. Well, Takeshi Kovacs is NOT a detective. He's an ex-soldier, ex-mercenary, ex- well pretty much just ex. This is "6th day" writ large. From the day you are born a cortical 'stack' records your every waking moment ...

simonheffer 17.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan

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