Best Patterson, James
Hope to Die propels Alex Cross's greatest challenge to its astonishing finish, proving why Jeffery Deaver says "nobody does it better" than James Patterson. "Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent--which is what James Patterson has, in spades. "It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots. "Twenty years after the first Alex Cross story, he has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We revisited all the same places as in the previous book, ostensibly to look for clues, but I found myself reading past these parts."
"Someone has kidnapped Alex's family and is holding them captive with Alex himself being the ultimate prize of this psychopath killer is hoping to get."
"I am an Alex Cross fan, and this book strayed away from the norm as his entire family was involved in a way that the killer did things to make Cross think he was killing his family, starting with his wife and son."
"While this one is good, it just feels like the plots are getting redundant and Patterson is not devoting the time he used too."
"I love books, love to read. Love to live and experience the entertainment of a good book."
"Thiery Mulch & his mistress launch a plot to bring Alex Cross psychologically to his knees and to cause as much physical, spiritual, & mental pain which most mortals would never recover from."
"You can't help wondering how well you would tolerate a similar situation, and then you realize you don't even want to contemplate being put in that position."
"This is a tale about a brilliant Harvard PhD, a madman with an obsessive homicidal and narcissistic personality who vowed to destroy Detective Alex Cross and his entire family. As a loving father and husband, Cross fights physical and mental fatigue to rescue what might remain of his family and bring a deranged psychotic killer to justice."
Filled with the trademark suspense and emotion that have made James Patterson the world's #1 bestselling writer, 16th Seduction is the Women's Murder Club's toughest case yet--and an exhilarating thrill ride from start to finish. "It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Infact I would love for the girls to get together again and solve more murders."
"I LOVE THE WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB SERIES."
"This book started out exciting."
"I'll still read the next one, but if the ending isn't clean on a regular basis, I'll move on."
"Fast moving from start to finish."
"A cracked pot school teacher sets off bombs in San Francisco, gets off."
"Another great book by James Patterson."
"I hope you'll continue to turn out great stories like these."
Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner John Sampson brings him a gruesome, titillating video tied to the mysterious disappearances of several young girls. "Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent--which is what James Patterson has, in spades. "It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Patterson, who has never been rightfully accused of failing to give his readers their money’s worth, pulls out all the stops in the newly published THE PEOPLE VS. ALEX CROSS. Cross’ longtime friend and former partner, John Sampson, is busy investigating several kidnappings involving young women with blond hair who are later featured on the internet in what are cleverly staged “snuff” films that appear on what is known as the “darknet.” For the uninitiated, the darknet actually does exist, as described, and while THE PEOPLE VS. ALEX CROSS does not contain a “how-to” guide with respect to accessing the material available in the nether reaches of the information superhighway, it does present a chilling picture of what it is and who is on it. But one can forgive these bits of artistic license (including a momentary violation of client confidentiality that also takes place) as the suspense quotient in both storylines --- particularly the one concerning the abductions --- is ratcheted up to stratospheric levels."
"The last few Alex across books hadn’t really done it for me."
"I really enjoy how he weaves several stories into one novel."
"When I read the first book, I heard her voice as the character so I was extremely happy when Morgan Freeman was the initial Alex in the movies."
"I have read ALL the Alex Cross books and this one did not disappoint me."
"The People vs. Alex Cross is another great Patterson book."
"Engaging story line."
"I enjoyed this James Patterson novel more than I have any of his other Alex Cross novels in this series in quite a while."
Best Peters, Elizabeth
Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was a New York Times bestselling author whose novels were often set against historical backdrops.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Upon the death of her father she decides to travel to all the places that he had studied and finds an English woman in distress in Rome."
"How sad to demean a heartfelt innocent book with pontifical bias I hope we are all adults and can handle these affronts to some people's perceived sensitivities."
"Amelia is the stubborn, kick-butt feminist set in the 1880s I didn't know I needed. And as I got closer to the end I was enjoying trying to figure out the mystery and no, I didn't figure it out until it told me!"
"As a rule I am not a reader of mysteries, but I read this book because of my interest in ancient Egypt and the world of the British Empire."
"Crocodile on the Sandbank is my first book by Elizabeth Peters."
"Lucas was the son of the Earl of Ellsmere's daughter and would not have been in line to inherit the title or the entailed property."
"It's witty, sometimes deliberately so, and sometimes because Amelia's superb inability to see herself as others see her, make one giggle and snort."
"I liked this book because I am interested in Egyptology, and the book (the first of the series) is written by a well reputed Egyptologist under a pseudonym."
Best Perry, Anne
The other is the wife of Hester's cherished colleague, distinguished surgeon Dr. Kristian Beck, a Viennese emigre who swiftly becomes the principal suspect. Anne Perry is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels, including Buckingham Palace Gardens and Long Spoon Lane, and the William Monk novels, including Execution Dock and Dark Assassin.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My favorite was "as she watched the feces of the jury", which was in the 3-book set of Wm Monk mysteries I bought for my Kindle."
"Let me first say that I love the William Monk Series novels, and am addicted to them."
"As always Ann Perry writers a great triller keeps you on your toes never expecting where it would lead you usually Iam able to figure it out but not the way she leads you a must read."
"When we look back at the end of our life, will we regret the decisions we have made?"
"Anne Perry is great at making one guess to nearly the last page."
"I haven't read it yet."
"Better than expected."
"Another great read by author Anne Perry."
Best Pratchett, Terry
Witchfinder Shadwell and his assistant Newton Pulsifier are also en route to Tadfield to investigate unusual phenomena in the area, while Anathema Device, descendent of prophetess Agnes Nutter, tries to decipher her ancestor’s cryptic predictions. Everything, that is, but for an unlikely angel and demon duo, who have been living on Earth for several millennia and have become rather fond of the place. Adapted, sound designed, and co-directed by Dirk Maggs ( Neverwhere , The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ) this first ever dramatization of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s novel features a large cast including Peter Serafinowicz, Mark Heap, Josie Lawrence, and Paterson Joseph. His screenwriting credits include the original BBC TV series of Neverwhere (1996), Dave McKean's first feature film, Mirrormask (2005), and the Doctor Who episode 'The Doctor's Wife' (2011).Terry Pratchett (Author) Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I do not want to be distracted from the thrill of my reading, because the publisher wanted to save a buck, behind the designers back and give a comedic book a "censervative look" with it's lazy deckle edges."
"What happens when the son of satan is born on the earth and is expected to rule?"
"If you haven't read it yet, you are either. - very young; - recently back from Borneo; - not that into books. or (like I was). - really really lucky, because you've managed to miss this one up to now and can read it for the first time!!!!!!!!!!! There is no better excuse to not read a book than that you were told to read it, so I say: Don't read it, the letters might get worn down and then we others could not re-read it."
"We have many books. This book is now the only water damaged book in our house."
"This is a witty, funny, somewhat irreverant book."
"But both demon and angel rather likes the 20th Century; in favor of doom and destruction or the everlasting harps of Heaven where nothing interesting occurs."
"I had as good a time reading it as the authors had writing it and I'm sure they had a blast."
"While I have not read any of Terry Pratchett's work, I have read a good deal of Neil Gaiman's."
Best Peretti, Frank
Sally Beth Roe, a young loner, a burnout, a kind of “leftover hippie,” finds herself caught in the middle of these bizarre events, fleeing for her life while trying to recall her dark past. The abridged audio recording on three CDs includes sound effects and music that bring to life all the excitement and intrigue of Frank Peretti’s beloved novel Piercing the Darkness . The human activities are again overshadowed by the battle between angels and demons, whom the author takes quite literally, giving them names, personalities, and dialogue.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Reading this book many years ago gave me a concept of how important it is to have constant communication with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
"My colleagues and I could always tell when a person got midway through the book because they typically ended up staying up all night because they couldn't put it down."
"Some may pick at the particulars and question the exact theological definition, fear not and enjoy the story."
"Mr. Paretti tells an amazing story about spiritual warfare between angels and demons!!"
"I read this book when it first came out in the 80's."
"Beyond entertaining, it awakens one to the reality of evil principalities over individuals, neighborhoods, organizations, cities and regions. This book lets you see that God will have the final say, when we refuse to fear, we pray, we stand on His Word. That is when we become the body of Christ and the days of evil in our communities and cities and societies and economies are over."
"Thoroughly enjoyed it to the point of regularly staying up way too late reading it."
"Although I am Christian and thought that I would enjoy this, the writing and storyline did not grab my interest and was just to 'out there' for me to warm up to."
Best Parker, Robert B.
Not only does that crime predate Jesse Stone’s arrival in Paradise, but the dead girls were close friends of Jesse’s right hand, Officer Molly Crane. Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch Westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Robert B Parker books not written by Robert B Parker are usually a disappointing a read for me as they lose his take on the main character."
"I was a little confused about Jesse's latest female "friend" and I'm getting a little tired of him constantly being manipulated by his Ex and knowingly falling for it but other than those minor issues, the book was excellent."
"With all due respect to the late, great Robert B. Parker, Mr. Coleman almost makes you forget Parker didn't write it."
"Another great Robert B Parker book (Jesse Stone series) by Reed Farrel Coleman."
"Never a boring mystery, most mystery fans should enjoy this work."
"Story develops nicely and the characters are strong and consistent."
"No hint of Parker's characters or style remains."
"a lot of it didn't stay in character for Jesse Stone."
Best Pullman, Philip
The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His Dark Materials as the most powerful of the trilogy. Like Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling, [Pullman] invents a world filled with strange divinations and wordplays.”— Newsweek. [that] caps the most magnificent fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings and puts Harry Potter to shame. [A] gripping saga pitting the magnetic young Lyra Belacqua and her friend Will Parry against the forces of both Heaven and Hell.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It's hard not to be drawn into the lives of Tamora Pierce's heroines like Beka Cooper, for example, but Lyra rarely felt to me like anything but an archetype once her adventures began, and the threatening clouds that hung over her almost constantly in _The Golden Compass_ and parts of its two sequels lacked the human scale and logical coherence of the evil faced by, say, Harry Potter or Pierce's heroines."
"I loved the many different characters in this book each other their on purpose and ideas on how to solve the problems of the universe,."
"If you read the first two, but especially the second, you MUST go in and read this one."
"I enjoyed following the fortunes of the main characters and the tensions between world views and the need for control over others or the lack of this need."
"The third time I completed the story and I am still processing the many truths that are revealed in this compelling trilogy."
"Having seen the movie first, I had no idea what to expect and it was so much more than anticipated!"
"After seeing the film the Golden compass and realizing there would never be a sequel I decided to read the books."
"Indeed as I was reading through the entire series (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) I had thoughts and feelings which I have only experienced when reading books of supreme quality and worth such as Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey series, or Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence."