Psychological & Suspense Books


All He Ever Wanted: A NovelAll He Ever Wanted: A Novel
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I resisted superlatives in this review's title only because they are overused in all...
The Last Time They Met: A NovelThe Last Time They Met: A Novel
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Anita Shreve's latest novel presents some problems for the reviewer. Reading it, I found...
The Mummy or Ramses the DamnedThe Mummy or Ramses the Damned
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The general plot:During the Edwardian Age, a wealthy shipping-magnate-turned-archeologist,...
The World According to GarpThe World According to Garp
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Picking up and reading The World According To Garp is like being told what art is, in relation...
The Water-Method ManThe Water-Method Man
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It would seem that John Irving has always been a self-assured author. His first novel, Setting...


AirframeAirframe
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With "air-rage" on the rise, novels about air catastropes will always be...
Billy StraightBilly Straight
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Want to find out about Kellerman's newest sleuth? Pick up this book and enter the terrifying...
Monster (An Alex Delaware Novel)Monster (An Alex Delaware Novel)
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Alex Delaware returns .... again. In this novel, Alex's best friend, LA cop Milo Sturgis,...
The Hellfire ClubThe Hellfire Club
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I was hoping Straub would treat us by tossing in a few mentions to Floating Dragon, since the...
Where Trouble Sleeps (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Where Trouble Sleeps (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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This writer had fun remembering the fifties with inspiration and real-life events to draw from...


The StandoffThe Standoff
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If THE STANDOFF does nothing else, it again proves how our constitution has been...
The TricksterThe Trickster
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The main character, Sam Hunt, wants to be a "normal" guy. He loves his wife...
The StreetThe Street
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...but getting crazy over business isn't! In the middle of the sixteenth century people...
The Post-War Dream: A NovelThe Post-War Dream: A Novel
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Love, war, cancer and death. The cycle of life continues to turn as Hollis Adams and his wife...
The Uses of Enchantment: A NovelThe Uses of Enchantment: A Novel
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This novel's soul lies so thoroughly in its subtext and suggestions that when I was done I...

Thirteen Steps DownThirteen Steps Down
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Seizure: A NovelSeizure: A Novel
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I'll admit - the cover is arresting. The story starts off intriguing, and there are great...
Taratuta and Still Life with Pipe: Two Novellas (Norton Paperback Fiction)Taratuta and Still Life with Pipe: Two Novellas (Norton Paperback Fiction)
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...and with good reason. Donoso has written some of the richest novels of the past...
The Last Magician: A NovelThe Last Magician: A Novel
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I read The Last Magician because I found Orpheus Lost hauntingly lovely and profoundly moving. ...
Seizure: A NovelSeizure: A Novel
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Janet is with Stephen, cocooned in what appears a contented relationship in London. Recently,...

The Mango SeasonThe Mango Season
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THE MANGO SEASON by Amulya Malladi October 17, 2004 Amulya Malladi's second novel, THE...
The Unsung HeroThe Unsung HeroThe Poet of Tolstoy Park: A NovelThe Poet of Tolstoy Park: A Novel
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The Poet of Tolstay Park Henry Stuart is 67 and suffering from a life-threatening illness. ...
Owl Island: A NovelOwl Island: A Novel
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In her exquisitely written novel Owl Island, author Randy Sue Coburn demonstrates that you can...
Bliss: A NovelBliss: A Novel
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From the prologue, you realize that you are in for suspenseful pageturner. The story is tightly...

The Book of ShadowsThe Book of Shadows
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This is a book that is deeply moving if you are someone who can handle very intensive reads. ...
The CaveThe Cave
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I became really involved in reading this story to the point where I couldn't put it down. ...
The Intimates: A NovelThe Intimates: A Novel
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...or "Everyone needs to be on Prozac." I couldn't decide on which title to use...
The Rules of EngagementThe Rules of Engagement
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A gripping novel of love and war, risk and responsibility Arcadia Hearne is a war researcher,...
Monster (Alex Delaware, No. 13)Monster (Alex Delaware, No. 13)
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I have been an avid Jon Kellerman fan since 1986 when I first read, "When the Bough...

Please Don't Come Back from the MoonPlease Don't Come Back from the Moon
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I'm confused by the poor reviews...as an English major I was captivated and intrigued from...
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (World's Classics)The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (World's Classics)
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This great story of love and tyranny, republished here for the first time in many years, helped...
Mary and The Wrongs of Woman (Oxford World's Classics)Mary and The Wrongs of Woman (Oxford World's Classics)
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Mary Wollstonecraft is best known for her pioneering views on the rights of women to share equal...
SO BIG (Prairie State Books)SO BIG (Prairie State Books)
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With the death of her father when she is 19, idealistic and poetical Selina finds herself...
Thick as ThievesThick as Thieves
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this? ) The...

A Country Called HomeA Country Called Home
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The 2008 novel A COUNTRY CALLED HOME by Kim Barnes tells of a doctor and his beautiful, pregnant...
The Lake Shore Limited (Vintage Contemporaries)The Lake Shore Limited (Vintage Contemporaries)
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What if you were about to break up with your live-in boyfriend, and he died in the 9/11 tragedy?...
End in Tears (A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery / Vintage Crime / Black Lizard)End in Tears (A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery / Vintage Crime / Black Lizard)
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As Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell does creepy like nobody's business. I generally prefer her...
Sliver of Truth: A NovelSliver of Truth: A Novel
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Ridley Jones takes her film in to be developed. When she picks it up, an FBI agent takes the...
The Five-Forty-Five to CannesThe Five-Forty-Five to Cannes
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No point beating about the bush. Might as well get the finale over with right now at the top,...

Buzz CutBuzz Cut
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Thorn and Sugarman have been friends since childhood. In this adventure they are faced with a...
Red DragonRed DragonEverything Changes: A NovelEverything Changes: A Novel
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This book is a quick, easy read with a lot to like. I believe it is being adapted to a movie,...
Hannibal RisingHannibal Rising
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Thomas Harris owes Anthony Hopkins a LOT of money. Harris created the character of Hannibal...
The Runaway JuryThe Runaway Jury
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The big tobacco companies have a serious problem. Recently people have started bringing...

The Chemistry of DeathThe Chemistry of Death
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In Simon Beckett's "The Chemistry of Death," Dr. David Hunter leaves London to...
Sweetwater Burning: A NovelSweetwater Burning: A Novel
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In Sweetwater, Idaho, introspective fortyish sheep rancher Chas McPherson prefers being left...
FirminFirmin
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I emphasize the title of this review, and the term "Literature." This is not meant to...
Found Wanting: A NovelFound Wanting: A Novel
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Robert Goddard has been called "master of the twist" and you really cannot go wrong...
The InnocentThe Innocent
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It was 1955 and the corpse of post-war Berlin was crawling with spies. A British Post Office...

Black OutBlack Out
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I loved Lisa Unger's other three books. I started with Die For You and went back to the...
Amores Virtuales (Spanish Edition)Amores Virtuales (Spanish Edition)
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Ulises Blanco, psychiatrist and recently widowed, is receiving mysterious emails that lead him...
MoondogMoondog
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This author writes well but the first half is really slow. The good side of this is the...
Eleven HoursEleven Hours
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With her baby due any day, Didi Woods should have stayed home and rested rather than go off to...
Rescue: A NovelRescue: A Novel
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Peter Webster's daughter, Rowan, is the center of his universe. They've always been...

Rescue: A NovelRescue: A Novel
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Peter Webster is a rookie paramedic when he pulls a young woman out of a car wreck that should...
I'm So Happy for You: A novel about best friendsI'm So Happy for You: A novel about best friends
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I'm So Happy For You by Lucinda Rosenfeld is a book most girls should read. It's so...
Fortunate Son: A NovelFortunate Son: A Novel
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This is the story of two close brothers, one white (Eric), one black (Thomas), separated when...
Be The OneBe The One
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Three Cassettes, Approx. 5 hours Cassidy Sanderson is a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers - the...
The Accidental: A novelThe Accidental: A novel
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Insular and self-absorbed, the Smart family is living in a nether world of narcissistic anguish....

Body of Lies (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))Body of Lies (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))
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I got the unabridged recorded book from the library. I kept listening to it (9 CDs!) amazed by...
The Book of Revelation: A NovelThe Book of Revelation: A Novel
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The blurb on the back cover of "The Book of Revelation" suggests that the...
The Hearts of Men: A Novel (Strivers Row)The Hearts of Men: A Novel (Strivers Row)
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The Hearts of Men is a sensitive and wonderfully written debut novel by Travis Hunter. The...
The Three Miss Margarets: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)The Three Miss Margarets: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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I love books about southern women. The cover of the book must have been designed by someone who...
Triple Take: A NovelTriple Take: A Novel
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This is a book that could have been more substantial. And I would reckon at some point a teacher...

Nowhere to RunNowhere to Run
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Alexandra Prescott, the loving wife of a wealthy and successful Los Angeles attorney, is...
Death SqueezeDeath Squeeze
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Hannibal: A NovelHannibal: A Novel
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Synopsis: Agent Clarice Starling, age: 32, 7 years after the events in "Silence of the...
The Wreck of the Mary DeareThe Wreck of the Mary Deare
This is one of Innes' best novels. The story is narrated by one John Sands who happens to be...
China DreamsChina Dreams
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Sid Smith completes his acclaimed trilogy with this dazzling new novel For weeks they went...

The Fourth Procedure: A Novel of Medical SuspenseThe Fourth Procedure: A Novel of Medical Suspense
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There is not much of a medical thriller here as the novel revolves around the pro-life -...
Fancy Strut (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Fancy Strut (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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Smith certainly knows how to interweave characters' plots. This is a delightful book. A...
Heart and SoulHeart and Soul
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I have no idea how I managed to have a copy of this book on my bookshelves. But one night, as I...
A Citizen of the CountryA Citizen of the Country
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There is a dark foreboding of change is in the air, leaving a state of uneasiness settling...
JuliaJulia
Straub, an American, does an astonishing job of conveying British culture and scenery in this...

The Ice HarvestThe Ice Harvest
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"The Ice Harvest" is a slim little novel that knows precisely what it wants to...
The WalkawayThe Walkaway
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Retired cop Gunther Fahnstiel played only a bit part in Scott Phillips' first novel, The Ice...
Distant ShoresDistant Shores
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This is my first Kristin Hannah's book and generally I liked it. It is easy to read and it...
The StandoffThe Standoff
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If THE STANDOFF does nothing else, it again proves how our constitution has been...
The TricksterThe Trickster
Best Price: $1.20
The main character, Sam Hunt, wants to be a "normal" guy. He loves his wife...

The StreetThe Street
Best Price: $5.15
...but getting crazy over business isn't! In the middle of the sixteenth century people...
The Post-War Dream: A NovelThe Post-War Dream: A Novel
Best Price: $0.28
Love, war, cancer and death. The cycle of life continues to turn as Hollis Adams and his wife...
The Uses of Enchantment: A NovelThe Uses of Enchantment: A Novel
Best Price: $0.15
This novel's soul lies so thoroughly in its subtext and suggestions that when I was done I...
Thirteen Steps DownThirteen Steps Down
Best Price: $79.12
Seizure: A NovelSeizure: A Novel
Best Price: $0.01
I'll admit - the cover is arresting. The story starts off intriguing, and there are great...

Taratuta and Still Life with Pipe: Two Novellas (Norton Paperback Fiction)Taratuta and Still Life with Pipe: Two Novellas (Norton Paperback Fiction)
Best Price: $2.67
...and with good reason. Donoso has written some of the richest novels of the past...
The Last Magician: A NovelThe Last Magician: A Novel
Best Price: $2.93
I read The Last Magician because I found Orpheus Lost hauntingly lovely and profoundly moving. ...
Seizure: A NovelSeizure: A Novel
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Janet is with Stephen, cocooned in what appears a contented relationship in London. Recently,...
Perfect Nightmare: A NovelPerfect Nightmare: A Novel
Best Price: $4.18
Perfect Nightmare was my first John Saul book and it was fast, intense and extremely dark as...
L.A. RequiemL.A. Requiem
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Robert Crais has created a terrific series detective, Elvis Cole, otherwise known as...

Winter SolsticeWinter Solstice
It has been years since tears came to my eyes at the end of a book but come they did when I...
Nostromo (HarperCollinsAudioBooks)Nostromo (HarperCollinsAudioBooks)
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Set in the imaginary South American republic of Costaguana, this work is an illustration of the...
CriminalsCriminals
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Margot Livesey's "Criminals" is basically a tale of four or five...
Against GravityAgainst Gravity
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AGAINST GRAVITY is a quiet gem of a book, an unpretentious and heartfelt tale of three...
This Book Will Save Your LifeThis Book Will Save Your Life
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Richard Novak is a modern day everyman, a middle-aged divorcee trading stocks out of his home....

Six FiguresSix Figures
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When Six Figures appeared in my mailbox and I read the back cover, I was excited about reading...
ExposureExposure
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The plot line of Exposure is aptly summarized elsewhere, so I will not re-summarize it here. ...
I Have the Right to Destroy Myself (Harvest Original)I Have the Right to Destroy Myself (Harvest Original)
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Young-Ha Kim's slim novel I Have the Right to Destroy Myself opens with the nameless...
  
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