11/12/2003
Rann's off-beat voice takes her readers to unexpected places.
Its slightly different flavor reveals Looking For Mr. Nobody came to us from 'across the pond' as did the James Bond novels and movies, but don't prematurely dismiss this story of a nemesis menacing millions in a bid for world control as another spy novel. Between its covers are intriguing depths...
8/29/2003
Kevin struggles with his sexual identity . . .
Amidst the rampant emotions and hormones of a young man verging on maturity in 1978 Minneapolis, Malloy's protagonist, Kevin, still grieves for his mother who died two years earlier. Kevin struggles with his sexual identity, yearning for a romantic encounter with a handsome boy at school. Fearing...
8/21/2003
Laymon fills every page with dread and horror.
A sadistic serial killer leaves a trail of dead women across several states. Though he is extremely well-hidden and meticulous in his precautions to leave no clues for the police, justice finds him through Gillian, a young woman with an unusual fetish: she thrills to the dangers of breaking into...
8/19/2003
Several are destined to become classics in the genre.
Visiting a museum is a unique experience. One visitor may be thrilled by the chance of discovering an obscure treasure hidden amidst the flotsam of the years; another may turn away from the experience, nose twitching at the thought of desiccated, dusty and dead things stored within its walls. In...
7/29/2003
A rich tapestry about women determined to make the wrong choices for their lives.
MERIDON is the third in a trilogy depicting, in broad strokes, the great changes in England's economic and societal development in the 18th century, and includes a wealth of detail to daily living for quality and common folk.
7/25/2003
A vampire romp through the angst of a less-than-stellar example of family life.
Curious what would happen if Anne Rice met Ozzie Osborne's family? The result would have to be a vampire romp through the angst of a less-than-stellar example of family life such as the Hugheses as they try to avoid discovery by their neighbors.
7/7/2003
Lebbon taps into our universal fear of the unknown, the unseen. . .
FACE is not a book to consume in one evening. The intensity of evil here portrayed can be overpowering; the reader may need to decompress every few chapters to keep his/her heart beating regularly.
6/13/2003
Two-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award for previous works.
Tem's latest release is a dark tale centered on an otherworldly presence with a disembodied voice, largely left unexplained. The "voice" gradually intensifies, following family members through five generations. Both storyline and horror are subtle and elusive, in the V.C. Andrews style; the...
5/27/2003
Engrossing! Fast-paced plots within plots!
What superlative is yet unsaid to describe a Ludlum book? This latest wide-angle view of the hidden political agendas ruling the world Ludlum created compares favorably with several of his previous adventure tales. Ludlum has picked a winner in his collaborator Lynds. As always, there are fast-...
5/5/2003
In the Anne Tyler tradition . . .
In the Anne Tyler tradition of detailing the unique aspects of seemingly ordinary families, Tucker surprises the reader with the hidden heartaches of two sisters living by their wit and ingenuity.
