Without knowing it, I'd always had two unspoken arrangements with the world. The first was that I would not trouble it with unpleasant conversation...
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Too bad the last book in the series just stinks up the joint. This book is nothing more than a reason to deal with all of the baggage left from the first four. Exceedingly disappointing.
What a great find this book is. It's a wonderful historical mystery that will appeal to adults and older teens. The language and the characters are very engaging. A very good book. Let's hope there are more to come.
This is a very fast paced, engrossing mystery set in Chicago. The city is almost as much of a character as the humans. The book provides an entertaining theory on the great Chicago fire that serves as the basis for the underlying story.
Forget about Bill O'Neill's extreme right wing leanings. Read the book for the investment advice and you could do nicely for yourself as we come out of the recent market crash.
Is it the worst mystery I've ever read? No. But it epitomizes everything that leads to people discounting the genre as serious literature. The characters become charicatures, and the coincidences come fast and furious to end the book. Pretty weak.
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My Dead Body by Charlie Huston
Larry Robinson, November 17, 2009
Too bad the last book in the series just stinks up the joint. This book is nothing more than a reason to deal with all of the baggage left from the first four. Exceedingly disappointing.The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Signed 1st Edition by Alan Bradley
Larry Robinson, November 17, 2009
What a great find this book is. It's a wonderful historical mystery that will appeal to adults and older teens. The language and the characters are very engaging. A very good book. Let's hope there are more to come.The Fifth Floor (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by Michael Harvey
Larry Robinson, November 17, 2009
This is a very fast paced, engrossing mystery set in Chicago. The city is almost as much of a character as the humans. The book provides an entertaining theory on the great Chicago fire that serves as the basis for the underlying story.How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad, Fourth Edition by William J. O'Neil
Larry Robinson, November 17, 2009
Forget about Bill O'Neill's extreme right wing leanings. Read the book for the investment advice and you could do nicely for yourself as we come out of the recent market crash.Midnight Rambler: A Novel of Suspense by James Swain
Larry Robinson, November 17, 2009
Is it the worst mystery I've ever read? No. But it epitomizes everything that leads to people discounting the genre as serious literature. The characters become charicatures, and the coincidences come fast and furious to end the book. Pretty weak.1-5 of 62next