Mystery and Suspense Reviews for 2006

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December 2006 Reviews

TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 *** Reviewed 12/30/06
THE BLUE CHEER by Ed Lynskey PointBlank Press, February 2007 **** Reviewed 12/30/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 *** Reviewed 12/13/06
GRAVE SURPRISE by Charlaine Harris Berkley Prime Crime, October 2006 *** Reviewed 12/11/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1911 ** Reviewed 12/07/06
FEAR OF THE DARK by Walter Mosley Little, Brown & Co., September 2006 *** Reviewed 12/01/06
MOTOR MOUTH by Janet Evanovich HarperCollins, October 2006 ** Reviewed 12/01/06

November 2006 Reviews

THE MEPHISTO CLUB by Tess Gerritsen Ballantine Books, September 2006 **** Reviewed 11/27/06
BLUE SCREEN by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, June 2006 ** Reviewed 11/22/06
DEAD WRONG by J. A. Jance William Morrow, July 2006 **** Reviewed 11/11/06
CHOW DOWN by Laurien Berenson Kensington Books, September 2006 *** Reviewed 11/08/06

October 2006 Reviews

THE CASE OF THE TERRIFIED TYPIST by Erle Stanley Gardner Fawcett, July 1999 ** Reviewed 10/27/06
THE CASE OF THE GLAMOROUS GHOST by Erle Stanley Gardner Fawcett, February 2000 *** Reviewed 10/27/06
HIT PARADE by Lawrence Block William Morrow, July 2006 **** Reviewed 10/22/06
THE SPIDER STONE: ROGUE ANGEL by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, November 2006 **** Reviewed 10/18/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-BOAT by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 ** Reviewed 10/18/06
A MAMMOTH MURDER by Bill Crider Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 **** Reviewed 10/07/06
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE by Victor Appleton Grosset and Dunlap, 1910 ** Reviewed 10/05/06

September 2006 Reviews

NO GOOD DEEDS by Laura Lippman William Morrow, June 2006 **** Reviewed 9/30/06
THE TESTAMENT by Eric Van Lustbader Forge-Tom Doherty, September 2006 ** Reviewed 9/28/06
THE RIGHTEOUS MEN by Sam Bourne HarperCollins, August 2006 ** Reviewed 9/25/06
TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, March 2006 *** Reviewed 9/16/06
THE DIRT-BROWN DERBY by Ed Lynskey Mundania Press, July 2006 **** Reviewed 9/15/06
WOLVES OF MEMORY by Bill James (A Harpur & Iles Mystery) W. W. Norton, July 2006 *** Reviewed 9/13/06
I, PHILIBERT Q. WINSLOW by Michael Paulson BooksForABuck.com, September 2006 **** Reviewed 9/11/06
A POINT OF LAW (SPQR) by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Press, May 2006 **** Reviewed 9/10/06
BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS by Alexander McCall Smith Pantheon Books, April 2006 *** Reviewed 9/08/06
ANTIQUES ROADKILL by Barbara Allan Kensington, August 2006 *** Reviewed 9/07/06
MURDER IN EXILE by Vincent H. O'Neil Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 ** Reviewed 9/06/06
ACT OF WAR by Dale Brown William Morrow, May 2005 ** Reviewed 9/06/06
NO NEST FOR THE WICKET by Donna Andrews Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2006 **** Reviewed 9/04/06

August 2006 Reviews

KILL ALL THE LAWYERS by Paul Levine Bantam Books, September 2006 **** Reviewed 8/31/06
ROGUE ANGEL: SOLOMON'S JAR by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, September 2006 *** Reviewed 8/30/06
VATICAN KNIGHTS by Richard L. Jones iUniverse, June 2006 ** Reviewed 8/28/06
HIGH PRIESTESS by David Skibbins Thomas Dunne Press, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2006 *** Reviewed 8/20/06
TWELVE SHARP by Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, June 2006 ** Reviewed 8/19/06
GONE by Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books, March 2006 **** Reviewed 8/12/06
MOVING IS MURDER by Sara Rosett Kensington Publishing, April 2006 *** Reviewed 8/10/06

July 2006 Reviews

CONFESSIONS OF A TEEN SLEUTH by Chelsea Cain Bloomsbury USA, March 2005 **** Reviewed 7/31/06
SLEEPYHEAD by Mark Billingham Avon, April 2003 **** Reviewed 7/22/06
STREET FAME by K. Elliot Urban LifeStyle Press *** Reviewed 7/16/06
AUNT DIMITY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Nancy Atherton Viking, February 2006 *** Reviewed 7/15/06
DEFY ETERNITY: SCORPION CHILD by Kristina O'Donnelly Rose International, 2000 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
CLARION OF MIDNIGHT: MEGALI IDEA by Kristina O'Donnelly Rose International, September 2004 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
ROGUE ANGEL: DESTINY by Alex Archer Gold Eagle, July 2006 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
PAID IN BLOOD by Mel Odom Tyndale House, August 2005 **** Reviewed 7/02/06
THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer *** Reviewed 7/02/06

June 2006 Reviews

MALPRACTICE IN MAGGODY by Joan Hess Simon & Schuster, January 2006 **** Reviewed 6/14/06
FIRST KILL by Michael Kronenwetter Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2005 **** Reviewed 6/09/06
BAD LIE by John R. Corrigan University of New England Press, November 2005 **** Reviewed 6/02/06

May 2006 Reviews

SEA CHANGE by Robert B. Parker G. P. Putnam's Sons, February 2006 ** Reviewed 5/31/06
MURDER IN MONTMARTRE by Cara Black Soho, March 2006 *** Reviewed 5/29/06
SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT by Meg Cabot Avon Trade, January 2006 **** Reviewed 5/20/06
CAT BREAKING FREE by Shirley Rousseau Murphy HarperCollins, December 2005 ** Reviewed 5/17/06
DEAD ON by Michael Paulson BooksForABuck.com, May 2006 **** Reviewed 5/15/06
MARRIED TO THE MOP by Barbara Colley Kensington, January 2006 ** Reviewed 5/13/06
NIC NELSON AND THE DIAMONDS OF DENMARK by Dr. Derrik Richard Peebcopublishing.com, December 2005 *** Reviewed 5/11/06
MOURNERS by Bill Pronzini Forge, March 2006 *** Reviewed 5/09/06
THE LAST CATO by Matilde Asensi Rayo, April 2006 **** Reviewed 5/08/06

April 2006 Reviews

MURDER ON THE OCEANIC by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2006 ** Reviewed 4/25/06
THE FALLEN by T. Jefferson Parker William Morrow, March 2006 **** Reviewed 4/20/06
VEIL OF THE GODDESS by Rob Preece BooksForABuck.com, April 2006 **** Reviewed 4/17/06
MURDER BY COMMITTEE by Veronica Heley Severn House, September 2005 * Reviewed 4/07/06

March 2006 Reviews

DIRTY BLONDE by Lisa Scottoline HarperCollins, March 2006 *** Reviewed 3/23/06
STORM OF '76 by John W. Salvage Valhalla Productions *** Reviewed 3/16/06
BLONDE LIGHTNING by Terrill Lee Lankford Ballantine, July 2005 *** Reviewed 3/14/06
CANDY APPLE RED by Nancy Bush Kensington, October 2005 *** Reviewed 3/12/06
MEMORY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 2006 **** Reviewed 3/09/06
THE LAST TEMPLAR by Raymond Khoury Dutton, January 2006 ** Reviewed 3/09/06
MR. MURDER by Laura Van Wormer Mira Books, January 2006 ** Reviewed 3/02/06

February 2006 Reviews

JUSTICE HALL by Laurie R. King Bantam, 2003 *** Reviewed 2/28/06
A LETTER OF MARY by Laurie R. King Bantam, 1998 *** Reviewed 2/07/06
THE ICON by Neil Olson HarperCollins, May 2005 *** Reviewed 2/06/06
KILLER INSTINCT by Joseph Finder St. Martin's Press, May 2006 **** Reviewed 2/02/06

January 2006 Reviews

PLAGUE MAKER by Tim Downs WestBow Press, January 2006 *** Reviewed 1/30/06
THE DEVIL'S OWN RAG DOLL by Mitchell Bartoy St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2005 *** Reviewed 1/22/06
SIX FOR GOLD by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, November 2005 **** Reviewed 1/05/06