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The Crown Tower by Michael J.  Sullivan
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Shadow on the Sun by David Macinnis Gill
Durango and Vienne are separated and neither is sure where the other one is. Durango is being chemically manipulated by his father, the tyrannical leader of Mars using the name General Lyme. Vienne is wandering around, eventually returning to the mon...more
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Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
A very well written book about New Mexico in the 1850s: the unspoiled beauty of the land, desert, prairie, mountains, etc. and the variety of cultures there, including Mexicans, American Indians, and locals. The main character is a French missionary...more
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Death in a Strange Country by Donna Leon
A body is pulled out of the canal in Venice dead from an apparent stab wound. Advanced dental work and physical fitness suggests an American and Venetian detective Brunetti calls the nearby U.S. military base to see if anyone is missing. It turns out...more
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Two Graves by Douglas Preston
Maybe this deserves a slightly higher rating, but I felt the book was bloated by one senseless subplot involving Corrie Swanson and a second mostly irrelevant subplot involving Constance Green and her doctor. Nonetheless, Agent Pendergast once pulled...more
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Forgiving Maximo Rothman by A.J. Sidransky
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Roseanna by Maj Sjöwall
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The Warriors of God by William Christie
The Warriors of God
by William Christie
read in March, 2010
Bold Iranian plot to attack and kill the President in the White House to destroy America's confidence and arrogance. Author Christie presents an early glimpse into why the U.S. is ill-prepared to wage war against terrorists based on mititary strategi...more
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Laura E. Richards
“Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant--
No! No! I mean an elephone,
Who tired to use the telephone.”
Laura E. Richards

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