Barrett, Neal Jr. - Skinny Annie Blues - Sold

Nuf said

Connelly, Michael - Last Coyote, The - Ex

4^th in series - A reliably good read. Excellent police procedurals.…

Connelly, Michael - Concrete Blonde – Ex

1997 Top Ten List - 3^rd in series - Very good book

Connelly, Michael - Poet, The – Ex

1997 Top Ten List – Standalone - Excellent twists and turns,…

Evanovich, Janet - Three to Get Deadly – VG

Always fun - 1996 Top Ten Book (read

in December '96)

Holbrook, Teri - Far and Deadly Cry, A – Sold

Started slow, okay from there, very slow, won't…

LJ's Top Reads of 1996

Burke, Jan - Goodnight, Irene

Connelly, Michael - Black Ice

DuBois, Brendon - Black Tide

Dunning, John - Booked to Die

Francis, Dick - To the Hilt

Gilpatrick, Noreen - Final Design

Gleiter, Jan - Lie Down with Dogs

Mayor, Archer - Dark Root

Parker, Robert B. - All OUr Yesterdays

Rozen, S.J. - Concourse

Stabenow, Dana - Play with Fire

Walker, Mary Willis - Under the Beetle's Cellar

Wilcox,…

Abbott, Jeff - Distant Blood – Ex

4^th in series - Much darker and more serious than previous, he whines a bit much

Beaton, M.C. - Death of a Charming Man – G

10^th in series - Always…

Connelly, Michael - Black Echo – Ex

1^st in series - LA-excellent police procedural, will read more

Grafton, Sue - "M" is for Malice – G

A solid read but you wish she'd whine less and get on with…

Buchanan, Edna - Miami, Its Murder – Ex

2nd in series - Enjoy the series

Dawson, Janet - Nobody's Child - Sold-Good –…

Buchanan, Edna - Miami, Its Murder – Ex

2nd in series - Enjoy the series

Dawson, Janet - Nobody's Child - Sold-Good –…

Beaton, M.C. - Death of a Glutton – G

8^th in series - Good read

Beaton, M.C. - Death of a Travelling Man – G

9^th in series - Good read…

Boyle, Garry - Bloodline – VG

Former NYT reporter living in Maine - 2nd book - better than 1st

Campbell, Robert - Alice in La-La Land - Sold

Struggled through - he just isn't…

Belsky, Dick - Broadcast Clues - VG

1^st in series - Liked this

Belsky, Dick - Live from NY – VG

2^nd in series - Enjoy them - Jenny McKay, NY TV…

Beaton, M.C. - Death of a Prankster – G

7^th in series - Always fun

Dawson, Janet - Don't Turn your back on the Ocean - Sold-Okay

4^th in series - becoming less of a fan of her…

Abbott, Jeff - Promises of Home – G

3rd in series

Adams, Deborah - All the Crazy Winters – Ok

But nothing special…

Crais, Robert - Sunset Express – VG

6^th in series - Very good

Crais, Robert - Voodoo River –…

Cannell, Dorothy - Thin Woman – G

Good - not great

Dunlap, Susan - Sudden Exposure – Sold

9^th in series - Good - Not great…

Barnes, Linda - Hardware – Ex

6^th in series - Carlotta Carlysle-computer theft-Ex-good read

Burke, Jan - Sweet Dreams, Irene – VG

2^nd in series -…

Andrews, Sarah – Tensleep – Sold

Boring

Beaton, M.C.- Agatha Raisin . . . – Sold

Next 3 (Quiche, Vicious Vet, Potted Gardner) liked each better than the last

Burke, Jan - Dear Irene –…

LJ's Top Reads of 1995

Berendt, John - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

DuBois, Brandon - Dead Sand

Crias, Roberts - Monkey's Raincoat

Dymmoch, Michael Allen - The Man Who Understood Cats

Emerson, Earl - Portland Laugher

Evanovich, Janet - One for the Money

Francis, Dick - Wild Horses

Healy, Jeremiah - Rescue

Jacobs, Jonnie - Murder Among Neighbors

Katz,…

Crais, Robert - Monkey's Raincoat – Ex

1995 Top Ten List – 1^st in series - Definitely want to read more of the series…

Crais, Robert - Free Fall – Ok

4^th in series - Weakest of the 4 I've read so far - bad cops and gangs

Crais, Robert - Lullaby Town…