Mini-Reviews - January 1998

[LJ Roberts]

Block, Lawrence - In the Midst of Death - G 1^st in series - Really like the Matt Scudder books

Block, Lawrence - Out on the Cutting Edge - VG 7^th in series - MS - very good series

Coben, Harlen - Deal Breaker - G Orig read 11/96 – 1^st in series -
Intriguing sidekick, I'll read more

D'Amato, Barbara - Killer.app - Ex 1997 HM - Orig read 7/97 - Non-series, one of her best, a bit high-tech

Doolittle, Jerome - Body Scissors - G 1^st in series - Darker than Block's MS series, good - will read more

Gunning, Sally - Deep Water - Sold Too light, didn't finish

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia - Death Watch - Ex 1998 Top Read - 2^nd in series - Really enjoy this series

Huff, Tanya - Blood Lines - VG 3^rd in series - Didn't like as well as previous 2, but very good

Huff, Tanya - Blood Pack - Ex 1998 Top Read - 4^th in series - Great series

Huff, Tanya - Blood Price - Ex 1998 Top Read - 1^st in series - Vampire - really like these,

Huff, Tanya - Blood Trail - Ex 1998 Top Read - 2^nd in series - Great series - very "Forever Knight-ish"

Lawrence, Margaret - Hearts and Bones - Ex 1998 Top Read - 1^st in series - Excellent - very well written!

Neville, Katherine - Magic Circle - NR 3^rd in series - Very disappointing - over plotted, convoluted genealogical relationships

Pence, Joan - Cooking Most Deadly - G ARC (loan) - good humor, not just a cozy - liked it

Perry, Anne - Silent Cry - Ex 1998 Top Read - 8^th Monk - one of her best - more background on his past

Rankin, Ian - Strip Jack - G 4^th in series - Not as good as Tooth and Nail, but still liked it

Rankin, Ian - Tooth and Nail - Ex 1998 Top Read - 3^rd in series - Serial killer in London
- excellent - great character

Sanders, Lawrence - McNally's Secret - VG 1^st in series - Very enjoyable - like his
relationship with his parents

Scottoline, Lisa - Everywhere That Mary Went - Ex 1998 Top Read - Standalone - Really like her books!

Short, Sharon Gwyn - Past Pretense - G 2^nd in series - Cincinnati PI, good

Westlake, Donald - Ax, The - Sold Man trying to get a job kills off his competition - doesn't get caught