Mini-Reviews - March 2002

[LJ Roberts]

Aubert, Rosemary - The Ferryman Will Be There - G Ellis Porter, character more interesting than plot

Barton, Dan - Heckler - VG Don't mess with this comedian, even better than 1st book

Block, Lawrence - Hit List* - G+ Love his use of words and dialogue, only Block could carry this off

Block, Lawrence - Hit Man - G Very different, professional killer the protag

Chazin, Suzanne - The Fourth Angel - VG FDNY, good twists, kept me turning the pages

Coogins, Mark - The Immortal Game - G Interesting, SF PI, perpetual sarcasm gets tiring

Katzenbach, John - The Analyst - Ex 2002 TOP 10 - psychological suspense, intriguing,wonderfully written

Kingsbury, Kate - For Whom Death Tolls - VG WWII England, classic English mystery, aristocratic woman

McBain, Ed - The Big Bad City - G 87th, murdered nun, Cookie Boy, good series

Paretsky, Sara - Hard Time - NR Neither the author nor character has grown - stop reading

Parker, Robert B. - Death in Paradise - Ok Jessie Stone, dysfunctional protags, good dialogue

Perry, Anne - The Twisted Root - G+ Monk- characters and setting the key

Robb, J.D. (aka Nora Roberts) - Reunion in Death - G Love this series, futuristic female cop, tough, sexy

Rozen, S.J. - Winter and Night - VG Bill's story and history against town obsessed with football

Scottoline, Lisa - Mistaken Identity - G+ Bennie Rosato defends new found twin

Todd, Charles - Search the Dark - G Character better than the plot, had trouble getting into and staying with