Reviews

Staff Review Jul 6, 2012

Forget what you think you know about mermaids. Ariel and Disney have no place in this horrific tale of tragedy and death, love and desire, by Anne Greenwood-Brown.

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The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau


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Jul 5, 2012

Set in the tumultuous Boleyn-era England, The Crown follows would-be nun Joanna Stafford as she searches her beloved priory for a treasure of unimaginable worth—and unimaginable danger.  The scion of a disgraced and impoverished Catholic noble family, Joanna feels compelled to stand witness to a r

Staff Review Jul 4, 2012

With The Might-Have-Been, Joseph Schuster examines the cost of not letting go of unfulfilled dreams.  Edward Everett Yates, our "hero," is a minor league baseball player who achieves his dream of playing in the Big Show. Then on what should have been the best night of his life, his dream is shattered along with his knee.

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Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba


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Jul 3, 2012

Light Yagami is a bright young man, so when he finds the notebook of a death god that will kill anyone whose name is written in it, he’s understandably skeptical.  It doesn’t take much experimentation to find out that it does exactly what it claims, and it takes even less time for Light to decide that he’s going to clean up the world by killing all the criminal

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The Yard by Alex Grecian


Rated by Hilary S.
Jul 2, 2012

Set in 1889 London, The Yard focuses on policemen working the murder squad in Scotland Yard.  The atmosphere in London is tense; it is just after the spectacular and complete failure of Scotland Yard to capture Jack the Ripper.  Our story focuses on a newly appointed detective, and his unfo

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Headhunters: a novel by Jo Nesbo


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Jun 30, 2012

Roger Brown takes pride in being one of the best corporate headhunters in the region but his paycheck can’t keep up with his wife’s lifestyle. He adds to his paycheck by dabbling in art theft. Roger has adopted the FBI interrogation techniques in interviewing his job candidates and he double bluffs his clients to up the commission he receives for his efforts.

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The Drop by Michael Connelly


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Jun 28, 2012

In the 15th book in Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series, Connelly returns to familiar ground, leaving behind Nine Dragons' Hong Kong setting, returning to Los Angeles and reuniting readers with Bosch’s original nemesis, Irvin Irving.  Irving first appeared in the original Bosch