Welcome to this month's great fiction and mystery book
reviews. Fiction is the art of storytelling, where the imagination soars,
the intellect is challenged, and the heart yearns for more. We try to review the best
mystery books, amusing works, and other novels that you might not find covered in your
local newspaper or the Sunday New York Times. We love great mystery books of all kinds -
from the old Sam Spade-type hard-bitten, life-weary detective novels to the newest police procedurals. And we're
starting to see some noteworthy romance novels again, too! We hope you enjoy our fiction
and mystery book reviews, too!
Pyr
Paperback
ISBN# 978-1-59102647-1
Suggested Retail Price: $15.00 or as low as $5.24 from Amazon.com!
This is the second book in the "Jump 225" trilogy by Dvid Louis Edelman.
Following his victory over the Defense and Wellness Council for control of
MultiReal technology, our hero Natch faces off against the Council's agent
Magan Kai Lee who is determined to infiltrate Natch's company and destroy
it in order to regain control of MultiReal.
It's a sci-fi thriller pitting courageous rebels against a tyrannical
government in a futuristic world filled with enough technological underpinnings
to satisfy the old-line science fiction fans who are still waiting for their
jet packs, but using characters with fully-formed personalities that break the
mold of the traditional guerilla mentalities we see so often. Yummy!
Karin Slaughter's latest mystery featuring FBI Agent Will Trent is a delicious thriller set in
a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood. Abigail Campano comes home to discover signs that someone has broken into her
house. Seeing blood on the floor, she rushes upstairs to discover the ravaged body of her teenaged
daughter and a man standing over her with a knife. The intruder sees and immediately attacks Abigail.
The two struggle, sending Abigail falling down the stairs. In the ensuing fight, Abigail gets the
upper hand (or knee), and in her rage strangles the intruder to death. A simple case of self-defense
turns upside down when the police arrive and discover the young girl is now missing and apparently
kidnapped.
Slaughter's writing is deliciously filled with the internal imagery and emotions of the characters.
Few modern mystery writers can take you so vividly into the feelings of people in such extraordinary
circumstances as well as she does, with dialog that has a natural cadence while still being so
well-crafted. Best of all, you won't out-guess her as the plot of Fractured unwinds. It's the
kind of book mystery lovers line up for at the bookstore.
Set in modern Italy, this new thriller begins when police find two bodies in an artist's studio
in Rome where an eerie painting by Caravaggio depicts bizzare scenes of violence. Clues left by
the killer lead Detective Nic Costa on a search through the bowels of The Eternal City. It's a puzzle
solving mystery worthy of Inspector Morse, woven into the exotic world of Rome's ancient past, with a
secret nearly 400 years old is embedded in a priceless work of art.
David Hewson's second novel is a brilliant work, with fascinating characters whom we follow through
the rich history of Rome. The story is filled with decidedly gruesome scenes that keep the chill
running up your back the way your favorite mysteries do. It's always such a treat to read books
as well-woven and lavishly conveys the environment and the emotions of the characters.
Pyr
Paperback
ISBN# 978-1-59102-646-4
Suggested Retail Price: $15.98 or as low as $6.64 from Amazon.com!
Robert Silverberg proves once again that his imagination remains unmatched in science fiction.
"Son of Man" tells the tale of a man named Clay who is swept up in a time-rift and transported
to the distant future where he sees how man has evolved into a variety of forms over the eons,
starting with the dominant Skimmers who teach him about the true nature of Man.
This seems a very philosophical book that is rich in detail and emotion as we follow Clay's
exploration of the world in which he finds himself. There are many life-lessons
juxtaposed with colorful descriptions of a planet that seems very distant from Earth.
It's fascinating to follow Clay using the wonderful descriptions created by Silverberg.
He truly is a master storyteller.
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