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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: August 2010
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Curse of the Spellmans. Isabel is on the loose investigating her new neighbor and getting arrested numerous times; Ray runs over her best friend; Dad and Mom are taking many disappearances . . . what's going on? The Spellmans are a fun family to keep up with. The audiobook is also very good. Let the Dead Lie. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). To submit a Winter Reading Club review email Michele Reilly at reillym@uhls.lib.ny.us. To comment on a review, click on the comments link.
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: April 2010
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Friday, April 9, 2010. By Anthony Neil Smith. Billy Lafitte is fired from the New Orleans police force for involvement in some shady dealings after Katrina. He is still conducting shady deals but in the icy winter of rural Minnesota where he is a deputy sheriff. When a beautiful young woman asks him to find her boyfriend, Billy finds himself facing not just small-time criminals but terrorists. This is a fast-paced, exciting noir thriller. Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven. By Susan Jane Gilman. This tru...
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: March 2010
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. Patron Reviews - NonFiction. This Republic of Suffering. Non-fiction on the modes of death in the Civil War of the US from all sources: weapons, disease, and exposure. While twice as many died from disease than injury, almost any modest injury could lead to gangrene infection and quick death due to the lack of antibiotic medicines. She ran out of things to say in about the third chapter. This might have made a good short story or essay. Reviewed by J. Williams. This is a bitterswe...
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: July 2010
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Friday, July 23, 2010. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand. This is very British and very charming! Major Pettigrew seems like a stodgy relic of the British colonial empire when you are first introduced to him, but perhaps he’s not as bound to tradition as he seems. He even surprises himself. Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa. The Man from Beijing. Mankell masterfully weaves all of these elements together into a web of intrigue that manages to be both credible and suspenseful. Mankell ha...
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: February 2011
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Friday, February 11, 2011. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). To submit a Winter Reading Club review email Michele Reilly at reillym@uhls.lib.ny.us. Anyone with a book or movie recommendation is invited to write a review or comment on any post. To submit a review or a booklist send me an email at fishers@uhls.lib.ny.us. To comment on a review, click on the comments link. Blog of a Bookslut. Critical Mass - Blog. Everyday I Write the Book Blog. IndieBound Indie Next List. Nancy Pearl Book Lust Forever.
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: February 2010
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Friday, February 5, 2010. Minister of security Nergui is investigating the police department looking for corrupt cops and Doripalam, the chief of police is investigating the death of a woman. Both mysteries lead to Muunokhoi, a seemingly corrupt businessman. The story takes place in Mongolia and involves nomadic people living in gers plus a brief discussion of how the fall of the USSR made some criminals very wealthy. An interesting part of the world. The Girl Who Played with Fire. Blog of a Bookslut.
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010. The cover of this book describes it as "a Cuban noir novel." That is a fitting description. It is a crime novel but even more interesting is the picture of Cuba following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The writing is stylistic and beautiful. This was a quick and enjoyable read. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies. By Alexander McCall Smith. The No. 1 Ladies Detective series never ceases to be enjoyable- especially on audiobook! Lisette Lecat is a wonderful reader! To commen...
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. A forensic psychologist at a prison for the criminally insane is accused of murdering one of her patients and his wife. The story is told by her husband who is at home, searching for proof of her innocence. This is an absorbing read with a surprise ending. I listened to this one and it was really fun! Although it's definitely easy-to-read, chick-lit it is very amusing. The characters are quirky in an interesting way and the plot is enough to keep you going. There is a lot of acti...
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: June 2010
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Thursday, June 3, 2010. Blue = sad in this title. The author lost many members of his family to suicide. Bipolar disorder and depression ran rampant in his family. After losing his brother to suicide he wanted to both open the discussion and recognition of suicide and depression and to hopefully come to terms with the many losses he has suffered. A very sad book. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Marcelo in the Real World. By Francisco X. Stork. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Anyone with a book or mov...
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Voorheesville Readers Recommend: Recommendations from Julie
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Thursday, January 6, 2011. Chief Inspector Erik Winter is exceptionally young for a chief inspector. He is consumed by his work leaving his personal life rather void. Here he investigates the murder of a woman and the possible abduction of her daughter. This leads him to the past to a similar crime involving the victim's mother. Edwardson is another of the successful Scandinavian mystery writers and from reading this book you will know why; very exciting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Your Window o...