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SYMPATHY BETWEEN HUMANS
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the Book: THE 37TH HOUR
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advanced reading copies of SYMPATHY BETWEEN HUMANS by Jodi
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SYMPATHY
BETWEEN HUMANS by Jodi Compton (Suspense)
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On the streets of Minneapolis, Sarah
has worked everything from vice to missing persons. But six
months after the death of a small-town criminal in rural
Minnesota, Sarah is still protecting the identity of a killer.
And now a zealous D.A.'s investigator has come to town,
determined to make an arrest. With her ex-partner half a world
away and her husband in prison, only Sarah remains to face the
consequences of last fall.
Now in
Paperback: THE
37TH HOUR
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ROSARY GIRLS by Richard Montanari (Suspense)
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Richard Montanari has written an
astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a
fiercely intelligent serial killer. Relentlessly paced and
vividly told, THE ROSARY GIRLS is a smart, emotionally
complex, fiercely gripping thriller from an author who takes
chances, breaks new ground, and leaves readers haunted and
moved long after the last page is turned.
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JANUARY'S
NEW IN PAPERBACK
January's
roundup of New
in Paperback titles includes PARANOIA, Joseph Finder's
exciting and fast-paced thriller of corporate espionage;
GARDEN OF BEASTS, the first historical novel by
suspense/thriller author Jeffery Deaver; THE TRUE AND
OUTSTANDING ADVENTURES OF THE HUNT SISTERS, Elisabeth
Robinson's hilarious and heartfelt debut novel about the
relationship between two sisters and the struggles they face;
LITTLE CHILDREN, the New York Times bestseller by Tom
Perrotta that satirizes suburbanites "trapped in Kidworld";
and 1968, Mark Kurlansky's examination of that pivotal year in
world history. Click
here
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 TERRIFY NO MORE by Gary A. Haugen
(Nonfiction)
This true story is set in Svay Pak, a remote
village in Cambodia known for its child sex trade. Gary Haugen
and the International Justice Mission (IJM) take readers on an
undercover investigation as they infiltrate brothels to gather
evidence that many Cambodians and Westerners alike are buying
and abusing young girls. Reviewed by Lisa Ann
Cockrel.
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 DARK
EYE by William Bernhardt (Thriller)
As her
detective colleagues begin searching for a serial killer who
methodically stalks and terrorizes his female victims, Las
Vegas police psychologist Susan Pulaski loses her job. Her
life is spinning out of control and all seems hopeless ---
until Pulaski meets the one person who can lead her into the
mind of a madman no one else can understand. Reviewed by Joe
Hartlaub.
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 THE
VILLA OF MYSTERIES by David Hewson (Suspense)
In
Rome's crowded Campo dei Fiori, a woman rushes up to two
police officers, insisting that her sixteen-year-old daughter
has just been abducted. Detective Nic Costa intervenes ---
because he knows that in the morgue at Rome's police
headquarters, a forensic pathologist is examining the strange,
mummified corpse of another girl, whose disappearance and
death bear haunting similarities. Reviewed by Joe
Hartlaub.
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 THE
FINAL SOLUTION: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon
(Mystery)
In Michael Chabon's new novella, an African gray
parrot with an ability to recite mysterious chains of German
numbers rouses the one and only Sherlock Holmes out of his
aged decrepitude and uncomfortable retirement as a solitary
beekeeper. Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds.
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 I'LL
BE WATCHING YOU by Andrea Kane (Romantic
Suspense)
Taylor Halstead, the victim of an attempted rape,
is unable to prevent her cousin Stephanie from going on a
luxury yacht with Gordon (Stephanie's boyfriend and Taylor's
attacker). When the yacht explodes, killing all aboard, Taylor
starts receiving threatening phone calls and emails from
someone who has made her the object of his obsessions.
Reviewed by Maggie Harding.
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 TORPEDO JUICE by Tim Dorsey
(Fiction)
Tim Dorsey's hilarious sixth novel marks the
return of Serge A. Storms and provides yet another welcome and
wonderful excursion into the land famous for oranges, gators,
an animated rodent, hanging chads, and hurricanes. Reviewed by
Bob Rhubart.
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 LOS
ANGELES by Peter Moore Smith (Suspense)
Angel
Veronchek embarks on a dangerous and desperate quest to find
his new neighbor Angela, who has suddenly vanished. Angel
becomes obsessed with this mysterious woman and has fallen in
love with her, but he knows nearly nothing about her. Reviewed
by Joe Hartlaub.
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 THE
VIRGIN by Erik Barmack (Fiction)
When Joseph Braun
lands a spot on the hot new reality TV show "The Virgin," in
which a twenty-six-year old beauty named Madison offers to
relinquish her virginity, he soon realizes that he's in way
over his head. And to make matters even juicier, Madison may
be holding secrets of her own. Reviewed by Eileen Zimmerman
Nicol.
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 ASTRO
TURF: The Private Life of Rocket Science, by M.G. Lord
(Memoir)
During the late 1960s, while M. G. Lord was
becoming a teenager in Southern California and her mother was
dying of cancer, Lord's father, a rocket engineer, disappeared
into his work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
Thirty years later, Lord found herself reporting on the JPL,
triggering childhood memories and a desire to revisit her past
as a way of understanding the culture of space engineers.
Reviewed by Andi Shechter.
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 Sarah
Graves
Bookreporter.com's contributing writer
Shannon McKenna, along with Carol Fitzgerald and Wiley
Saichek, interviewed Sarah Graves, author of TOOL & DIE,
the eighth installment in her "Home Repair is Homicide"
mystery series. Graves talks about the rewarding and
challenging aspects of writing recurring characters, her
inclusion of home repair hints throughout her novels, and her
fairly extensive background in various fix-it projects. Read
the review here.
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 Carter
Coleman
In this interview Carter Coleman, author of
THE VOLUNTEER and CAGE'S BEND, talks about being a southern
writer and some of the recurring themes in his books (such as
mental illness and sexual addiction). He also explains how he
developed his ideas for his first two novels and offers advice
to aspiring authors about getting published. Read
the review here.
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 Fannie
Flagg
Bookreporter.com reviewer Bronwyn Miller
interviewed Fannie Flag, author of numerous New York
Times bestsellers including FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE
WHISTLE STOP CAFE and STANDING IN THE RAINBOW. Flagg talks
about her choice of setting for her latest novel, A REDBIRD
CHRISTMAS, and the development of her characters, many of whom
are strong, irrepressible women. She also explains how being
dyslexic and having A.D.D. impacts her writing routine and why
she thinks Southerners have such a flair for storytelling. Read
the review here.
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INTERVIEWS OF 2004
As 2004 comes to a close, we
invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy the author interviews
that were featured throughout the year on Bookreporter.com.
This is a great way to catch up on the discussions you may
have missed --- and to re-read what some of your favorite
authors had to say about their books.
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