Review:Having read some of the author's short stories and loved them, and being a fan of all forms of science-fiction, I snatched up "Accelerando" when I saw it in a store. I took it on holiday with me, where in two weeks I read seven books. At the start of the holiday, I read the first 100 pages of "Accelerando". On the plane trip home, with nothing to read, but I left the book unfinished.

Despite the enthusiasm with which the author writes, and the great dialogue and narrative, the story ju... Read more

Review:Martin Cruz Smith is a former journalist and magazine editor. "Red Square" is his third novel - after " Gorky Park " and "Polar Star" - to feature Arkady Renko and was first published in 1992.

Renko, the hero, works as an Investigator with Moscow's militia - more or less the standard police force - and has something of a chequered career. Never a truly 'practising' member of the Party, Renko hasn't always been thought highly of by those in authority. He has always wanted to catch the peop... Read more

Review:In "Red Gold," the fifth book of his loosely-connected Night Soldiers novels - all of which have featured different protagonists - author Alan Furst breaks form and returns us to the world of Jean Casson, the character at the center of the preceding volume, "The World at Night."

It is late 1941, and having, in the name of love, forfeited a chance to escape occupied France, former film producer Casson is living on the margins of Paris under an assumed name. He has lost the woman for whom h... Read more

Review:I LOVE KARIN SLAUGHER, SHE NEVER WRITES ANY THING I DO NOT LIKE. I READ THIS BOOK IN ONE FULL DAY. COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN. I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER BOOK WITH TRENT IN IT. VERY VERY GOOD READING. READING TAKES YOUR TROUBLES AWAY. SO BUY AN ENJOY I SURE DID. Read more

Review:The book starts with a detailed rape scene, which bothered me to the degree that I couldn't sleep that night after reading it. Then as the story progressed C.J. chose such an unethical path that I remained uncomfortable as time went on, and looked for what should have been an amazing solution. However, there was not, so she remains a very flawed main character. It is very well written, but I guess it is a genre not for me. I had already ordered the next two books in the series and do not wan... Read more

Review:Poison is the 17th entry in John Lescroart's long running Dismas Hardy series.

A former client of Dismas has been charged with murder. Her employer has been poisoned - and she stands to benefit from the will. But, there are a myriad of other suspects. It's a family business and any of the man's relatives had an opportunity to kill him. And as Dismas digs into their lives, looking to clear his client, he discovers they all have secrets - and motives.

I've always enjoyed Dismas as a ... Read more

Review:My husband and I adore John Lescroart, have read every one of his novels and look forward to every new one. I can't begin to describe our disappointment in "Fatal". We forced ourselves to read 8 chapters (4 more than we wanted to) before we gave up. Expecting a finely-woven murder mystery with interesting characters and plot twists, we were met with infidelity, sex and lies from unlikeable characters ad nauseum. There are other writers who can give us this sort of story if we were interested. In... Read more

Review:I only finished this book because I started it. There are instances where the writing doesn't make logical sense and what he describes in one sentence contradicts what he said in a previous one. I know it's fiction, but this was a waste of money. Read more

Review:Ripping good read. Fast paced, tightly plotted and well written. Classic anti-hero protagonist reminiscent of Mike Harmon, protagonist of John Ringo's "Paladin of Shadows" series. Bunker is a man with a past, trying to atone for that past. Read more

Review:Looks like negative reviews get voted down here, but I'll risk it. I read Hell Ship and liked it, so tried this one. I found this one just way too far-fetched at so many turns. If you like old spy movies where the villian captures the hero and then invites him to the dinner table to tell him all about his evil plan then you're in for a treat. If you want a story where Navy SEALs actually act like highly trained commandos, instead of constantly stumbling into danger with little more reaction than... Read more