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The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker FBI special agent Brad Raines is tracking The Bride Collector who has already killed four beautiful women. The Bride Collector, in his delusional mind, feels he is the chosen one to find and bring the perfect bride to God. The Bride Collector, thus called this because after he is
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The Master Sniper by Stephen Hunter The Master Sniper is a rewarding read. The prose is quick and spry, while the plot is rich enough to keep you guessing until shortly before the end. Mr. Hunter ratchets the tension and suspense perfectly, and the characters are enjoyable and likable—Mr. Hunter does an excellent job of
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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson After the life-changing events of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, journalist Mikael Blomquist and introverted hacker Lisbeth Salander have gone their separate ways: Mikael back to his magazine, and Lisbeth (and her stolen millions) off to travel the world. Salander has cut off all communication
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Is your book introduction designed to seal the sale? Probably not; many open a book to read, see an introduction, yawn, think boring and turn the page. Why, because authors, including myself, have treated the introduction as only a ‘why I wrote the book’ page. Most people don’t care as much ‘why you wrote the
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WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer Blind since birth, teenage mathematical genius Caitlin Dector has compensated quite well for her lack of sight, embracing life online as her way to communicate and keep up with the world. Blessed with a supportive family — even if her mother is overprotective and her father is distant and
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The Cracked Throne by Joshua Palmatier This is an interesting fantasy book, but I don’t know where to shelf it. It’s not a quest. The first was a survival and create a spot for oneself in a cruel world. This book has quite a bit of that feel. The character struggles with personal relationships; sometimes
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Relentless: A Novel by Dean Koontz Conspiracy buffs will enjoy Dean Koontz’s exciting thriller even if the secret society does not ring true and Waxx’s motives never fully surface. Milo in some ways steals the show with his “Inspector Gadget†gizmos that even his parents are awed by him and unsure what he will do
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Monster by A. Lee Martinez And you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole—It’s a venture you won’t want to leave anytime soon. It’s got shades of Douglas Adams only it makes more sense. There are known monsters, there are unknown creations—there are fears, both real and imagined. There’s revenge, there’s the universe spinning on its axis.
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Nights of Villjamur (Legends of the Red Sun 1) by Mark Charan Newton The Jamur Empire sprawls across the Boreal Archipelago and is powerful and rich. However, scientists and cultists (wielders of an ancient, mysterious technology which generate magic-like powers) have warned of the coming of an ice age which will, for a minimum of
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Shambling Towards Hiroshima by James Morrow Summer 1945. No end to the war in the Pacific is in sight. Syms Thorley, a horror movie actor most often seen in a monster-suit or under layers of makeup, is recruited to join the war effort. Thorley joins Project Knickerbocker (but don’t talk about it in public, if