Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass-market, 502 pages, 2001 Rating: 7/10 Reason for Reading: The title caught my eye when I was working at a bookstore. Synopsis: Ray, married with a screaming colic baby, has taken a job as a schoolteacher and is quickly discovering real life isn’t quite as much fun as the games he’s played […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass-market), 421 pages, 1997 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I liked The Blue Nowhere so thought I should start Deaver’s Lincoln Rhymes series. Synopsis: Quadriplegic Detective Lincoln Rhymes, able to move only a finger and his head, is discussing assisted suicide with a doctor when the police force asks […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass-market), 326 pages, 2000 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: Recommended at BookCrazy. Synopsis: A number of teenagers in Algonquin Bay have gone missing, and Detective John Cardinal’s worst suspicions are confirmed with the discovery of the first body. Cardinal’s pursuit of the killer is impeded by problems at home, […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass-market paperback, 505 pages, 2001 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: Deaver was recommened at BookCrazy for a good thriller. Synopsis: A cracker with the nickname Phate is using the Internet to collect information on innocent people – so he can then kill them. Baffled at his skill, police spring Wyatt Gillette, super-hacker, […]