Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass market, 344 pages, 2004 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: Getting in my Evanovich fix while I wait to get my hands on Ten Big Ones. Synopsis: Jamie Swift, editor of a small-town newspaper, discovers that a series of murders being committed seem to be linked to the personals section she’s recently […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass market), 321 pages, 1992 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: A recommendation over at BookCrazy. Synopsis: Cliff Janeway is a tough-guy cop with an unexpected passion for collectible books. When a bookscout, Bobby Westfall, is found murdered, Janeway is positive it was the rich but violent Jackie Newton. But […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass market, 351 pages, 2002 Rating: 7/10 Reason for Reading: I needed a light mystery to break up some heavier reads, and this series seems to be pretty popular, so I thought I’d check it out. Synopsis: Caterer Goldy Schulz accepts a job from an old classmate from college, Barry Dean, working […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass market, 372 pages, 1998 Rating: 6/10 Reason for Reading: My mom passed this one on to me; I wanted something quick to read. Synopsis: A series of murders are being committed, and the only tie appears to be that three beautiful 20-something women, Ashely, Toni, and Alette, who each knew one […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass-market), 698 pages, 1997 Rating: 7/10 Reason for Reading: Raves from a number of sources. Synopsis: A blend of murder, mystery, treason, love, and science, four men tell their side of a mysterious tale set in 17th century England in which motives for a man’s death are numerous and […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass market), 312 pages, 2003 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: Latest in the Plum series. Synopsis: Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back with her partner, the ex-hooker Lula, as well as the mysterious Ranger, and the handsome cop Joe Morelli, who seems to be, more or less, her boyfriend. […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 226 pages, 2002 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: Longlisted for the 2003 Booker prize. Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Christopher, the narrator of the book, is autistic ‘ unable to comprehend human emotions, but absolutely brilliant mathematically and scientifically. When Christopher finds a neighbour’s dog murdered with a pitchfork, he decides […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass market), 454 pages, 2003 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: One of 2003’s big (if not biggest) buzz books. Synopsis: Robert Langdon, a symbologist, is called to the scene of a murder in the Louvre after disturbing codes are found on and around the dead body. With the help […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass market, 301 pages, 2003 Rating: 7/10 Reason for Reading: I was hearing so-so things about this one, but I liked Forty Words For Sorrow enough to read it anyway. Synopsis: In this second book of the John Cardinal series, a warm spell in the middle of January brings […]