Book Reviews

Hannibal By Thomas Harris

  You remember Hannibal Lecter: gentleman, genius, cannibal. Seven years have passed since Dr. Lecter escaped from custody. And for seven years he's been at large, free to savor the scents, the essences, of an unguarded world. But intruders have entered Dr. Lecter's sanctuary, piercing his new identitiy, sensing the evil that surrounds him
   For the millionaire Hannibal left maimed, for a corrupt Italian policeman, and for FBI agent Clarice Starling, who once stood before Lecter and who has never been the same, the hunt for Hannibal Lecter has begun. All of them, in there separate ways, want to find Dr. Lecter. And all three will get their wish. But only one will live long enough to savor the reward....

  The best of the Thomas Harris' trilogy, endlessly frightening. Without a doubt the best and most shocking ending I have yet to read. Sense assaulting read...

The Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver

  Detective Lincoln Rhyme, the foremost criminalist in the NYPD, joins his beautiful protege, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer - an ingenious killer who changes his appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. So far, they have only one clue: the assasin has a tattoo on his arm, of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman in front of a coffin
  Rhyme, a quadriplegic from a line-of-duty accident, must rely on his wits and Sachs's intuition to track the elusive murderer through the subways, parks, and the airports of an ever-tumultuous New York City, knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again...

  As good as it gets in the Lincoln Rhyme series, gripping suspense and trademark plot twists, along with a brilliant driven hero makes for an outstanding read...

A Painted House by John Grisham

  Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers, and two very dangerous men, came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke's world. A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. A fatherless baby is born... and someone has begun furtively painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleeming white. And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives and change his family and his town forever....

  Was really taken off guard by this novel. Went into the read expecting the legal thriller Mr. Grisham is known for and came out with a story of childhood memories of life in the cotton fields. Excellent story and some great characters...

True Justice by Robert K. Tanenbaum

  For butch Karp, chief assistant district attorney for New York County, the nightmare begins when a shocking act of negligence results in the death of a newborn. Goaded by the media and the public outcry for blood, Karp's boss, D.A. Jack Keegan, orders the prosecution of the baby's fifteen-year-old Hispanic mother.
  Butch's wife, Marlene Ciampi, is taking on an equally unspeakable tragedy following her recent return to law. With Butch and Marlene squaring off on oppsite sides of an incendiary national debate, things couldn't get more tense... until an astonishing turn of events puts yheir daughter, Lucy, at the center of a horrifying crime...

  Vintage Tanenbaum. One of my favorite series. Well written and fast-paced. Can never go wrong with Tanenbaum. Will see many of his works here ...

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

  A young FBI trainee, An evil genius locked away for unspeakable crimes. A plunge into the darkest chambers of a psycopath's mind. In the deadly search for a serial killer. Introducing Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, recruited to help solve the inexplicable crimes of a serial killer, who in turn, relies on information fed by Dr.Hannibal Lecter....

  Actually read this second part of the trilogy last, thus the familiar characters and initial introductions to them helped make for an interesting read, Always amazed by Harris's grasp of Lecter...

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