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Books read, 2005: Part 1
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Shadow Boxer: A Billy Nichols NovelShadow Boxer: A Billy Nichols Novel by Eddie Muller
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2nd Billy Nichols. Nichols helps the man he put in jail and tries to unravel business fraud. Mystery/Sports/business (4.19; 1/4/05)
Relic (Pendergast, Book 1)Relic (Pendergast, Book 1) by Douglas Preston
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1st in the series. A killer is loose in a museum in NYC. Thriller (Later a movie) (4.27; 1/10/05)
By Order of the PresidentBy Order of the President by W. E. B. Griffin
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1st in the series. An airplane is stolen, and the U.S. President uses this theft as an opportunity to examine the various intelligence agencies. Spy (4.40; 1/11/05)
Homeward BoundHomeward Bound by Harry Turtledove
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8th Worldwar & Colonization book. Humans arrive on a spaceship over the alien invaders homeworld. SF (4.28; 1/20/05)
The Raising of a President: The Mothers and Fathers of Our Nation's LeadersThe Raising of a President: The Mothers and Fathers of Our Nation's Leaders by Doug Wead
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Nonfiction. Politics (4.30; 1/25/05)
The ReaperThe Reaper by Peter Lovesey
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A priest really likes his job, and will not let anything or anyone remove him. Murder Mystery. (4.19; 1/28/05)
The False Inspector DewThe False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey
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A man and woman plan on killing the man's wife while on a transatlantic ship. The man travels under the name "Dew," and is asked to investigate a murder on-board ship as Inspector Dew. (4.38; 2/1/05)
The Cat Who Went BananasThe Cat Who Went Bananas by Lilian Jackson Braun
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27th Cat Who book. A play, a new bookstore and various deaths occur in Moose County. Mystery. (4.15; 2/1/05)
Hercules Text (Ace Science Fiction Special)Hercules Text (Ace Science Fiction Special) by Jack McDevitt
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A signal is received from an alien source. Scientists try to decipher the text, and international relations become tense. SF (3.93; 2/6/05)
The ProjectThe Project by Zev Chafets
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The Speaker of the House assumes the Presidency after the President & VP die, & now is running for election himself. As the first jewish US President, the Israeli PM's reaction is odd. (4.22; 2/8/05)
It's Not Funny If I Have to Explain It: A Dilbert TreasuryIt's Not Funny If I Have to Explain It: A Dilbert Treasury by Scott Adams
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Dilbert book. (4.22; 2/9/05)
Inside TrackInside Track by John Francome
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A former champion jockey tries to adjust to life now that he has been released from prison. Sports/Mystery. (4.22; 2/14/05)
The BrokerThe Broker by John Grisham
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In the wanning hours of a detested President's term in office, a man is pardoned. That man is watched by the CIA to see who kills him first. Spy/Political (4.20; 2/18/05)
The President's AssassinThe President's Assassin by Brian Haig
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5th Major Sean Drummond book. Drummond helps investigate the death of the White House Chief of Staff, & the $100 million bounty on the President. Thriller (4.38; 2/22/05)
Polaris (Alex Benedict)Polaris (Alex Benedict) by Jack McDevitt
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2nd Benedict book. The passenagers on-board the spaceship Polaris disappear. Years later, someone bombs the artifacts that were to be displayed. SF(4.13; 2/25/05)
An Animated Death In Burbank: A Detective Sandra Cameron Mystery (Detective Sandra Cameron Mysteries)An Animated Death In Burbank: A Detective Sandra Cameron Mystery (Detective Sandra Cameron Mysteries) by Mr. Michael Joens
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1st Cameron & Rigby book. Deaths in the film animation business are investigated. Murder Mystery. (4.22; 3/2/05)
The Seven HillsThe Seven Hills by John Maddox Roberts
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2nd in the series. The war between Rome & Carthage continues, with Romans marching through the Middle East, & in Egypt a 100 years after Carthage was destroyed in our world. Alt History. 4.64; 3/4/05
The Last Templar (A Medieval West Country Mystery)The Last Templar (A Medieval West Country Mystery) by Michael Jecks
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1st in the Templar series. Murder is investigated in Medieval England. Historical/Muder/Mystery. (4.24; 3/8/05)
Double IndemnityDouble Indemnity by James M. Cain
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An insurance salesman helps a wife kill her husband. Mystery. (Later a movie) (4.38; 3/9/05)
Against the Tide (The Council Wars)Against the Tide (The Council Wars) by John Ringo
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3rd in the Council Wars Series. The battle between the United Free States and Ropasa continues in the air, on/in the water and on the land. SF/War. (4.31; 3/15/05)
Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime)Grifter's Game (Hard Case Crime) by Lawrence Block
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1961 novel reprinted in 2004 (aka "Mona"). A drifter/con-man steals some bags at a train station & falls for the wife of the bags owner. They decide to kill the husband. Murder Mystery. 4.33; 3/17/05
Blood Reins: A Detective Sandra Cameron Mystery (Detective Sandra Cameron Mysteries)Blood Reins: A Detective Sandra Cameron Mystery (Detective Sandra Cameron Mysteries) by Mr. Michael Joens
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2nd in the Cameron & Rigby series. Death in the horse breeding world. Murder Mystery (4.15; 3/22/05)
Year of the Hyenas: A Novel of Murder in Ancient EgyptYear of the Hyenas: A Novel of Murder in Ancient Egypt by Brad Geagley
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A former Clerk of Investigations & Secrets investigates the death of an old female priest. Historical/murder mystery. (4.44; 3/24/05)
The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder Mysteries)The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder Mysteries) by Lawrence Block
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1st Matthew Scudder book. Scudder is asked to investigate the life of a murdered daughter. Mystery (4.22; 3/24/05)
Old Man's WarOld Man's War by John Scalzi
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The SF story of earthlings that join the space military at the age of 75. SF. (4.15; 3/28/05)