Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

November 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
Master thief and con artist Locke Lamora is back with his steadfast sidekick Jean Tannen, both set to pull off the scheme of a lifetime when they are coerced into becoming–pirates?
Review:
Red Seas Under Red Skies is the follow up to Scott Lynch’s debut The Lies of Locke Lamora, a smash hit which placed a Sopranos-esque [...]

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Tags: American Literature

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

November 18th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
Aimless Tom Ripley has been dispatched to Italy to bring feckless playboy Dickie Greenleaf home, but when Dickie rejects Tom’s friendship, Tom chooses a darker course.
Review:
I have read and enjoyed several books by Highsmith, but stayed away from the Ripley books because in the crime and mystery genres, I tend not to like the recurring [...]

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Tags: British Literature

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by Ruth Rendell

November 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A con man, an obsessive-compulsive, and a closeted Member of Parliament become locked together by circumstance and lies.
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Tags: British Literature