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In the Woods by Tana French

In the Woods By: Tana French 0143113496 Published by: Penguin (Non-Classics) Genre: Pages: 464 Author’s Website: http://tanafrench.com/ Author’s Twitter: Synopsis {from the author’s site} As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children …

Freakshow by Bryan Smith

  The Freakshow By: Bryan Smith 0843958278 Published by: Leisure Books Genre: Pages: 324 Author’s Website: http://thehorrorofbryansmith.blogspot.com/ Author’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bryansmith Recommendable for people who: like bizarro, splatterpunk, horror Synopsis {from the back cover}: The Flaherty Brothers Traveling Carnivale and Freakshow has rolled into Pleasant Hills, Tennessee, and the quiet little …

the Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help By: Kathryn Stockett 0399155341 Published by: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam Genre: fiction Pages: 464 Author’s Website: http://www.kathrynstockett.com/ Author’s Twitter:  n/a Author’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathryn-Stockett-THE-HELP/73669783277?ref=ts MOVIE TIE-IN: In production by Dreamworks AWARDS: 2010 Indies Choice Book of the Year – Adult Debut 2010 Southern Independent Booksellers Association’s Book of the Year …

Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs

  Bare Bones : A Novel By: Kathy Reichs 0743233468 Published by: Scribner Genre: Pages: 320 Author’s Website: http://www.kathyreichs.com/ Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/kathyreichs Author’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KathyReichs Recommendable for people who:  enjoy mystery, crime drama, suspense, and the tv show BONES.  🙂 Synopsis {from the authors site}: She works with the dead, …

Beyond the Body Farm by Dr Bill Bass

  Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science By: Bill Bass 0060875291 Published by: William Morrow Genre: Pages: 304 Author’s Website: http://www.jeffersonbass.com/ Author’s Twitter: n/a Recommendable for people who: are interested in True Crime, “csi type” NON-FICTION,  educational, forensics   …

The Limit by Kristen Landon

Book Received:  Jan 11 2011 Book Reviewed:  Jan 18 2011 The Limit By: Kristen Landon 1442402717 Published by: Aladdin Genre: Pages: 304 Author’s Website: http://www.kristenlandon.com/ Author’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kristen-Landon/44925881848 Recommendable for: Young readers ages 10-15 who enjoy suspense Synopsis: An eighth grade girl was taken today . . . With this …

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

  Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter By: Seth Grahame-Smith 0446563080 Published by: Grand Central Publishing Genre: Pages: 336 Author’s Website: n/a Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/sethgs Recommendable for people who: Like Vampire stories, Historical Fiction, Lincoln Brief synopsis: Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a …

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

   The Graveyard Book (Hardcover) By: Neil Gaiman (Author) Dave Mckean (Illustrator) Published by: HarperCollins Genre:  YA Fiction Pages:  312 Author’s Website: http://www.neilgaiman.com/ Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself Recommendable for people who: enjoy fiction, YA, ghost tales Watch Gaiman Read this entire book! http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx Winner of the 2009 Newbery Medal, Hugo Award, …

Horns: A Novel by Joe Hill

Book Read: March 25, 2010 Horns: A Novel By: Joe Hill 0061147958 Published by: William Morrow Genre: Pages: 384 Author’s Website:  http://joehillfiction.com Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/joe_hill Recommendable for people who: People who like fantasy/thriller… Good vs. Evil fiction Synopsis: {from Joe Hills website} At first Ig thought the horns were a …

The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing

  The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing By: Allen C. Kupfer 0765310120 Published by: Forge Books Genre: Historical Fiction, Vampire Pages: 208 Author’s Website: Author’s Twitter: Recommendable for people who: I dunno, people who read everything on vampires maybe.  Van Helsing buffs. Synopsis: Professor Abraham Van Helsing was the …