66 reviews tagged with "fiction, thriller, action"

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Dissolution by C J Sansom

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Set in England at the time of King Henry VIII and his dissolution of the monasteries, this murder mystery starts with the sending of lawyer and reformist Matthew Shardlake to a Benedictine monastery where the previous commissioner had been found...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 25 Aug 2008.

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Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman

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Usual murder mystery fiction featuring psychologist Alex Delaware partnered with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. Grand easy holiday read that raced along but the plot I shall probably have forgotten by vacation's end. #book #fiction

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 20 Aug 2008.

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Pineapple Express (2008)

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google_ad_section_start After Seth Rogen and his buddy Evan Goldberg wrote the script for Superbad when they were 15 years old, they also were itching to write a script for an action movie, but with a twist. Nobody has done this before: if an action...

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Reviewed by Maxim via on 13 Aug 2008.

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The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008)

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google_ad_section_start Brendan Fraser returns to movie theaters for another adventure as intrepid explorer Rick O'Connell. The plot : Rick and Eve O'Connell spend the fortune they earned in the past two adventures in after-war...

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Reviewed by Maxim via on 03 Aug 2008.

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The Ghost by Robert Harris

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I really enjoyed this novel, a total page turner that raced along. It's narrated by the ghost writer of the former British prime minister, who's brought in on the project after the sudden death of the first writer. The ex PM Adam Lang and his wife Ruth...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Aug 2008.

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Double Fault by Lionel Shriver

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So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Jul 2008.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

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google_ad_section_start Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) poster Director of the original 2004 Hellboy, as well as 3-Oscar-winning Pan's Labyrinth and Blade, Guillermo Del Toro has written and directed this sequel. The plot : Everything is...

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Reviewed by Maxim via on 16 Jul 2008.

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