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63. Elizabeth Kostova – The Historian - The book begins with a daughter's discover in her father's library of a medieval book that is blank with the exception of a woodcut of a dragon in the middle as well as a group of old letters that are addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor." The story is about her father, Paul, who received this book as a graduate student and the search of his mentor who suddenly disappeared. It leads into a story, combing eastern Europe and the discovery that there really was a Vlad Dracula who is still plaguing the world. It is up to Paul, and his daughter eventually, to find Vlad and stop him. This book was exquisite. Kostova goes into such incredible character detail that you feel like you've been best friends with them all your life. Plus the descriptions of the lands visited are also phenomenal. I highly recommend it.
64. Mercedes Lackey – By The Sword - This is the story of Kerowyn, one of Lackey's most colorful characters. She is the granddaughter of Kethry (from the Oathbound series) but unlike her legendary grandmother, she is stuck working in the kitchens of her father's keep leading a very tiring and boring life. That all changed when raiders crashed her brother's wedding party, which killed most of the men (including her father) and the bride was kidnapped. Since no one else was able to go after the bride, she set out to stop the raiders with the aid of her grandmother, who she knew little about. She successfully stops the raiders and rescues the bride, but the people at the keep don't know how to treat her. The men were unaccustomed to having a woman doing their job and the women were scared of her. So she goes to her grandmother's to get training from her. However, Kero has no strong magical ability so she is trained by the sword-sworn partner of Kethry, Tarma. After her training she joins a mercenary group and travels around as a paid sword. Eventually she is called upon to help Valdemar, a country she knows little about, in a war against Harse. What she doesn't know is how much this is going to affect her future. Another great book by Lackey, but you really need to read all of these in order or you won't have a clue as to what is going on.
65. J.D. Robb – Conspiracy in Death - Eve Dallas is brought into a series of murders where organs have been removed from people with surgical precision and the people are left for dead. However, the black market for organs faded out a long time ago and the organs that were stolen were in horrible condition. Eve needs to figure out what the murder or murderers are after before any more people are killed. Another enjoyable book by Robb.
66. Lisa Scottoline – Everywhere That Mary Went - I've read a couple of her books lately but after realizing the same characters are in all her books, I decided to read her first one. I read this a long time ago and forgot most of the details. In this one, Mary DiNunzio, a young lawyer working her way up in one of Philadelphia's top defense law firms, is being stalked. Since she is hoping to make partner in the law firm soon, she doesn't want to jeopardize her chances by going to the police and possibly involving the firm in her private life. However, as time goes on, she realizes that the stalker might have been involved in the "accidental" death of her husband a year ago, and now may be out to kill her as well. Great book and I love the author.
67. Karen Slaughter – Blindsighted - Local pediatrician and town coroner, Dr. Sara Linton, finds herself in the middle of a serial killer's spree when two local women are found raped, tortured, and left in religiously significant poses. What she soon realizes is that eventually the killer will come looking for her. Great first book and I recommend it if you enjoy a medical examiner type of mystery.
68. Lewis Perdue – Daughter of God - I decided to read these two books by Perdue after I read that he was suing Dan Brown (author of the DaVinci Code), saying that Brown stole his ideas from these two books. In this one, Zoe Ridgeway, an art historian and broker, is dragged into a huge conspiracy that may destroy Western Civilization: a former Nazi plunderer and collector informs her that he has proof of a female messiah from the third century that the Vatican has covered up. Her and her husband become entangled in a fight including the Vatican and the Russian Mafia not only for the proof but for their lives as well. A rather good book and it was worth reading.
69. Lewis Perdue – Da Vinci Legacy - When his oil magnate boss purchases a DaVinci Codex, he enlists the aid of, Vance Erikson, professional geologist and amateur DaVinci scholar to examine it. When Erikson discovers that first few pages of the book are forgeries, he sets off to Europe to find the real pages. However, there are others who are searching for the original pages as well since they may contain information on how to build the most powerful weapon man has ever known. This too was an excellent book, but after reading both of these, I don't think Perdue has a foot to stand on in court. I think they were both worth reading on their own and if you liked Dan Brown's book, you should like these since they are just as fact filled and action packed.
70. Linda Fairstein – Final Jeopardy - Fairstein is a former ADA for the City of New York and her background and expertise really shines in her first book. Her main character is Alexandra Cooper, the ADA for the Special Crimes Unit. This time a friend of hers, famous and beautiful actress Isabella Lascar, is found murdered outside of Alex's Vineyard retreat. Alex is pulled into a plot where she isn't sure she was the intended victim or if Isabella was. A really good book and I can't wait to read the rest of her Alexandra Cooper stories.
71. Jacqueline Carey – Godslayer, Book Two of The Sundering - In this continuation of The Sundering series, Satoris the Sunderer and his Three finally come face to face with his challengers on and off the battlefield. This book surprised me because the protagonists (Satoris, Tanaros, et al) are considered the "evil guys" by most of the world but the author has them framed as...well...the protagonists, so you develop a relationship and sympathy for the characters. However at the end, they lose terribly and most of them die. Not my favorite way to have a book end. I'm not enjoying this series very much (her first one was SO much better).
72. Paul Di Filippo – Fractal Paisleys - When I went looking for some humorous sci fi on a library web page, this book came up. It's a collection of short stories that explain why the dinosaurs REALLY disappeared, why there is a talking moosehead in a Rhode Island bar, and how the Brady Bunch became our new sky for a while. It's really an interesting and eclectic bunch of stories. A bit weird and dated at times, but I really enjoyed it.
64. Mercedes Lackey – By The Sword - This is the story of Kerowyn, one of Lackey's most colorful characters. She is the granddaughter of Kethry (from the Oathbound series) but unlike her legendary grandmother, she is stuck working in the kitchens of her father's keep leading a very tiring and boring life. That all changed when raiders crashed her brother's wedding party, which killed most of the men (including her father) and the bride was kidnapped. Since no one else was able to go after the bride, she set out to stop the raiders with the aid of her grandmother, who she knew little about. She successfully stops the raiders and rescues the bride, but the people at the keep don't know how to treat her. The men were unaccustomed to having a woman doing their job and the women were scared of her. So she goes to her grandmother's to get training from her. However, Kero has no strong magical ability so she is trained by the sword-sworn partner of Kethry, Tarma. After her training she joins a mercenary group and travels around as a paid sword. Eventually she is called upon to help Valdemar, a country she knows little about, in a war against Harse. What she doesn't know is how much this is going to affect her future. Another great book by Lackey, but you really need to read all of these in order or you won't have a clue as to what is going on.
65. J.D. Robb – Conspiracy in Death - Eve Dallas is brought into a series of murders where organs have been removed from people with surgical precision and the people are left for dead. However, the black market for organs faded out a long time ago and the organs that were stolen were in horrible condition. Eve needs to figure out what the murder or murderers are after before any more people are killed. Another enjoyable book by Robb.
66. Lisa Scottoline – Everywhere That Mary Went - I've read a couple of her books lately but after realizing the same characters are in all her books, I decided to read her first one. I read this a long time ago and forgot most of the details. In this one, Mary DiNunzio, a young lawyer working her way up in one of Philadelphia's top defense law firms, is being stalked. Since she is hoping to make partner in the law firm soon, she doesn't want to jeopardize her chances by going to the police and possibly involving the firm in her private life. However, as time goes on, she realizes that the stalker might have been involved in the "accidental" death of her husband a year ago, and now may be out to kill her as well. Great book and I love the author.
67. Karen Slaughter – Blindsighted - Local pediatrician and town coroner, Dr. Sara Linton, finds herself in the middle of a serial killer's spree when two local women are found raped, tortured, and left in religiously significant poses. What she soon realizes is that eventually the killer will come looking for her. Great first book and I recommend it if you enjoy a medical examiner type of mystery.
68. Lewis Perdue – Daughter of God - I decided to read these two books by Perdue after I read that he was suing Dan Brown (author of the DaVinci Code), saying that Brown stole his ideas from these two books. In this one, Zoe Ridgeway, an art historian and broker, is dragged into a huge conspiracy that may destroy Western Civilization: a former Nazi plunderer and collector informs her that he has proof of a female messiah from the third century that the Vatican has covered up. Her and her husband become entangled in a fight including the Vatican and the Russian Mafia not only for the proof but for their lives as well. A rather good book and it was worth reading.
69. Lewis Perdue – Da Vinci Legacy - When his oil magnate boss purchases a DaVinci Codex, he enlists the aid of, Vance Erikson, professional geologist and amateur DaVinci scholar to examine it. When Erikson discovers that first few pages of the book are forgeries, he sets off to Europe to find the real pages. However, there are others who are searching for the original pages as well since they may contain information on how to build the most powerful weapon man has ever known. This too was an excellent book, but after reading both of these, I don't think Perdue has a foot to stand on in court. I think they were both worth reading on their own and if you liked Dan Brown's book, you should like these since they are just as fact filled and action packed.
70. Linda Fairstein – Final Jeopardy - Fairstein is a former ADA for the City of New York and her background and expertise really shines in her first book. Her main character is Alexandra Cooper, the ADA for the Special Crimes Unit. This time a friend of hers, famous and beautiful actress Isabella Lascar, is found murdered outside of Alex's Vineyard retreat. Alex is pulled into a plot where she isn't sure she was the intended victim or if Isabella was. A really good book and I can't wait to read the rest of her Alexandra Cooper stories.
71. Jacqueline Carey – Godslayer, Book Two of The Sundering - In this continuation of The Sundering series, Satoris the Sunderer and his Three finally come face to face with his challengers on and off the battlefield. This book surprised me because the protagonists (Satoris, Tanaros, et al) are considered the "evil guys" by most of the world but the author has them framed as...well...the protagonists, so you develop a relationship and sympathy for the characters. However at the end, they lose terribly and most of them die. Not my favorite way to have a book end. I'm not enjoying this series very much (her first one was SO much better).
72. Paul Di Filippo – Fractal Paisleys - When I went looking for some humorous sci fi on a library web page, this book came up. It's a collection of short stories that explain why the dinosaurs REALLY disappeared, why there is a talking moosehead in a Rhode Island bar, and how the Brady Bunch became our new sky for a while. It's really an interesting and eclectic bunch of stories. A bit weird and dated at times, but I really enjoyed it.
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