Christina Skye has a variety of books styles-
here's a listing of her books and plot descriptions -
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/christina-skye/


Her Code Name series is about "enhanced" navy seals/special ops teams {telepathically, physically and mentally}
for mature readers - descriptive romantic encounters


Oh I really like that site - just click a letter for a list of authors with last names starting with that letter.

I love that the year the books were published is given also - easier to read the series in order


Richard "D i c k" Francis is one of my old time favs {he's an ex jockey} so many of his books are set in and about the racing scene. mystery - murder, crime

I have to agree about the web site. I have it bookmarked. When I found the site I started a spreadsheet that I take with me to the library so that I don't get out of sequence on the series that I read!

It's also got a section on the bottom of the page where it shows if you like the author you're looking at you might also like these authors. I've found a couple of new authors that way. It sounds like most everyone on here so far likes edge-of-the-seat suspense, mystery, intrique, that kind of thing. Absolutely my favorite!!!!!

Are the Vince Flynn books any good?? I haven't started reading any of his yet but I do have them on my list. Also, has anyone read the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver? The first book of the series was made into a movie with Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie - The Bone Collector. There are 7 books in that series, but I haven't read any of them yet either.

Vince Flynn series character Mitch Rapp is a CIA undercover operative. There is a lot of intrigue, special OPS stuff, CIA black OPS, covert operations - bombs, airplanes, cool weapons, stuff girls aren't supposed to like! LOL! Oh yeah, I love that stuff, especially with airplanes!

By special request....

a place to talk books and movies!

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I have read a few...Executve Power..great read...loved the character..back in special ops days...jim

I just finished The Collector, by John Fowles. This is an old book, from 1963.
I found it in my husband's book stash....he read it for a college course decades ago. It was very good.

I am now reading Snakes in Suits--
http://books.google.com/books?id=J9m...with-thumbnail

I have read 2 other sociopath/psychopath books, and this one is an extension of those. Dr. Hare is excellent and has opened the definition of psychopathy to a more general occurance. The place where I used to work was fraught with "problems" and this book puts those into an understandable perspective, albeit a disturbing one. The psychopath in the workplace! Cringe! Not all psychopaths end up as serial killers like you see in the media...many are married and have white collar/professional jobs. What they do there at work can be a nightmare!
(Imagine a psychopath with access to DRUGS!)

I also picked up the NEW Nora Roberts/JD Robb... just out...Strangers in Death.
This one is not at all like the preceding one.. much slower going. I actually like this pace a bit better...the last one was TOO rough for me.

This weekend is our library sale... I am itching to go on Sat morning for my vacation stash. LOL

Just saw an enchanting little indy film called Son of Rambow. Really worth the price of admission.

The series No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith....

#9 has just come out, and I found it 1/2 price at Costco.

I just started it...and it proves to be good so far.
The Miracle at Speedy Motors

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/...smith/main.php
This site has beautiful indigenous music too!
The cover of this new book is just beautiful!

It is a nice coincidence too. As I just bought and received some beautiful
Malachite specimens from South Africa!

I watched The Sea Inside, about a man who had spent more than 20 yrs as a quad, fighting for his right to die.

It was beautifully done. Very senisitive to not only the main character - Ramon - and his feelings, but also the feelings of his family, community, and friends.

His lawyers fail to win his case, and one, Julia, who becomes very close as the story unwinds, suffers a few strokes (she has cadasil).

Makes you really think about the quality of life and who should decide what that means - the individual, the law or the loved ones? Julia winds up unable to use her legs, and eventually not much is left of her mind. Unlike Ramon she is unable to say this is not how she wants to live.