Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Top 50 Mystery Books 41- 50 Black Book Bingo
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41. Firewall by Henning Mankell
Seemingly unrelated acts of violence in the town of Ystad, southern Sweden are part of a conspiracy in cyber terrorism targeted to collapse the world's financial system.
42. Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone
A thrilling account of FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone working undercover in the Mafia for six years. The book reveals that nothing is honorable or glamorous in the mob. Pistone's extremely dangerous undercover work resulted in over 100 convictions. Amazing that he survived his assignment!
43. A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
Teddy obsessed with Francine after meeting her at art school, equally vile Julia, Francine's stepmother, a psychologist of such immense and malevolent ineptness, and a bright red, lovingly restored Edsel, which becomes a hearse.
44. Devil's Corner by Lisa Scottoline
Inspired by a real-life drug trafficking case. While Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti is interviewing an informant, he and her partner are shot. Vicki's gutsy investigation of the two deaths leads her to "Devil's Corner", a drug-riddled neighborhood in Philadelphia.
45. Roseanna by Maj Sjowall / Per Wahloo
Written from a left-wing political perspective, the novel portrays the
social and political climate of Sweden in the late 1960s and 1970s. Fortunately, the political propaganda is packaged in intelligent suspense and a plot populated by authentic characters.
46. The Locked Room by Maj Sjowall / Per Wahloo
In this crime novel the police force is understaffed, incompetent and poorly motivated. Their investigation of a series of bank burglaries ends in a pathetic disaster, typical for the social condition in Sweden during the late 1960s.
47. The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield
Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates in a world defined by social and cultural tensions between white ranchers and aborigines.
48. The House of Stairs by Barbara Vine
Both Vetch and Sanger became part of the same Sixties clique of young Londoners, centered around an older, wealthy, and foolishly generous woman who was looking for lost youth (and young men). There is an ominous undertone here.
49. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
In a sardonic but gentle tone, with great humor, Death conveys the life of Liesel Meminger, a child of 9 years, living in a foster family with her sarcastic step mother and loving step father. Set in Nazi Germany Liesel is saved by the books she is stealing - and, ultimately, by the one she is writing herself.
50. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
A brutal murder and an unexpected blizzard bring in the vacationing Hercule Poirot. When he determines that the corpse was a renowned child kidnapper/killer, he begins to wonder about connections between the passengers and the victim.
41. Firewall by Henning Mankell
Seemingly unrelated acts of violence in the town of Ystad, southern Sweden are part of a conspiracy in cyber terrorism targeted to collapse the world's financial system.
42. Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone
A thrilling account of FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone working undercover in the Mafia for six years. The book reveals that nothing is honorable or glamorous in the mob. Pistone's extremely dangerous undercover work resulted in over 100 convictions. Amazing that he survived his assignment!
43. A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
Teddy obsessed with Francine after meeting her at art school, equally vile Julia, Francine's stepmother, a psychologist of such immense and malevolent ineptness, and a bright red, lovingly restored Edsel, which becomes a hearse.
44. Devil's Corner by Lisa Scottoline
Inspired by a real-life drug trafficking case. While Assistant U.S. Attorney Vicki Allegretti is interviewing an informant, he and her partner are shot. Vicki's gutsy investigation of the two deaths leads her to "Devil's Corner", a drug-riddled neighborhood in Philadelphia.
45. Roseanna by Maj Sjowall / Per Wahloo
Written from a left-wing political perspective, the novel portrays the
social and political climate of Sweden in the late 1960s and 1970s. Fortunately, the political propaganda is packaged in intelligent suspense and a plot populated by authentic characters.
46. The Locked Room by Maj Sjowall / Per Wahloo
In this crime novel the police force is understaffed, incompetent and poorly motivated. Their investigation of a series of bank burglaries ends in a pathetic disaster, typical for the social condition in Sweden during the late 1960s.
47. The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield
Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates in a world defined by social and cultural tensions between white ranchers and aborigines.
48. The House of Stairs by Barbara Vine
Both Vetch and Sanger became part of the same Sixties clique of young Londoners, centered around an older, wealthy, and foolishly generous woman who was looking for lost youth (and young men). There is an ominous undertone here.
49. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
In a sardonic but gentle tone, with great humor, Death conveys the life of Liesel Meminger, a child of 9 years, living in a foster family with her sarcastic step mother and loving step father. Set in Nazi Germany Liesel is saved by the books she is stealing - and, ultimately, by the one she is writing herself.
50. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
A brutal murder and an unexpected blizzard bring in the vacationing Hercule Poirot. When he determines that the corpse was a renowned child kidnapper/killer, he begins to wonder about connections between the passengers and the victim.
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