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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookNovember 22, 2010

The book follows a young boy named Daniel and has possibly one of the best literary inventions of the decade the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”.

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Templar Salvation by Raymond Khoury
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Templar Salvation by Raymond Khoury

Man of la BookNovember 10, 2010

Conrad, one of the last of the Templars must save several crates. Archeologist Tess Chaykin is forced by a mysterious man to solve Conrad’s mystery 700 years

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Book Review: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
4 Stars Classics Fiction

Book Review: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Man of la BookOctober 27, 2010

Hartright, the one who is doing the investigation, doesn’t only talk to witnesses, but also minor characters who can give him background information

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Book Review: The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard

Man of la BookOctober 15, 2010

The story is readable, literary, the characters are well drawn and the mischief and mayhem which can gives small towns their unique characteristics are felt

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Book Review: The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith
3 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith

Man of la BookOctober 13, 2010

The book broadens the moral scope of the protagonist, questioning his share of the collective guilt of institutionalized oppression against your own people

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Book Review: The English Assassin by Daniel Silva
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The English Assassin by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookOctober 11, 2010

reluctant Israeli spy, Gabriel Allon, is joined by a world famous woman, this time though she is a violinist named Anna Rolfe, on his adventures

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Book Review: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
5 Stars Fiction

Book Review: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

Man of la BookOctober 1, 2010

A tightly woven fictional story taking place in old-school Russia where Big Brother is everywhere and a fabricated incriminating charge is just a step away

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Book Review: Devil’s Garden by Ace Atkins
5 Stars Historical Fiction

Book Review: Devil’s Garden by Ace Atkins

Man of la BookSeptember 20, 2010

Recounts the events in 1921, San Francisco, movie star Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle held a weekend of drunkenness orgy and debauchery, killing Virginia Rappe

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Book Review: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva
5 Stars Fiction Historical Fiction

Book Review: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookSeptember 8, 2010

A fictional, fast paced page turner, set mostly in days preceding the Normandy invasion in WWII. The story’s unlikely hero is recruited by Churchill for MI5.

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Book Review: The Confirmation by Ralph Reed
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Confirmation by Ralph Reed

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2010

What I found enjoyable in “The Confirmation” was the inside knowledge on how decisions were made, regardless of the politics of parties (the liberal left are the opposition)

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