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March 28, 2008

Bookreporter.com Newsletter

March 28, 2008


This Week on Bookreporter.com

Mary Tyler Moore Country...

Bookreporter.com Talks to Lisa Jackson, Author of LOST SOULS

Author Talk: Joseph Wambaugh, Author of HOLLYWOOD CROWS

Author Talk: Lisa Tucker, Author of THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Gregg Olsen, Author of A COLD DARK PLACE

Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Heather Graham, Author of THE DEATH DEALER

Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Karen Robards, Author of GUILTY

Featured Women's Fiction Author: Elizabeth Noble, Author of THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW

Featured One to Watch Author: Linda Francis Lee, Author of THE EX-DEBUTANTE

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Linda Fairstein, Author of KILLER HEAT

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Stephen White, Author of DEAD TIME
Now Available in Paperback: SLIVER OF TRUTH by Lisa Unger

Now Available in Paperback: THE GENTLE AXE by R. N. Morris

Now in Stores: MULBERRY PARK by Judy Duarte

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Mary Tyler Moore Country...

Monday I flew to Minneapolis for the Public Library Association National Conference. I had been to Minneapolis many years ago when I worked at Mademoiselle magazine when I did a series of fashion shows/makeover events at some Dayton Hudson stores. That trip was a blur with something like six makeover events in six cities in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin in six days. I should have known that this was just training for my whirlwind life today.

Tuesday I attended a terrific daylong seminar on "getting boys to read" that was shepherded by Jon Scieszka, whose Guys Read program has been gathering steam and acolytes. Wednesday afternoon I had lunch with my pal Nora Rawlinson, who has just founded a website for librarians called EarlyWord.com. Nora has been endlessly kind in introducing me to folks in the library world. She invited along Cecilia Konchar Farr, whose book READING OPRAH: How Oprah's Book Club Changed the Way America Reads was interesting reading, and Nancy Pearl, the well-known librarian and well-respected author of BOOK LUST, MORE BOOK LUST and BOOK CRUSH: For Kids and Teens - Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest. It was great fun to talk books, authors and the book business with this group.

That night I caught up with my old friend Leslie, who I had worked with in my magazine days as she now lives here in Minneapolis. She treated me to a quick tour of the city where I got a look at the Mary Tyler Moore house (though I missed the statue of the lovely Mary tossing her hat in the air by the lake). We visited the Wild Rumpus Children's Bookstore, a store that publishers and authors have been telling me about for years --- and it did not disappoint. From the front door, which had a smaller door --- purple, of course --- cut into the frame of the larger door, everything about the place was designed to delight children. Throughout the store there are animals, including a tailless cat, cages of birds and chinchillas, and a spot in the floor where you can peek through and see some long-tailed rats. Such fun! We went on to dinner at Lucia's in the "Uptown" part of the city and had a wonderful meal.

Yesterday I attended a few authors events, walked the show floor and then hopped in a car to visit the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota, where there is a wonderfully robust collection of manuscripts and illustrations from the work of children's authors and illustrators. Many of the original manuscripts have notes on them and markups that make you feel you are in the author's world as you read them. I will share more about this in a blog next week. On the way back I had the driver take me into St. Paul, where I visited The Red Balloon Bookshop, which is a favorite of Mary Dubbs, one of our staffers who hails from Minneapolis. I can see why she loves it, as it too was an impressive children's bookstore where I felt like I was in a live version of our Kidsreads.com and Teenreads.com websites.

Last night was a dinner with friends from the graphic novel and manga world at a very cool space called Open Book, and this morning my Minneapolis bookish adventure was capped with a Mystery panel featuring T. Jefferson Parker, C.J. Box, Linwood Barclay, Karen Rose and Laura Lippman. I have seen a number of mystery/suspense/thriller events in my day, but I am very happy to report that THIS one was one of the VERY BEST that I ever have been to. Each author had great stories and shared wonderful background on his or her writing. What a pleasure. There were at least 600 librarians at this event, and many of them lined up afterwards to meet the authors. Just fabulous...and I ended the show on a real high note.

Keeping my focus on libraries, our poll and question this week ask readers about their library habits. With the tight economy these days, we are wondering if you are visiting libraries more these days, how often you visit and what you do when you are there. Our Word of Mouth titles are
CERTAIN GIRLS by Jennifer Weiner and WHERE ARE YOU NOW? by Mary Higgins Clark, both of which will be in stores on April 8th. Tell us what you are reading and rate the titles 1-5 by noon on April 11th to ensure that you are in the running to win these books.

This week we are bringing you interviews with Lisa Jackson, who has become a Bookreporter.com favorite, as well as with Lisa Tucker and Joseph Wambaugh. Lisa writes such original stories, so I enjoyed this interview where she talks about her inspiration for THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE. I loved reading how something she saw sparked this story. Joseph Wambaugh does not tour much, but I had the pleasure of hearing him speak at the Los Angeles Book Festival last year. Thus this interview is one I am happy to share with you since it will give you a look inside his work.

The finalists for the Hugo Awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer are available online here. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, August 9th, during Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention.

In other book news... To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Erica Jong's bestselling first novel FEAR OF FLYING (I did not know it was that long since this was published), the Columbia University Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Center for Research on Women at Barnard College welcomed the acclaimed novelist, poet, essayist and bestselling author, along with a group of distinguished writers and critics, during a half-day conference today entitled “Fear of Flying: Can a Feminist Classic be a Classic?”

We wanted to remind you that April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, beginning Tuesday we are featuring famous quotes from poets throughout the month in our Quote of the Day feature.

We have updated our New in Paperback feature for March. Titles being spotlighted include POWER PLAY by Joseph Finder, MARLEY & ME by John Grogan, BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE by Lee Child, BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET by Debbie Macomber, SLIVER OF TRUTH by Lisa Unger and NO! I DON’T WANT TO JOIN A BOOK CLUB by Virginia Ironside. Click here to see our New in Paperback feature.

To follow up on last week's newsletter --- the Easter basket cupcakes and Easter egg cake were a huge hit. And the Easter egg dying was a great success after I studied how to hardboil eggs on the Internet. Yes, this was a skill I did not possess. I also am not great at making packaged macaroni and cheese. I go in instead for things like souffles and complicated recipes with many steps. My friend Cathy and I took our roles as Easter hostesses very seriously and wore rabbit ear headbands all day. As I was writing this I was thinking back on how the Playboy bunnies wore ears. Ours were much cuter. We also did not have cotton tails. (Photos will follow next week.)
 
This weekend will be about unpacking the books that I picked up in Minneapolis, including a title called THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein, who I had the pleasure of meeting. Since my husband drummed into my head the purpose of rain tires on the track over the years (he is an amateur race car driver in his free time), I want to see what else I can learn from this book that is narrated by --- a dog. You know, that little guy Marley sure made folks perk up about the value of canines in books! A bow and a wow to him! 


Here's to finding a book you love here at Bookreporter.com. Hmmmm...wondering if I can find that statue of Mary Tyler Moore on the way to the airport and toss my hat in the air as well. Of course, I do not have as fashionable a hat as Mary. Have a great week.

Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])

 

Need more details about Word of Mouth? Click here.


 

Bookreporter.com Talks to Lisa Jackson, Author of LOST SOULS

Bookreporter.com's Stephen Hubbard recently spoke to romantic suspense novelist Lisa Jackson, author of such bestselling novels as ABSOLUTE FEAR, SHIVER and FATAL BURN, about what inspired her most recent publication, LOST SOULS. In this interview, Jackson also shares her thoughts on the popular allure of vampires in books --- which figures predominantly in her latest work --- discusses her participation on a virtual cable network called Second Life and reveals details about future projects, including a collaboration with her sister, Nancy Bush.

LOST SOULS by Lisa Jackson (Romantic Suspense)
All Saints College finds itself embroiled in a case of four missing female students. Are they merely runaways who couldn't cut the course requirements, or is there something more sinister lurking within the school itself? Kristi Bentz wants to find out, even though she may well be the next victim. Reviewed by Stephen Hubbard.

-Click here to read a review of LOST SOULS.
-Click here to read an excerpt from LOST SOULS.

 

Click here to read our interview with Lisa Jackson.

 

Author Talk: Joseph Wambaugh, Author of HOLLYWOOD CROWS

In this interview, former police officer turned author and screenwriter Joseph Wambaugh --- whose latest book is HOLLYWOOD CROWS, a follow-up to 2006’s HOLLYWOOD STATION --- discusses the inspiration behind many of his characters and shares what he has found to be an unlikely but effective method for editing manuscripts. He also describes the changes he has witnessed over the last several decades in both law enforcement and the publishing industry, and recounts some of his experiences working in film and television.

HOLLYWOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh (Crime Fiction)
Joseph Wambaugh has been writing police novels since an era when most officers were male and old-fashioned police work was the rule of the day. As police departments have moved into the 21st century so has Wambaugh’s writing. But the foundation of these police procedurals is the recognition that police officers are regular people. HOLLYWOOD CROWS, his 13th work of fiction, remains true to this fundamental concept. Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman.

-Click here to read a review of HOLLYWOOD CROWS.
-Click here to read an excerpt from
HOLLYWOOD CROWS.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.HollywoodCrows.com.
 

Click here to read an interview with Joseph Wambaugh.


 

Author Talk: Lisa Tucker, Author of THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE

Aside from exploring the complex personal relationships of its main characters, THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE --- the latest work of fiction from bestselling author Lisa Tucker --- also examines the timely social issues of drug abuse, homelessness, corporate ethics and distinguishing right from wrong in today's seemingly morally ambiguous society. In this interview, Tucker describes the event that inspired the idea for this novel and elaborates on one of its main themes, which revolves around the ethical lines people cross for the sake of their professions. She also reveals what she discovered in her research on large pharmaceutical companies and shares what she hopes readers will take away from this book.

THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE by Lisa Tucker (Fiction)
In her ambitious fourth work of fiction, Lisa Tucker --- the critically acclaimed author of ONCE UPON A DAY and THE SONG READER --- offers readers a wise, thought-provoking and morally compelling novel that raises questions about major social issues and the unpredictability of human relationships. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.

-Click here to read a review of THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE.

-Click here to read an excerpt from THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE.
-Visit the author's official website, www.LisaTucker.com.
 

Click here to read an interview with Lisa Tucker.


 
Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Gregg Olsen, Author of A COLD DARK PLACE
Gregg Olsen is the New York Times bestselling author of seven nonfiction books and two novels. As a journalist and true crime author, Olsen has received numerous awards and much critical acclaim for his writing. In A COLD DARK PLACE, his new thriller now in stores, police officer Emily Kenyon must find a diabolical killer --- before the killer finds her daughter...

We have 20 copies of A COLD DARK PLACE to give away to readers who would like to preview the book and comment about it. If you are interested, please fill out this form by Friday, April 4th.

-Click here to read Gregg Olsen’s bio.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.GreggOlsen.com.

More about A COLD DARK PLACE:
In a secluded farm house in the Pacific Northwest, a family has been slaughtered --- and a teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and cop Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a killer. But Emily’s teenage daughter Jenna knows the boy suspected of murdering his family and wants to help him --- perhaps too much. As Emily fits the puzzle pieces together, she realizes that the danger surrounding her daughter is worse than she had imagined.

 

Click here to read more about Gregg Olsen and A COLD DARK PLACE.


 

Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Heather Graham, Author of THE DEATH DEALER

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written over one hundred novels and novellas. In THE DEATH DEALER, the chilling follow-up to THE DEAD ROOM, a woman and a private investigator must get to the bottom of a series of murders mirroring the macabre stories of Edgar Allan Poe. THE DEATH DEALER is now in stores.

-Click here to read an excerpt from THE DEATH DEALER.
-Click here to read Heather Graham’s bio.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.TheOriginalHeatherGraham.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about THE DEATH DEALER:
Genevieve O'Brien knows all about nightmares. She survived for two months as the prisoner of a deranged killer. Now a new menace is stalking the streets of New York. The media is buzzing about the “Poe Killings,” a string of homicides mirroring the author's macabre stories --- and Genevieve’s own mother may be in danger...

Spooked by the bizarre slayings, Genevieve turns toward the one who rescued her --- private investigator Joe Connolly.

 

Click here to read more about Heather Graham and THE DEATH DEALER.


 
Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Karen Robards, Author of GUILTY

Karen Robards is the New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books, including OBSESSION and VANISHED. In GUILTY, her new romantic suspense that hits stores on April 1st, a feisty female attorney's life is threatened when her hidden past resurfaces in an unexpected way.

-Click here to read an excerpt from GUILTY.
-Click here to read fast facts about Karen Robards.
-Click here to read Karen Robards’s bio.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.KarenRobards.com.
-Click here to view a trailer for GUILTY.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about GUILTY:
Sixteen years after she and her friends committed an unspeakable crime, Kat --- now Kate --- has built a new life for herself. Now a single mom, she works as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia DA's office. But her dark past rears its head when she walks into court one day and discovers that she is to prosecute Mario Castellanos, one of her friends from that terrible night 16 years earlier. And that is only where the trouble begins...

 

Click here to read more about Karen Robards and GUILTY.


 

Featured Women's Fiction Author: Elizabeth Noble, Author of THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW

Elizabeth Noble is the author of three internationally bestselling novels: THE READING GROUP, THE FRIENDSHIP TEST and ALPHABET WEEKENDS. In THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW, her new book releasing on April 8th, Noble crafts a heartfelt story that celebrates the love between a dying mother and her daughters and the endless possibilities of life.

-Click here to read a second excerpt from THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW.
-Click here to read Elizabeth Noble’s bio.
-Click here to see Elizabeth Noble's backlist.
-Click here to read critical praise for THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.ElizabethNobleBooks.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW:
When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side. But how can she leave them when they still have so much growing up to do? By drawing on the wisdom in Barbara's letters, the girls might just find a way to cope with their loss. And in coming to terms with their bereavement, can they also set themselves free to enjoy their lives with all the passion and love each deserves?

 

Click here to read more about Elizabeth Noble and THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW.

 

Featured One to Watch Author: Linda Francis Lee, Author of THE EX-DEBUTANTE

Linda Francis Lee is the bestselling author of 19 novels. In THE EX-DEBUTANTE, her new book releasing on April 1st, Lee tells a humorous and witty tale about Carlisle Wainwright Cushing, a former Texas debutante who wants nothing more than to leave the past behind her. But after receiving an urgent call from her mother, Carlisle must return to Texas and finds herself getting pulled back into her hometown drama.

-Click here to read a third excerpt from THE EX-DEBUTANTE.
-Click here to read Linda Francis Lee’s bio.
-Click here to see Linda Francis Lee's backlist.
-Click here to read critical praise for THE EX-DEBUTANTE.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.LindaFrancisLee.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about THE EX-DEBUTANTE:
Against her will, Carlisle Wainwright Cushing has been dragged from her Boston law firm back to Texas to head up Willow Creek’s 100th annual debutante ball. The high-powered lawyer is now hemming dresses and warding off catfights --- not to mention dealing with her mother’s latest impending divorce. And then there is Jack Blair, her first love --- the man who keeps making her forget she is engaged!

 

Click here to read more about Linda Francis Lee and THE EX-DEBUTANTE.


 

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Linda Fairstein, Author of KILLER HEAT

Bestselling author Linda Fairstein is one of America's foremost legal experts on crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. Her bestselling legal thriller series featuring Alexandra Cooper continues with its 10th installment, KILLER HEAT. In this latest thriller, which is now available in stores, Fairstein orchestrates a page-turning mix of cutting-edge legal issues and forensics, New York City history and spine-tingling suspense.

-Click here to read a review of KILLER HEAT.
-Click here to read an excerpt from KILLER HEAT.
-Click here to read an interview with Linda Fairstein.
-Click here to read fast facts about Linda Fairstein.

-Click here to read Linda Fairstein’s bio.
-Click here to see Linda Fairstein's backlist.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.LindaFairstein.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.


More about KILLER HEAT:
Just as Manhattan D.A. Alex Cooper is claiming an especially gratifying victory in a rape case, she’s informed that the body of a young woman has been found in an abandoned building. The brutality of the murder is disturbing enough, but when a second body, beaten and disposed of in exactly the same manner, is found off the Belt Parkway, the city’s top brass want the killer found fast, before the tabloids can start churning out ghoulish serial killer headlines. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
 

Click here to read more about Linda Fairstein and KILLER HEAT.


 
Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Stephen White, Author of DEAD TIME
Stephen White is a clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of the Alan Gregory novels, which include DRY ICE and KILL ME. In his new thriller DEAD TIME, which is now available in stores, Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory is pulled into a mystery that reaches back years to a camping trip at the Grand Canyon where a young woman mysteriously vanished.

-Click here to read a review of DEAD TIME.
-Click here to read an excerpt from DEAD TIME.
-Click here to read our interview with Stephen White.
-Click here to read fast facts about Stephen White.
-Click here to read Stephen White’s bio.
-Click here to see Stephen White's backlist.
-Click here to read critical praise for Stephen White's books.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.AuthorStephenWhite.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.


More about DEAD TIME:
Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory’s ex-wife, Merideth, reappears, seeking help she feels only Alan can give. Suddenly he is pulled into a mystery that reaches back years to a camping trip at the Grand Canyon involving Merideth’s fiancé and five friends whose lives were changed forever when a young woman mysteriously vanished from the Canyon floor.

 
Click here to read more about Stephen White and DEAD TIME.

 
Now Available in Paperback: SLIVER OF TRUTH by Lisa Unger
SLIVER OF TRUTH by Lisa Unger (Thriller)
Charged with relentless intensity and kinetic action, and playing out with unnerving suspense on the streets of New York and London, SLIVER OF TRUTH delves deep into the shadowy world of Ridley Jones, a terrified but determined young woman at once hunting down a ghost from her past and running for her life.

-Click here to read an excerpt from SLIVER OF TRUTH.

 
Click here to read more about SLIVER OF TRUTH.

 

Now Available in Paperback: THE GENTLE AXE by R. N. Morris

THE GENTLE AXE by R. N. Morris (Historical Thriller)
St. Petersburg, 1866. Stumbling through Petrovsky Park, an elderly woman makes a horrifying discovery. For police investigator Porfiry Petrovich, it is the gory beginning of a hunt that will take him from the drinking dens of the Haymarket district to the genteel stratum of Russia's captial.

“THE GENTLE AXE in many ways feels less like a modern tribute to Dostoyevsky than a translation of an overlooked novel by one of his contemporary imitators, transported to the present. Its satisfyingly grisly yarn, mawkish and macabre – CSI: St. Petersburg.”
--– The New York Times Book Review

“A smart, hypnotizing tale of crime and duplicity. …genuinely pleasurable.”
--- The New York Sun

 
Click here to read more about THE GENTLE AXE.

 

Now in Stores: MULBERRY PARK by Judy Duarte

MULBERRY PARK by Judy Duarte (Fiction)
Every letter deserves a reply --- even when the questions it contains are difficult to answer. In Judy Duarte’s heartwarming and inspiring novel, a woman shattered by grief responds to a little girl’s urgent note to God and sets in motion a chain of events that helps to heal the lives of all those around her, in wholly unexpected ways…

“MULBERRY PARK is tender and touching…this novel will stay with you long after you have read the last page.”
--- Dorothy Garlock, New York Times bestselling author

“A touching story of grief, love and forgiveness. Reminding us that God is everywhere if we forgive ourselves and let him in our hearts.”
--- Sally Smith O’Rourke, author of THE MAN WHO LOVED JANE AUSTEN

 

Click here to read more about MULBERRY PARK.

 

This Week's Reviews

COMPULSION: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman (Psychological Thriller)
A series of murders and other bizarre acts of cruelty and psychopathology is linked only by the killer’s use of luxury vehicles and a baffling lack of motive. The ultimate whodunits, these crimes demand the attention of LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his collaborator on the crime beat, psychologist Alex Delaware. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.

-Click here to read an excerpt from COMPULSION.
 
THE DARK TIDE by Andrew Gross (Thriller)
After an explosion rips through New York City's Grand Central Station one morning, Karen Friedman resigns herself to the awful truth: her husband’s life has been lost. On that same day, a suspicious hit-and-run accident leaves a young man dead in Karen's hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut. Ty Hauck, a detective, becomes emotionally caught up in the case and finds a clue that shockingly connects the two seemingly unrelated events. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
 
BETRAYAL by John Lescroart (Thriller)
When Dismas Hardy agrees to clean up the caseload of recently disappeared attorney Charlie Bowen, he thinks it will be easy. But one of the cases is far from small-time --- the sensational clash between National Guard reservist Evan Scholler and an ex-Navy SEAL and private contractor named Ron Nolan. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
 
THE AMATEUR SPY by Dan Fesperman (Thriller)
With his latest thriller, Dan Fesperman --- the widely acclaimed author of THE PRISONER OF GUANTANAMO --- takes readers to a flashpoint of global intrigue, recasting the spy novel for the post–9/11 world: Anyone might be watching; everyone is suspect. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
 
THE TEN-YEAR NAP by Meg Wolitzer (Fiction)
For Amy, Jill, Roberta and Karen, the past decade has been largely defined by marriage and motherhood. But when Amy meets a charismatic and successful working mother of three who appears to have fulfilled the classic women's dream of having it all --- work, love, family --- a lifetime's worth of concerns, both practical and existential, opens up. Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman.
 
CHARLEY’S WEB by Joy Fielding (Mystery)
A child killer wants a chance to tell her story, and Charley Webb, a columnist for the Palm Beach Post, is the person she wants to write it. But when Charley’s children are at the heart of new threats, Charley begins to wonder if the right decision has been made. Reviewed by Kate Ayers.
 
THE LABRADOR PACT by Matt Haig (Fiction)
The Hunters are your typical family, with typical concerns --- work, money, love, the trials of adolescence. But there’s one difference: They are protected by a highly determined dog named Prince, their black Labrador. Prince views it as his sacred duty to defend his family and to guard its integrity. But what is he to do when the family’s worst enemies are themselves? Reviewed by Norah Piehl.
 
STATE OF THE ONION by Julie Hyzy (Mystery)
Never let them see you sweat --- that's White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras's motto, which is pretty difficult to honor in the most important kitchen in the world. She's determined to earn her dream job, Executive Chef. Unfortunately, her nemesis is also vying for it --- and an elusive assassin wants to see her fry. Reviewed by Amy Alessio.
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Read this week's reviews here.

 

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Those who are subscribed to the Bookreporter.com newsletter by March 31, 2008 automatically are entered in our Monthly Newsletter Contest. This month one winner will be selected to win the following five books: ANOTHER THING TO FALL: A Tess Monaghan Novel by Laura Lippman, CHANGE OF HEART by Jodi Picoult, THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE by Lisa Tucker, HOLLYWOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh and A PRISONER OF BIRTH by Jeffrey Archer. Anne Dixon from Astoria, NY
was last month's newsletter winner. She won DEEP DISH by Mary Kay Andrews, FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah, LADY KILLER by Lisa Scottoline, REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella and STRANGERS IN DEATH by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb.

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