2012: #25 – The Most Dangerous Thing (Laura Lippman)

Title: The Most Dangerous Thing Author: Laura Lippman Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 (2012 total – 6,185) Approx. Word Count: 105,600 (2012 total – 1,726,214) Release Date: August 23, 2011 Publisher: Avon Categories: general fiction Source: ARC from LibraryThing Rating: 2 out of 5 Back of the book: Some secrets can’t be kept… Years ago, they were all the best of friends. But as time passed and

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2012: #24 – Real Murders (Charlaine Harris)

Title: Real Murders Author: Charlaine Harris Series: Aurora Teagarden #01 Format: Audio Length: 6 hrs 7 min Release Date: October 05, 2010 Publisher: Berkley Categories: cozy mystery Source: personal copy Rating: 4 out of 5 Back of the book: Though a small town at heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, has its dark side-and crime buffs. One of whom is librarian Aurora “Roe” Teagarden, a member of the

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2012: #23 – Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)

Title: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author: Helen Simonson Format: Kindle Pages: 384 (2012 total – 5,833) Approx. Word Count: 115,200 (2012 total – 1,620,614) Release Date: November 30, 2010 Publisher: Random House Categories: general fiction Source: personal copy Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Back of the book: In the small village of Edgecombe St. Mary in the English countryside lives Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the

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2012: #22 – Reliquary (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child)

Title: Reliquary Author: Douglas Preston &  Lincoln Child Series: Pendergast #02 Format: Kindle Pages:  480 (2012 total – 5,449) Word Count: 130,431 (2012 total – 1,505,414) Release Date: July 15, 1998 Publisher: Tor Books Categories: science fiction, thriller Source:  personal copy Rating: 3 out of 5 Back of the book: Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by

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