It's here - the Best Books of 2011!

New reviews this week: TAKEN by Robert Crais; THE SISTERS by Nancy Jensen; SPYCATCHER by Matthew Dunn; EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton; and THE SPY WHO JUMPED OFF THE SCREEN by Thomas Caplan. Check out the Latest Reviews!

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Latest Book Reviews

A list of the current month's reviews are here, but to read them in their entirety please go to LATEST REVIEWS.

TAKEN by Robert Crais

THE SISTERS by Nancy Jensen

SPYCATCHER by Matthew Dunn

EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton

THE SPY WHO JUMPED OFF THE SCREEN by Thomas Caplan

NEED YOU NOW by James Grippando

RUHLMAN'S TWENTY: 20 TECHNIQUES, 100 RECIPES, A COOK'S MANIFESTO by Michael Ruhlman

THE ROOK by Daniel O’Malley

VOICES OF THE DEAD by Peter Leonard

PURGATORY CHASM by Steve Ulfelder

DEATH ON A PLATTER by Elaine Viets

MY LAST SUPPER: The Next Course: 50 More Great Chefs and Their Final Meals: Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes by Melanie Dunea

COLD GLORY by B. Kent Anderson

THE JAGUAR by T. Jefferson Parker

SHADOW OF BETRAYAL by Brett Battles

THE SILENCED by Brett Battles

ROAD TO PERDITION by Max Allan Collins, illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner

ROAD TO PURGATORY by Max Allan Collins

ROAD TO PARADISE by Max Allan Collins

KILL SWITCH by Neal Baer and Jonathan Green

SKATING OVER THE LINE by Joelle Charbonneau

COOK LIKE A ROCK STAR: 125 Recipes, Lessons, and Culinary Secrets by Anne Burrell & Suzanne Lenzer

NEED YOU NOW by James Grippando

THE SECRET SISTERHOOD OF HEARTBREAKERS by Lynn Weingarten

Last month's reviews:

THE KITCHEN HOUSE by Kathleen Grissom
BLUE CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews
THE DEVIL'S ELIXIR by Raymond Khoury
EARTH ABIDES by George R. Stewart
DEVIL'S KEEP by Philip Finch
GETTING OFF: A NOVEL OF SEX AND VIOLENCE by Lawrence Block
I AM HALF-SICK OF SHADOWS by Alan Bradley
THE LAKE OF DREAMS by Kim Edwards
AND ONLY TO DECEIVE by Tasha Alexander
BAKING WITH THE CAKE BOSS: 100 of Buddy's Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets by Buddy Valastro
GETTING LUCKY by D. C. Brod
SOFT TARGET by Stephen Hunter
MICRO by Michael Crichton & Richard Preston
ONE GOOD TURN by Kate Atkinson
THE WINTER GHOSTS by Kate Mosse
EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN by Janet Evanovich
ED KING by David Guterson
THE SCRAPBOOK OF FRANKIE PRATT: A Novel in Pictures by Caroline Preston
THE AFFAIR by Lee Child
FRAG BOX by Richard A. Thompson
THE CONSUMMATA by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
OPERATION NAPOLEON by Arnaldur Indridason
THE NEW NEW RULES: A FUNNY LOOK AT HOW EVERYBODY BUT ME HAS THEIR HEAD UP THEIR ASS by Bill Maher
11/22/63 by Stephen King
THE IRON KNIGHT by Julie Kagawa
COVENANT by Dean Crawford
THICK AS THIEVES by Peter Spiegelman
CITY OF DRAGONS by Kelli Stanley
HARBOR NOCTURNE by Joseph Wambaugh
EL GAVILAN by Craig McDonald
ASK THE DICE by Ed Lynskey
THE DROP by Michael Connelly
THE BORROWER by Rebecca Makkai
LITTLE BLACK DRESS by Susan McBride
ZERO DAY by David Baldacci
COUP D'ETAT by Ben Coes
THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD by Ian Rankin
RED SEA by Emily Benedek
SINNERS' BALL by Ira Berkowitz
BAIT by Nick Brownlee
BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver
BLISS by Lauren Myracle

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One lucky winner will win these terrific autographed thrillers!

THE HUNTER by John Lescroart

SHEAR MURDER by Nancy J. Cohen

ROYAL PAINS: SICK RICH by D. P. Lyle

THE BURNING EDGE by Rick Mofina

THE JAGUAR by T. Jefferson Parker

ALL NECESSARY FORCE by Brad Taylor

THE IMMORTALISTS by Kyle Mills

ON A DARK WING by Jordan Dane

BETRAYAL by Jon Land

LIARS, CHEATERS & THIEVES by LJ Sellers (e-book)

Check out the Win Books page to find out more about these books and how you can win!

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