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The books are much better. The characters are more likable in the books and the relationships are much different. Like the TV character of Tempe in Bones and Laura in Rizzoli & Isles they are not likeable, though Laura is more so than Tempe. It's just my opinion of course. I quite watching...

Polly, IMHO Gerritsen's characters and stories get better over time. Unlike some other series authors which have not held up (Cornwell and Reichs comes to mind.) Gerritsen trained as a doctor and at one time it was a male dominated environment like police work. I bet she used some things she...

In several of the books he buys clothes as he goes along and when they get dirty, destroyed or gamy he throws them away and buys more. This information may been in the early books. It made me think he had plenty of money but later it revealed he worked and put money away when he wasn't...

If you like the Body Farm, you might like Stiff: The curious life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.

Yes, I agree. The characters are no longer likable. They don't even like themselves. Too much angst.

There are audio books available for download from such places as Project Gutenberg, audiobooksforfree.com but these books are usually those which are out of copyright. An online search should find you different sites. A commercial site which I use is audible.com which you can join and buy...

I already use such software and have done so for several years. It's called Bookbag Plus. I like it because it is on my PC and my PDA phone so I have my list of books with me.

Yeah we who followed this show are left hanging. I hate it when that happens.

I guess I'm with the great unwashed as I like J.K. Rowling and James Patterson and may others most I guess would be considered low brow authors. People have different tastes and so back to some escapist fiction.<G>

Remember this book for when you read 9 Dragons

No more tough guys because they have to be more "sensitive" and the women are to be the toughs! JMO

Henning Mankell I was reading all of the Reacher stories up until I read the one where the author disparages Christians, chastises hunting and extols PETA. All this from an author whose character kills folks left and right. The author lost me there.

Well since no one else has, let me welcome you and feel free to post your favorite books, authors and opinions of same. I do, though I am not the most prolific of posters.

I recently finished the White Lioness and it was quite good. The story line running in both Sweden and South Africa was well done. However, Wallander as a police officer is at times very trying, his reluctance at using firearms when up against criminals, his reluctance to rely on and trust his...

Yeah the guy in the Mentalist is another lead character one would not like to hang around with ... or work with. What a putz! Likewise Dr. House in House. I don't care if he was the best doctor in the world, he wouldn't be mine, not with his attitude. I enjoyed it when David Morse as the...