Congo by Michael Crichton
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight …
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Kingbeard rated Guards! Guards!: 5 stars
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #8)
Here there be dragons...and th denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed …
Kingbeard rated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: 5 stars
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and …
Kingbeard rated The Name of the Rose: 5 stars
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Harvest in translation)
It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskerville’s investigation …
Kingbeard rated A Walk in the Woods: 5 stars
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz, #2)
The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent …
Kingbeard rated One for the Money (Stephanie Plum Series, Book 1): 4 stars
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum Series, Book 1) by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum (1))
Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, home to wiseguys, average Joes, and Stephanie Plum, who sports a big attitude and even …
Kingbeard rated Patriot Games: 4 stars
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan, #2)
The Hunt for Red October (Special 15th Anniversary Edition) by Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan (2))
One of the early novels of the modern techno-thriller genre, the book tracks the efforts of a disgruntled Soviet submarine …
Kingbeard rated Letters from a Lost Uncle: 5 stars
Kingbeard rated Killing Floor: 5 stars
Killing Floor by Lee Child (Jack Reacher (1))
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s …
Kingbeard rated Fall of giants: 4 stars
Fall of giants by Ken Follett (Century -- bk. 1)
Follows the fates of five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they move through the dramas of the First …
Dune by Frank Herbert
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …
Kingbeard rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 5 stars
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millenium, #1)
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger which took place forty years ago.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Thomas Cromwell Trilogy, #1)
In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the …