I just finished a wonderful book by a new author. I picked up Beat The Reaper by Josh Bazell based on the review in Publisher's Weekly, and I had to tell everyone about it. PW called it a "breezy and darkly comic suspense novel." The Washington Post described it as "a hypochondriac's nightmare but a reader's dream." The main character is a doctor at a really horrible hospital in Manhattan. Oh, and he used to be a hit man. But he only killed people who deserved it. And I'm really glad this is fiction, because if any of it were true, even if I were dying, I wouldn't go to a hospital. Especially not this hospital.
Anyway, I really recommend this book. In my book (ha!) this is the best new author I've read since last year's The Sword Edged Blonde.
WARNING: THIS IS NOT A COZY. REPEATING...THIS IS NOT A COZY. There is quite a lot of foul language and violence. But it's very funny.
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I think I read "Lightning Thief" on your recommendation. I just finished it. Have you read the others? Should I? I thought it was okay- made me wistful for Harry Potter.
"okay"?? you thought it was "okay"?? it was totally awesome! yes, you should read all of the others. i'm looking forward to the movie, myself. :) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814255/ and i, too, miss harry potter.
Breathe! I picked up the second one!
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