Welshrogue

Oh my gawd, oh my gawd, oh my gawd. Amazing, scary, honest and true to the books/original movie/everything. Excellent movie!!! Can’t stop thinking about it

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Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Block returns with one of his most inspired and popular characters: the extraordinary Bernie Rhodenbarr.

Sophisticated yet down-to-earth, philosophical yet practical, Bernie is a gentleman who knows and loves his territory, the gloriously diverse and electric streets of Manhattan. He is minding his own business when he’s asked for a favor — a neat, uncomplicated bit of vengeful larceny that will reap a tidy profit — an offer the intrepid thief can’t refuse.

But with a few days to go before the crime, Bernie gets restless. So what does a burglar do to change his mood? Go on the prowl, of course. This bit of prowling lands Bernie in a pile of trouble that includes four murders and the burglary of his own home. Caught in the center of a deadly mystery, Bernie must use his wits and wiles to connect the dots and add up the coincidences. Because if he doesn’t catch a killer, he’ll lose not only his freedom but his life.

A book collecter and seller by day, a burglar by night. Interesting although started off with too many words and it felt like a struggle to get into but once in, it was lovely!! Characters were created in previous books but don’t require much background or introductions. It read fine as a stand alone story.

As the plot moved along, more wit seemed to appear to help keep the story line humourous.

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At last, one of the most talked-about novels of the last year is now available in an accessible mass market edition. Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius — and a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn’t know what he’s taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren’t the fairies of bedtime stories — they’re dangerous!

12 yr old super genius and master criminal takes on the LEPrecon…. Inventive, witty, well written and funny! Brilliant book!! It may be written for early teens but anyone would appreciate the style of this book. The characters are colourful and enjoyable.

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An effective, unorthodox cop before his “retirement,” Phil Broker is racing north to the heart of the Cold War nuclear missile belt — and heading toward an inevitable confrontation with his long-estranged wife, Nina Pryce. A tough, decorated veteran of the first Gulf War and renegade anti-terrorist operative, Nina has dragged their daughter, Kit, into a potentially explosive situation, and Broker is desperate to get his child out. But something even more terrifying is taking shape in this isolated corner of North Dakota: the mad dream of a damaged psychopath determined to wash a hated nation in theblood of countless innocents. And for Broker, for Nina, for America, the clock is ticking down — because doomsday is closer than anyone imagines.

An estranged marriage, nuclear bomb, and some very strange folks! Chuck Logan builds up characters and situations that tend to pull you in. Sets the stories in small towns and it is all believable. Great book, perhaps his best yet!

Outside of Pakistan, the world’s highest concentration of al-Qaeda lurks in South-East Asia and there, Nick Stone’s bosses get wind of an act of terror that will dwarf even the nightmare of 9/11.When Stone is despatched to Malaysia by the CIA to assassinate a biochemist, he expects his mission to be a straightforward part of the fight against Bin Laden. But there are complications, not least because he is working alongside an attractive woman whose motives he doesn?t fully understand. Target neutralized, Stone returns to the USA and a maelstrom of personal problems. Kelly, the fourteen-year-old orphan to whom he is joint guardian, cannot escape the ghosts of her traumatic past; she has a prescription drug habit that’s spiralling out of control, and Stone knows he is the only one who can help her. He takes her to recuperate in England, but the terrible consequences of what happened in Penang are never far behind.Realizing he cannot escape them, Stone unearths a doomsday threat against the populations of New York, London and Berlin and finds himself facing an unspeakable trade-off: the life of someone he loves, against those of millions he doesn?t even know.

Ultra realistic writing with the inside knowledge that makes his stories better than most! So much detail, it is as if he is writing from memory rather than imagination!

Forget the other movies, this is the real Batman! Fantastic casting makes this a great movie! Scary in parts yet fast paced and thrilling! Love the Batmobile big time!!

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In his first feature-length adventure, it’s up to Cabrillo and his crew of expert intelligence and Naval men to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. His gambling chip is a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land.

But first, he’ll have to locate—and steal—the all-important artifact. And there are certain people who would do anything in their power to see him fail…

First book based on the crew of the Oregon.

Complex, a little too complex to be honest, with lots of threads that aren’t as clear as they could be. This isn’t a true Clive Cussler book and therefore isn’t as good but it was OK.

Mr Smith is married to Mrs Smith in a boring marriage where neither seems to be happy. Is this because they have secrets from each other? Is it that they are both highly skilled assassins? YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!

Rollicking movie, lots of one liners and chemisty… who cares if they really did “do it” or not. A fun fun fun movie!! Loved it and yes, enjoyed it more than Star Wars 3!

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While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci — clues visible for all to see — yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion — an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory’s ancient secret — and an explosive historical truth — will be lost forever.

THE DA VINCI CODE heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller…utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.

I wanted to be thrilled, I wanted to be in awe, I wanted to love the book. Slow paced, not exactly thrilling story. Yes it suggests things the church may not like but it isn’t really a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It was Ok, a fun idea but too clumsy a telling to be a good read. Lots of real life details that could make the story true but…… to be honest, I just didn’t care in the end!

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January, 1958—the darkest hour of the cold war and the early dawn of the space race. On the launch pad at Cape Canaveral sits America’s best hope to catch up with the Russians—the Explorer I satellite. But at the last moment, the launch is delayed due to weather, even though everyone can see it is a perfectly sunny day. The real reason for the delay rests deep in the mind of NASA scientist who has awoken that morning to find his memory completely erased. Knowing only that he’s being followed and watched at every turn, he must find the clues to his own identity before he can discover who is responsible. But even more terrible is the dark secret that they wanted him to forget. A secret that can destroy the Explorer I—and America’s future…

A Cold war thriller involving a man with no memory, a group of friends from uni and rockets that go bang!

Even though I worked out most of the twist, it was still an amazing book. Characters so well created and formed, plot moving along with pace, with a not so easily seen twist along with the obvious one.

Very good book!!