Carolina Rain by Rick Murcer
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Once again, Manny Williams solves a murder mystery with many twists and turns that keep the reader interested and unable to put down the book.
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This is a good summer read. It's very predictable, but an enjoyable read. I always love reading books set in SC.
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Beautifully written story based on reported happenings in the Memphis, Mississippi River area. Made especially interesting by the writer as she examines a potential family link in S. Carolina. The story framework is interesting as the chapters go back and forth between likely happenings in the 1930s and the S. Carolina political family today.
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Another winner by J. R. Rain.  I love the character, Jim Knighthorse.  He is so subtly funny and witty.  I love his sense of humor.  Good book, easy read.
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O.K., this may not have been Eisler's best Rain novel, but I am hooked on Rain and I enjoyed this book 4 stars worth.  I recommend it to all Rain fans, and look forward to more novels with this great anti-hero.
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Well I didn't think it was possible, but Terri Blackstock has out done her previous book, Cape Refuge. This second in the series will hold your interest from the first few pages.

When Chief of Cape Refuge Police Department, Matthew Cade, is called to divert traffic around a downed power line in the middle of a storm, his day doesn't end the way he expects it to. With lightening bolts almost constant, and wind and rain coming down so hard umbrellas are useless, he cautiously makes his way through the pouring rain.

As he navigates traffic he notices a man standing on the opposite side of road, being splashed by the passing cars. He wonders why the man doesn't move. When cars don't clear the way for him, Cade decides to pass the car ahead. Carefully he pulls out in the southbound lane with traffic coming towards him, thankfully they pulled over to make way. As he passes the car he tries to see who is driving, when he turns his attention back to the road, it's too late to react, the man on the curb steps onto the road - right in front of Cade's car!

After the impact Cade rushes to the man's side, an ambulance is called and the man is rushed to hospital, where he later dies. The autopsy reveals the man had a gun shot wound. However that doesn't stop Cade from blaming himself for the man's death.

A day after the accident, Cade turns up missing! Has he disappeared to lick his wounds, or has something very sinister happened to him?

Sadie, Morgan and Jonathon's foster daughter is having a difficult time adjusting to school. The other kid's ignore her because of her past. When Trevor, a fellow student with his own shady past, shows an interest in Sadie, she can't resist. She is warned about his family and her guardians refuse to allow her to see Trevor.

Even though she is caught after sneaking out to attend a party with him, she secretly sneaks out again to attend a wedding with him.

Blair, Morgan's sister and a non-believer, is desperate to find Cade. The two have become very close after their parents' murder a few months earlier. Despite a written note, supposedly from Cade, Blair continues her search. She begins staking out the widow of the man who died after Cade's car hit him. Could this grieving widow have anything to do with Cade's disappearance?

After trying to get help from the Savannah police, Blair decides to take matter into her own hands. Even her sister can't stop her now. Will she uncover more than she thinks is behind those walls? And who is kidnapping all the newborn from surrounding hospitals?

This story has so many twists and turns you won't be able to put it down. This book should come with a warning - "Don't pick up, unless you can read it cover to cover!"

Reviewed by Katharine L. Kroeker, Author of "Too Much for One Lifetime:How to Remain Positive Despite Physical Disabilities
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Hi,my name is Ashley Cole. I read this book because who wouldn't to? I love this book Rain Reign. I would  recommend this book to anyone. Why I choose this rating is because I loved this book so much so I rated it at five stars
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A great Book that reminds us that things are not always what they seem.  I really enjoy this authors work, and love that he always makes you wonder what is possible.  Quick and simple to read on a rainy day.
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(Hi guys--just checking this out since it's here now.) But, I wanted to tell you "thank you" for the John Brady recommendations. However, I've already read them. They are pefect for long wet/rainy/cloudy/windy weekends.
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I love the songs on the CD especially "Blame It On The Rain" it's my favorite song
on the CD. I would recommend people buy this music CD.
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Great read for a cool rainy day. Enjoyed it very much. I really loved all the references to Southeastern Wisconsin
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I have a short attention span,so this book held me thru the entire book.."The Rainmaker" by John Grisham..GREAT..I enjoy suspense
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JZO has written a novel of a potential future for the people of the US. A war is being conducted between a group that is bound and determined to destroy the US as it now stands. Once the weather war starts the rain begins, then snow and hurricane blizzards winds. The winds at at Force 7 to 10. As the whether worsens then the more dangerous people become. This is an excellent read for the genre..... ER
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He always makes me laugh!!  Living in the South, so many authors try to MAKE a Southern story but it rarely works.  Rick Bragg is a PURE Southerner and his writing is just perfect.  He also was a great helper during the tornado in Tuscaloosa.  My son-in-law lost his home and he lived on the same street as Rick Bragg and Rick did so much to help everyone who needed help.  Buy this book....you won't be sorry.
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The Rainmaker by John Grisham is a very exciting novel. I read it in the span of two days because I could not put it down. The story goes around a young lawyer named Rudy; a young lawyer who just passed his bar exam, and stressed out with the bill collectors. So now, he takes a case against a huge medical coverage company because they did not live up to the promise of one of their clients; he eventually died from lung cancer, and they didn't come through with the money to pay for the doctor bills. So now, they hire a huge law coporation to take the case. Now Rudy is over his head, but he wants to win this case because this could make him or break him in his law career. While the case moves forward, he meets what John Grisham calls 'a ambulance chase' and they start taking cases from other people, and Rudy still working on the medical case. Then Rudy meets a woman who is being abused by her boyfriend, so Rudy falls for and protects her from him. Now as the medical case moves along, eventually Rudy wins the case of $50 million dollars in grivence pay and medical bills. Rudy is happy winning his first case. Now he then finds out that the medical insurance went bankrupt and the family and Rudy would not see a penny coming their way. So now, with a old Volvo (it has I believe 130,000 miles on it, correct me if I am wrong), he then leaves the small firm he had with his buddy of his, and his new girlfriend and get out of town.
The Rainmaker I thought was a good book, I have not read all of Grisham's novels, but the few i did read (The Rainmaker is one of them), I felt like the man can write a good tale. I cant really call myself a huge Grisham fan, but I like his writing. Anyway, good book and definitely worth reading.
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Kevin absolutely amazed me at his writing ability Out of the storm kept me interested from beginning to end and I am looking forward to reading his other novels having previously purchased them all I will be waiting to read any future writings by Kevin.
  wynott1@comcast.net
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Rain Storm, by Barry Eisler, picks up where Hard Rain left off. If you are new to the John Rain novels, don't think that you need to go back and read the previous books to "catch up." Eisler will fill in the details for you, without taking anything away from the current novel. There is enough backstory to get the new reader up to speed while allowing the faithful to remember why Rain is not in Japan. In this novel, Rain returns to the Far East, brought out of his self-imposed exile by the CIA ("Christians In Action") to eliminate an Arab arms dealer. Using "natural causes," of course. During the course of performing his duties, he is confronted by a beautiful agent with her own agenda. Rain is forced to abandon his immediate job. Then, while deciding what course to pursue, Rain becomes a target. He has to continue to pursue his quarry while trying to discover why he suddenly is being stalked.

Eisler continues his tradition of putting the reader in the heart of the story. You will be shown some of the best sights, sounds, and tastes in all of Rain's destinations. And in this novel, you will be in Brazil, Macau, Japan, and Hong Kong. All of the descriptions are rich in detail, bringing realism to the novel. The characters are very well developed and believable. Even an old sniper friend of Rain's doesn't seem cliche, even though he could have quickly become a Southern stereotype. And there is another aspect of this book that was well done - the relationship between Rain and this new character. They are very different and yet, they work well together. That brought another aspect to the book that worked extremely well, the relationship between these two killers.

Fast paced, this is another excellent John Rain novel. Eisler is at the top of his game with this book.