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The Affair by Lee Child, the 16th book in the Jack Reacher series of thrillers hit the shelves of bookstores in 2012. What's different about The Affair is that it does not follow on from the events in his previous Jack Reacher thriller Worth Dying For but rather is a prequel which in the timeline of Jack Reacher covers the period prior to the first book Killing Floor . The Affair (Book #16 Jack Reacher Series) By Lee Child Buy This Book at: Fishpond Mighty Ape Book Depository Amazon FREE audio version at: Audible with 3 month trial. Plot Summary of The Affair by Lee Child #16 Jack Reacher Series The Affair is the prequel to Killing Floor, the first book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child which is good news for new readers to the Reacher series who can start with this book rather than having to begin in chronological order. The Affair is set in March 1997, six months before the events of Killing ...

Worth Dying For by Lee Child (Jack Reacher Series, Book #15) is out now and you are probably as eager to get your hands on the new Lee Child book as we are. It concerns tough-guy-drifter-loner Jack Reacher who, recovering from injuries sustained in the previous book 61 Hours , intervenes in a domestic violence situation in a two-bit town and incurs the wrath of the local heavy mob. Worth Dying For (Book #15 Jack Reacher Series) By Lee Child Buy This Book at: Fishpond Mighty Ape Book Depository Amazon FREE audio version at: Audible with 3 month trial. Plot Summary of Worth Dying For by Lee Child There is trouble in middle-of-nowhere corn county Nebraska . . . and when Jack Reacher stops off while hitchhiking to Virginia he walks right into it. First he falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire county into submission. But it’s the unsolved case of a missing child, already decades...

Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell featuring forensic pathologist, Dr Kay Scarpetta was released in 2010 to critical acclaim. Her series of fast-paced crime novels in which Kay Scarpetta, forensic examiner gets embroiled in all kinds of situations way outside her brief have garnered a dedicated following and placed Patricia Cornwell as one of the leading crime novelists in the world. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell (Book #18 Dr Kay Scarpetta series) Buy This Book at: Fishpond Book Depository Amazon FREE audio version at: Audible with sign up

Whitcoulls Bookshop have recently announced a new Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List for 2010 as voted by New Zealand readers. This year has some surprises in store with some additions, some omissions and a change to the number 1 position after some years. What a surprise to see the Lord of the Rings Trilogy toppled after 12 years in the number 1 slot on the list. To add insult to injury Tolkein's 'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy has been relegated to sixth place. While Stephanie Meyer's Twilight saga has assumed second spot and Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveller's Wife has leapt from 14th place to third. Fortunately the new series by Steig Larsson The Millenium Trilogy which begins with the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo followed by Girl Who Played With Fire and ends with the Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is a worthy replacement to LOTR. Surprisingly some very popular books dro...

Books are always a welcome gift at Christmas. Used books are an affordable way to give books at Christmas regardless of your budget. Expect to pay somewhere between a third and a half of the new price for excellent copies of secondhand books. Buying used books is also a great way to reduce the cost of your own reading. Why not stock up on some great summer reading for your vacation, lazy Sundays or a soak in the bath with a good book. Or even think ahead and buy in now for those cosy winter nights by the fire curled up with a book. Kiwi Summer Reading  Whatever the scenario buying used books instead of new ones is a great way to save some money and support the secondhand economy and the environment. Obviously you need to be much more careful with your selection if you are buying a book as a gift as opposed to buying secondhand for yourself. There are, however, a few important points when buying secondhand books that will help you decide whether to buy secondhand or new. Ask...