Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem
Excellent book about a PI with Tourette's Syndrome. Lethem's an excellent writer, and this book is strong. I liked Gun with Occasional Music a little better, but this was still quite a good read.
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The Berlin Noir Trilogy, Phillip Kerr
Quite good. Three books about the same PI; one set in pre-WWII Berlin, one set in WWII Berlin, and the last just after the war. Just the right amount of grit - Kerr's sense for visceral description is right up there with the best.
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The Helium Murder, Camille Minichino.
On loan from my dad. One in a series of "elemental" mysteries; our heroine is a mid-fifties, science-geek, modern-day Nancy Drew.
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The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, John Birmingham.
A loaner from jsam; the sequel to He Died with a Felafel...below. Also hysterical - but not yet available in the States.
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The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure, Hans Magnus Enzensberger
This is probably the best children's book about science or math i've read ever. Fun read, good story, great math tricks. I'm recommending it to everyone i know; especially friends with kids.
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Miracle and Other Christmas Stories, Connie Willis
Shorts all about Christmas. Cute. Not my favorite of hers, but fun.
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