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Title: The Crystal Skull

Author: Manda Scott

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-08

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

"It's a lump of rock, Stella; nothing more. No stone is worth dying for."

Except it's not just a lump of rock. It's a blue crystal skull made by the Maya to save the world from ruin; a sapphire so perfect, so powerful that for centuries men have killed to own or destroy it.

Ancient prophecies say that if the 13 skulls already in existence are not reunited, the world will end on December 21, 2012. Cedric Owen, the skull's last Keeper, died so that it might keep its secret for the next four centuries. Now Stella Cody has found it, and someone has already tried to kill her. Like Owen, she's being hunted - but by whom?

Desperate to unravel the mystery of the crystal skull, Stella must decode Cedric Owen's coded writings, sketches, and ciphers no scholar has been able to unravel. What she discovers is astounding: a shocking secret prophecy - and the staggering puzzle of four terrifying creatures, 13 precious stones, and what will happen if Cedric Owen's crystal skull falls into the wrong hands. But time is against Stella. She has only days - hours - left to uncover the only secret that may yet save the world.

12.21.12. The date is set. Time is running out. The end of the world starts now.

Members Reviews:

Sapphire is NOT blue quartz! Arrrrggggghhh!

I enjoyed reading this book, though many sections didn't make sense. Quotation marks were not included at the beginning of paragraphs that ended with quotation marks, and there were at least three GLARING errors. As stated in the title of my review, sapphire is NOT, as stated by freakin' scientists in the book, blue quartz! Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale. Sapphire is blue *corundum*, which has a hardness of 9. Unfortunately, I lost respect for the book when I encountered this error. Secondly, as another reviewer mentioned, there is a scene where a one-armed man holds two torches: one in each hand. Ridiculous. Thirdly, Stella is said to be a descendent of Cedric Owen (he looked like her grandfather and she looked like his grandmother), but Cedric Owen was a virgin with no offspring! Major discrepancy! There were typos and inconsistencies, and I still don't fully understand who the modern day bad guy was. It was unclear. Kit didn't make sense as a character. Did he love Stella? He acted like a jerk through most of the book. Conversations were unclear in terms of who said what. With all the talk about 2012, how did 2007 enter into it? All of that said, I read the book in one day. I enjoyed the author's prose most of the time, except for major errors and lack of clarity.

Did Not Expect It Read So Well

Although this is fiction inspired by the non-fiction Crystal Skulls books, it's a who-dunnit that kept me guessing up until the very end.

crystal skull

Very informative. Somewhat unbelievable at times, and yet. . . Who knows?

Good book, well-written, great photos.

The Crystal Skull

I have just discovered this writer. She really writes well fabout strong and intelligent women. If you haven't read her series on Boudica, you should. 4 books available through Amazon.

A big let down; A page turner, it's not

Ever since I was about 12 I've been fascinated by the legend of the crystal skulls. When I saw Manda Scott's book, I enthusiastically bought it on sight and made it my next read, even before Dan Brown's Lost Symbol. All I can say now is what a let down.

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Title: Doors Open

Author: Ian Rankin

Narrator: James Macpherson

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-08

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

For the right man, all doors are open....

Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers him the opportunity to do just that, as he settles on a plot to commit a "perfect crime". He intends to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in Edinburgh - the National Gallery of Scotland.

So, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to lift some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all it's worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committed. But soon after he enters the dark waters of the criminal underworld he realises that it's very easy to drown.

Members Reviews:

Ian Rankin at his best

Characters richer and richer, details finer and finer, is Rankin the best crime writer in English? I think it's just possible.

Very enjoyable yarn

I am one of the many people who has read the entire collection of Rebus novels and like so many others, I hope that the Rebus story is not over. In the meantime, I believe that Mr. Rankin has many more books to write and I look forward to each of them. I found this book to be well written and fluid. The character development and plot are woven well together and Mr. Rankin still has his gift for words. I was surprised to see so many long time readers judge this book so harshly, it is unreasonable to expect the author to write the same book over and over, or expect him to start another novel series. Enjoy this book for what it is, Edinburgh and noir are still present for Rankin fans and the tension is maintained throughout the book. If Ian Rankin keeps writing, I will keep reading.

A great read, as expected!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! A little different from the Inspector Rebus series but every bit as good.

Good author

Learn something more of Scotland and their point of view. Been to Edinburgh and it is a side of Edinburgh that tourist do not see. Good writer. No explicit sex scenes for which I am glad but pretty human relationships which makes more sense to me. Have enjoyed all of his books.

excellent book cant wait for the movie

This book was a recomendation and i am so glad i purchased it. I read it straight through non stop. My favorite character in the book is Chib Calloway, Who is going to be played in the ITV movie version on aug 26th 2012 by my favorite actor Brian McCardie. I think this book is a must buy. Judge for yourself you wont be dissapointed.

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Title: Only the Cat

Subtitle: Marian Babson Mysteries

Author: Marian Babson

Narrator: Christopher Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-08

Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

While the real Vanessa lies in a coma, her devoted twin decides to take her place, determined to find out if someone attempted to kill his sister.

Superbly disguised as a woman, Vance joins in the self-absorbed retinue at the home of the reclusive millionaire who maintained Vanessa. Faking amnesia is an effective cover but he soon finds that it's a double-edged sword.

Yet the real problem is Gloriana, Vanessa's beautiful Angora cat, who regards her new mistress with suspicion. If the cat can't be won over, the whole charade is in danger of being exposed.

Critic Reviews:

"Quietly builds to a purrfect climax." (Daily Mail)

"Engagingly and amusingly done." (Daily Telegraph)

Members Reviews:

The Cat Knows

Interesting characters, good plot and writing.Would read another by this author with a cat subject. Here kitty, kitty. Come here kitty.

Enjoyable Cozy

The mystery was a good example of a British cozy with some gothic overtones set in modern times. The cat played the part of an interesting pet rather than a detective and made the story a more traditional mystery than many with cats in the title. Enjoyed the book.

Three Stars

Not as good as her usual

Very quick read

This was an enjoyable read, very quick. It was just okay for me, but my tastes run more along the lines of Colin Dexter and Kathy Reichs. Might be enjoyable for those who like historical fiction or cat mysteries.

fun amateur sleuth

Affluent business mogul Everett Oversall lives the Hugh Heffner dream as he surrounded by beautiful females who work for him. However, his idyllic life changes when his gorgeous personal assistant Vanessa takes a nasty fall; she ends up in a coma in what Everett insists was a tragic accident; he vows to cover her medical expenses.

Vanessa's twin brother Vance thinks otherwise as he believes someone tried to kill his sibling. A professional female impersonator, Vance decides to dress up as his sister Vanessa albeit suffering from amnesia so he does not have to know about life inside the Oversall castle. His goal as a she is to uncover who wants his sister dead. To his shock instead of one obvious meanie, he finds a houseful of nasty felines with motives to kill anyone in the way of their ambitious plans; Vanessa in her job was clearly in the way of someone. Vance trusts no one except Vanessa's cat Gloriana.

This is a fun amateur sleuth tale entirely because of Vance who sort of reminds the audience of Dustin Hoffman's two roles in Tootsie. Vance as Vanessa is the only fully developed character as the rest of the cast is more stereotyped with Everett being the sultan of his harem and his one dimensional females difficult to distinguish between each one of them or whether their respective IQs are greater than their bra size. Still fans who enjoy something different in their mysteries will appreciate Vance's undercover effort impersonating his sister.

Harriet Klausner

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Title: The Jihad Germ

Author: T. N. Rivers

Narrator: Dave Giorgio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-11-08

Publisher: Spoken Books Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Well financed and motivated international terrorists use advanced biotechnology to unleash a new and terrifying weapon upon American soil. Dr. Ron Raines and Christie Fellows, RN, provide lifesaving emergent care, as the U.S. Marine CBIRF and the CDC struggle to contain the threat. A high stakes chess game of political and intelligence players desperately seek the truth behind the events and a solution to the crisis. Can the terror be controlled and the perpetrators brought to justice? Will the threats of the religious extreme become our headlines of tomorrow?

©2008 T. N. Rivers; (P)2008 Spoken Books Publishing

Members Reviews:

A MUST READ!

Being in the medical field, and having experiences myself with mass-casualty situations, it was un-nerving how accurate and true to life this felt. Do yourself and favor and give this audiobook a listen!

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Title: Death of the River Master

Author: Allana Martin

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-30-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

In the Chihuahuan desert near the Texas-Mexico border, Texana Jones runs an isolated trading post. One afternoon during a jalapeño pepper eating contest, a boy enters the shack and announces that his father - The River Master - has been murdered. Soon Texana's own husband, Clay, is accused of the crime. Now they must find out who's trying to frame him, and why.

Members Reviews:

GOOD BOOK - GOOD AUTHOR

I can't believe how slow the US postal system is. It took over 2 weeks for m a pocket book to arrive in the mail. I could have driven from home to the store in 4 hours. I ordered a camera from out East, on the same day, and it only took 10 days. Anyway about the book. Don't know why it isn't in our local library. Our local library seems to prefer female authors to male authors but they haven't included Mz Martin in their collection and she is one of the few female authors who are worth reading. Unlike most female authors she doesn't spend five pages telling about the colour of the wallpaper. She gets to the nitty gritty and tells the story. and they are good stories. They are not Westerns but if you like Westerns you will like these stories as they set in ranch country. And if you like a good detective story, well they are that too.

Death Of The River Master

Great book! Sorry not to have her again. Have read all in this series and plot believable and held my interest. I gave to a friend and she also enjoyed. Deserves the five stars

Borderlands, the Good and the Bad

Intelligent story of Texana, who runs a trading post on the Texas-Mexico border, and her husband Clay, the veterinarian. There's water rights, local color, the usual coss-border activities, until Clay is arrested in Mexico for murder. Mexico too frequently administers "justice" on the deep-pockets policy: the larger the bribe the better the chance for winning judgment. Like the entire series engrosing, with a continuing cast of friends, Texana's love of the land.

And blessedly she doesn't refer to previous cases either for continuity, or to ruin the mystery if read out of context.

Those reading Tony Hillerman and James Doss will be intrigued.

For your permanent library.

Another good Allana Martin book

Another good Allana Martin book. The only critique I have is that there are SO MANY CHARACTERS that I resorted to making a list so I could keep track! The Tex-Mex setting and lore are interesting.

Where was the American Embassy?

While this was an entertaining listen, my credulity was strained to breaking throughout the whole CD (I listen rather than read). Even given the corruption of the Mexican legal system and the strength of the drug cartels, if there was such a ground swell of popular support for Clay's cause among the populace of the town where he was being held, I have a hard time believing the American government wouldn't have gotten involved in the case of a clearly innocent man.

For that matter, why wasn't Texana's first move to contact the Embassy? That is what we are all told to do. Even if they were portrayed as being unable/unwilling to help or caught up in the same corruption as the Mexican authorities, it would have made things feel more realistic to me. Usually I am willing to let authors tell their own story, but this was really a disturbing note.

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Title: Dreadnought's Curse

Author: Howard Hoyt Hilton

Narrator: Michael Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-08

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Many years later, the dreadnought's ravaged hulk, now lying on the river bottom near Montevideo, Uruguay, becomes of interest to the grandson of the ship's galley officer. Through a series of bizarre events, he has come upon some intriguing clues. This information leads him to believe that the ship was carrying something of immense value, and he is convinced that whatever it was could still be aboard the ill-fated vessel. He recruits a friend to help him dive down to the wreck and seek the treasure, but they soon find that they are not the only ones who seemingly know the ship's secret.

With a trail of speculation, intrigue, and murder, the ship's mysterious past draws the participants together for a final confrontation that will reveal the mystery sleeping restlessly beneath the turbulent waters.

Members Reviews:

predictible and flawed

I didn't expect a masterpiece but there are just two many historical and factual errors in Dreadnought's Curse to make it enjoyable. Add in a shallow predictable story and it is a waste of your listening time.

Skip it.

Perhaps as Anticlimactic as the Spee Itself

The plot itself is straightforward and easy to predict: Two men went treasure hunting based on a hunch provided by a person nearing the end of his life, then ended up struggling to survive from the menace of others equally ambitious and more reckless in pursuing the same loot.

The involvement of the scuttling of the Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee in the story is attractive to me personally though, it is interesting to see how the author created a fictional narrative to Spee's scuttling and how this "alternate explanation" make sense, at least in some ways. It is not easy to base a fictional story on actual history for the amount of research work it would have involve in order to get the details of some historical events right.

The narrator did a good job at narrating the story, though the occasional strange pauses did make me feel less involved in the audiobook.

The overall pace of the book is fast, and the cliffhanging effect of ending many chapters with a line spoken by characters of the book compelled me to keep on listening.

As for criticisms, the book didn't really live up to its title. The "Spee Curse" had been repeatedly brought up over the length of the entire book and there were very little explanation on this very curse and its influence on the unfolding of the plot. Perhaps it was explained during the period when I began to nod off (Around Chapter 50), but it feels like an unrelated trivia made up for the Spee.

And in resonance to Admiral Graf Spee's anticlimactic fate, the climax wasn't exactly climactic either, the confrontation at Marseilles was doing a good job at revealing what the characters were going to do but failed to create tense or heightening emotions a climax should do. It merely provided an explanation to everything.

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Title: The Jakarta Plot

Author: R. Karl Largent

Narrator: Ron Verela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-08

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

But a powerful group of Communist terrorists has other ideas. With the backing of the mainland Chinese government, the terrorists attack the hotel in which the meeting is taking place and hold the world leaders - including the vice president of the United States - hostage.

The terrorists have an ultimatum of their own: The WEC must abandon its policy of interference in the Third World...or one by one the hostages will die.

Members Reviews:

Had A Great Time

I originally read this in 1999 and never reviewed it until now, in 2015. R. Karl Largent is one of my favorite authors and I really miss him. This was another one of his one-off stories and the plot involves a meeting of world leaders in Jakarta to give the Chinese an ultimatum on nuclear testing. Mayhem ensues.

While some have debated technical issues with the story, I could care less. Iâm neither versed, nor that picky about details like that and have a fairly high suspension of disbelief unless itâs particularly egregious. I didnât find any of that.

Thankfully told in his usual third-person point of view, I was able to enjoy every page and had a great time while closing the book with a smile on my face.

Canât ask for better than that. Highly recommended.

Characters, Places, and Plot come alive under deft writing.

R.Karl Largent has once again taken the genre of techno-thriller to two capital 'T's. If you haven't read THE JAKARTA PLOT, do it now. If you haven't read R. Karl, where have you been? You've missed one of the best.

THE JAKARTA PLOT captures the characters so well that I feel, regardless of nationalities, I know them well enough to invite them to dinner at my house (provided the bad guys are securely cuffed and hobbled). The writing in this novel is alive. I can touch the places, especially the room where all my friends could live or die at the capricious will of the Communists; I can smell the odor of Java and our President's cologne, and see into the dark hearts of the terrorists. Their threats bounce in my head and against my ears.

It's all so real. Maybe it really happened. Maybe it's happening now.

"Good Plot, Poor Execution"

Very little drama in this story. The author failed to deliver a sense of crisis. The characters were not very captivating and some of the situations were not very credible. Several run-on sentences also made for a bumpy read.

The Jakarta Plot

Above average, although it still is not in the Clancy Class. Slow at times. Worth reading but don't look for an edge of your seat, nail biting, action thriller. It isn't.

Out-Clancys Clancy

Largent is one of the best writers of techno-thrillers, and his latest is one of his best. His plots match Clancy and his prose is much more compelling.

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Title: The Assassin

Author: R. Karl Largent

Narrator: Jerry Sciarrio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-08

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

The American government must get the truth behind the lies and rumors, and do it quickly. They turn to the only man who can be trusted to handle the volatile situation: reluctant agent T. C. Bogner. Only Bogner can penetrate the circle of arms dealers, and survive long enough to track down the source of the deadly, unholy contaminate...and the fate of millions hangs upon his success.

Members Reviews:

About Time This Book Showed Up!

I've known about this book for some time but it just showed up at Wal-Mart Christmas week (never saw it any place else). Anxious to read it, I've been a big fan of Mr. Largent since I read The Lake. At first I was reluctant to try the T.C. Bogner books but found I liked them after reading Red Ice. In this one, the story moves well and I like all the references to Turkey and the Turkish language. Since I lived in Turkey for 5 years, I can relate to a lot of the Turkish references he makes in the story. But I also found a few glaring misspellings that I am sure are merely typos the editor did not catch because he or she wouldn't know the difference in the first place! But there was one major technical error the editor should have caught and it had to do with the size of the bad guy's compound. I do not fault Mr. Largent as much for that as I am a writer also, and when you read and reread your work so many times, you tend to miss things that a second set of eyes should catch. There were also a few regular misspellings too (non-Turkish).

The reason I gave this work a 4 is for the technical errors/misspellings. Otherwise, I loved the story and found it quite engaging. The only other thing I didn't like was one of the characters that died in the end. I really wished the guy (let's just say a foreigner) had survived.

Great story, Mr. Largent. Time to kick your editor in the... well... never mind.

Painful to read

"The Assassin", one of the yearly technothrillers by R. Karl Largent published by Leisure, is not worth a reader's time. I reserve one star ratings to books that I cannot finish. This is one of those as I stopped after 135 pages, about one third of the book.

The premise, the sudden death of Iraqi tribes and their livestock due to a mysterious new germ warfare agent, seemed interesting. The novel began well by setting up and explaining the premise. However, once the hero is drafted to get to the bottom of the situation, things quickly went downhill. His ex-wife is trying to rekindle the "good old days" and when he is whisked away to investigate the deaths, she flips. Why is this character even present? Maybe she served a purpose later in the book, but I doubt it.

There is not "non-stop action" as another reviewer mentioned. There are occasional moments, but not enough to keep the reader entertained. There were a number of sections (imposter conversing with country leader, for example) which were simply boring. Maybe I'll finish this novel one day and adjust my rating accordingly, but I doubt it. Stick with Largent's horror novels as they are better works.

Not the best, but an okay leisure read.

After reading this book, I felt like I just watched a mediocre action movie. The book is an easy and interesting read, but some disconnects and unnecessary sub-plots and characters. I didn't really understand why they were in there.

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Title: Omega

Author: Gary Naiman

Narrator: Gregory Papst

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-08

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Karl Frankton is thrust into a global war against terrorists who have re-activated the cyanide nightmare in our seas. With the human race facing extinction, Karl and Dr. Mandu Thala fight a last ditch battle that reaches from the White House to the Nile Delta, Hindu Kush Mountains, and finally to Geneva, where the world's most powerful atom smasher is about to launch us into the unknown.

©2007 Gary Naiman (P)2007 Books in Motion

Members Reviews:

OMEGA

Gary NAIMAN thaNK YOU so much for PPM and Omega . YOU have a new fan. To other's please take the time to read these books.I will be buying and reading g his other work as soon as I can . PPM was an audio book which my husband listened to and found just as thrilling as I did.

Put your seat belts on ,your in for one beck of a ride.

Omega

A disappointment after PPM. Author should have ended the story in PPM. Sequel should have been independent from original story

Interesting and Fast-Paced

Omega

This is a story about people using an unintended product of invention as a weapon for terrorism. A chemical compound is invented, and then over time that compound changes into a very dangerous potential weapon. The premise is real enough to create some thought about what is going on in a world where technological advances are coming at us so fast.

oMega does not always mean the end

Omega is a well researched novel, providing insight into special ops and physics. Both of which the reader will find helpful. The characters are well developed and evolve in their attitudes during the book. The plot has a few twists and sets Corporate Greed against everybody. The

heroine/hero(s) role(s) blend together although conflicting at times. New characters are introduced to keep the story progressing toward an ending that reveals strange alliances and loyalties. Thoroughly enjoyable and a book one will not want to put down.

Best part was the Marine vs

"The cyclotron and quark stuff were a little technical for me, but the ending

was powerful and the book filled with more action than the first book. Best part

was the Marine vs. terrorist battle in the desert. Weakest part was the fleeting

love affair between Thala and the woman Marine. Wish we had a president like the

one in the book. The author's pacing, scenes, and dialogue are good. Worth the

read since it provides an effective ending to book one's story."

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Title: The Monkey House

Author: John Fullerton

Narrator: J. Charles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Sarajevo is a city besieged by the atrocities of war. Stadium walls that once shook with the roar of Olympic crowds have since collapsed under the screams of artillery. Police Superintendent Rosso and the ragtag remains of his Sarajevo police force, however, remain dedicated to preserving what is left of the city's civil order.

In their Sisyphean quest to uphold the law, one of their key informants is mysteriously murdered in a narcotics-infected Serb apartment complex called the "Monkey House". If the homicide is proven to be the work of Sarajevo's notorious crime boss, Luka, solving the case could break the black marketeer's grip on the city. But bringing Luka to justice could also drastically change the course of this relentless war and quite possibly lead to the fall of Sarajevo.

For Rosso, a Croat whose Serbian wife is losing a battle with alcoholism and whose Moslem goddaughter may be having an affair with Luka, this case has become a life mission, not only to defeat a formidable enemy and to save his family and city, but also to redeem his own dark and bloody legacy.

In The Monkey House, the stakes are high for solving a wartime murder, and a young, cocky American journalist named Branson Flett is there to report it all.

Critic Reviews:

"A powerful, timely first novel." (Publishers Weekly)

"A first-rate debut thriller, with harrowing detail showing the limits of a memorable man and his ruined city." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Fullerton, a Reuters reporter, steers clear of trying to explain the Bosnian conflict. Instead, he brings it to life through the hardships and dangers his characters accept as daily routine." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Strongly recommended

I really enjoyed this book. The writing is fantastic. The author does a great job of portraying the desperation and hopelessness of a country at war and the people who exploit it for financial gain. I don't really understand why these people were fighting because I'm American. We have learned to live somewhat peacefully with others who look different , come from other places and believe in different things. Books like the Monkey House teach me to treasure what I have here in the U.S. It may not always be perfect here but it could be a hell of a lot worse.

Good fictionalized account

I had my doubts about a detective story being set in wartime Sarajevo, but Fullerton pulled it off with flying colors. He used his experiences as a correspondent during the war to create the setting for this novel about a detective investigating a brutal murder in a city under siege. The story is also loosely based on the Bosnian government's actual crackdown on Sarajevo's warlord militia leaders in late 1993. Fullerton weaves a fantastic story which brilliantly depicts some of the many aspects of wartime Sarajevo: the multiethnic character of the city and the fraying of interethnic tolerance as the war dragged on, the hardship and gruelling monotony of daily life and survival in Sarajevo, the blurring of lines between good and evil as the leaders of Sarajevo's prewar criminal underworld became its chief wartime defenders, the voyeuristic role played by foreign correspondents in the city, etc. All of this is adeptly merged with the story, so "The Monkey House" never falls into extended preachy tracts or historical discourse.