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Ginger is an herb sometimes used in the treatment of arthritis. Proponents suggest that consuming ginger as a food, drinking ginger tea, and/or taking ginger supplements can help soothe arthritis symptoms and lessen arthritis-related pain.

Why Do People Sometimes Use Ginger for Arthritis Relief?

Because there is no cure for arthritis—and because standard care for arthritis often involves the use of medications known to trigger side effects in some patients—many people turn to natural remedies like ginger to relieve arthritis pain.

Ginger contains compounds found to reduce inflammation, a biological process that plays a key role in the pain associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It's also said that ginger may benefit arthritis patients by stimulating circulation.

Research

While large-scale clinical trials testing ginger's effectiveness as an arthritis treatment are currently lacking, a number of studies show that ginger may be of some benefit to arthritis patients.

For a report published in the International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare in 2008, scientists analyzed three previously published clinical trials testing ginger's effects in adults with osteoarthritis. Although the report's authors concluded that more research is needed to determine ginger's safety and effectiveness as an arthritis treatment, they found some evidence that ginger may reduce pain severity and improve physical functioning in arthritis patients.

The most recent research on ginger and osteoarthritis includes a small study published in the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology in 2013. For the study, 60 people with osteoarthritis of the knee were split into three groups: the first group received diclofenac (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly used in the treatment of arthritis), the second group received ginger extract, and the third group received a combination of diclofenac and ginger extract.

After 12 weeks of treatment, all three groups showed significant improvement in several markers of osteoarthritis, such as pain and stiffness. Those receiving the combination of diclofenac and ginger showed the greatest improvement.

To date, research on the use of ginger in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is very limited. However, an animal study published in the Journal of Natural Products in 2009 indicates that ginger extract may help suppress the joint inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Safety

Ginger may cause a number of side effects when taken in large doses. These side effects include diarrhea, heartburn, and stomach upset.

In addition, use of dietary supplements containing ginger may be harmful to certain individuals, such as people with gallstones and people taking blood-thinning medications (including aspirin).

Furthermore, use of ginger should be avoided prior to undergoing surgery.

Alternatives to Ginger

Studies show that several other natural remedies may also aid in the treatment of arthritis. For example, avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate have all been found to benefit osteoarthritis patients in clinical trials.

There's also some evidence that undergoing alternative therapies like acupuncture or practicing mind-body techniques like yoga and tai chi may help control arthritis pain.

What's more, lifestyle changes such as achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, following an anti-inflammatory diet, and exercising regularly should help control arthritis symptoms.

Using Ginger for Arthritis

While scientific support for ginger's effectiveness as an arthritis treatment is fairly limited, it's possible that increasing your intake of this anti-inflammatory herb may enhance your overall health. Along with taking dietary supplements, you can boost your ginger intake by adding the herb to meals (such as salads and stir-fries), as well as by drinking ginger tea.

It should be noted that, when left untreated, arthritis may lead to serious health problems. For example, rheumatoid arthritis may result in severe and permanent damage to bones and tissues. If you're considering the use of ginger (or any other type of natural remedy) for the relief of arthritis, make sure to talk to your doctor before beginning treatment.

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Altman RD1, Marcussen KC. "Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis." Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Nov;44(11):2531-8.

Funk JL1, Frye JB, Oyarzo JN, Timmermann BN. "Comparative effects of two gingerol-containing Zingiber officinale extracts on experimental rheumatoid arthritis." J Nat Prod. 2009 Mar 27;72(3):403-7.

Leach MJ1, Kumar S. "The clinical effectiveness of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in adults with osteoarthritis." Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2008 Sep;6(3):311-20.

Paramdeep G. "Efficacy and tolerability of ginger (Zingiber officinale) in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee." Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2013 Apr-Jun;57(2):177-83.

Disclaimer: The information contained on this site is intended for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for advice, diagnosis or treatment by a licensed physician. It is not meant to cover all possible precautions, drug interactions, circumstances or adverse effects. You should seek prompt medical care for any health issues and consult your doctor before using alternative medicine or making a change to your regimen.


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I had an opportunity in early May to visit with Paul Haring, staff photographer for Catholic News Service who is based in Rome. Haring has been shooting images at the Vatican since 2009 and his photos are used by Catholic print and electronic publications around the world.
Before moving to Rome, Paul worked five years for CNS in Washington, D.C., where he edited and captioned photos used by the wire service. "The bulk of the editing I did was photos of the pope and the Vatican," he told me over a bottle of Peroni in the lounge of the Hotel Cicerone, about a 15-minute walk from the Vatican.
While editing photos from the Vatican, Haring said he realized he could be taking the photos.
"The opportunity came along in 2005," he said. "CNS wanted to create a staff position. … I volunteered myself for it and in August 2009 my wife and I came over here and we began this grand adventure in Rome."
Haring says his schedule is based on events at the Vatican.
"I adhere to the schedule of the Vatican, following the activities of the pope. He has two regular events every week — the Wednesday general audience and the Sunday Angelus," he said. "I photograph both those events and other events the pope has and many other Catholic events throughout the city."
Haring also does a lot of international photo editing. "I work with L'Osservatore Romano and another agency, Catholic Press Photo. I try to get some of that editing done and some of my own pictures."
Many of Paul's images of Pope Benedict are shot with long glass. Most of the close-up shots of the pope are taken by Vatican photographers. Haring said he is within close distance to the pope only on rare occasions.
"I consider it a very privileged opportunity to be close to the pope … maybe less than 10 times a year," he said. "For the most part we work with long lenses and we try to do the best that we can in that way."
Asked if he had a favorite image he's shot, Haring described a photo taken in 2010.
"Every photographer wants to get a good picture of the pope kissing a baby or something like that," he said. "There was one moment in the basilica where the pope spontaneously went over to a baby. Sometimes the children are brought to him by ushers, but this was completely spontaneous. He was processing out and the baby gave him this angelic look and I got the moment.
"It was very rewarding because it's very hard to get" engaging photos of the pope, noted Haring. "We have to compete, in a sense, with other photographers who are closer and are trying to get that moment as well. That was a special picture for me."
Check out the audio slide show I put together for The Compass, which features numerous photos shot by Haring in Italy — including that angelic baby.


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And, by extension, that probably means I hate America too.
I spent the first half of the Super Bowl doing some writing at Flavour Cafe in South Troy, going grocery shopping, and then doing laundry. Basically, I was the Anti-Man. You can commence in your attempts at emasculation, but remember: if you're an adult who even occasionally wears a sports jersey, I am more man than you are and your wife/girlfriend would rather sleep with me.
I did get notice that for some reason that still escapes me, they read the Declaration of Independence as part of the pre-game. I guess…because…we're in the United States? I mean, I guess it's nice. I know the document, it's important, blah blah. But football? I guess that means I should read it out loud every morning when I go to work, BECAUSE AMERICA.
Speaking of great American traditions, Christina Aguilera screwed up the national anthem. Despite the reaction online and around water coolers this morning, she's far from the first to do so. Jesse McCartney did it before a NASCAR event in the Fall of 2009, and just last month The Eli Young Band botched it at the Chiefs-Broncos game. There was also the policeman in 2006, not to mention the litany of botches that have occurred at minor league sporting games.
Screwing up the National Anthem is a long tradition in our country, but I suppose this time it matters more because it was on a national stage. Even then, though, I've seen worse. All she did was skip a line. You think that's bad? The aforementioned reading of the Declaration of Independence skipped entire sections of that document! But you don't count that, I guess, BECAUSE AMERICA.
Plus, she's a girl. A blonde one. Stupid dame.
All transgressions were forgotten, however, when the country came together at halftime to hate The Black Eyed Peas. True to their form, they were awful and should have been arrested for that. Bad things got worse when Slash came out and Fergie sang "Sweet Child of Mine" out of tune, then struck a series of poses that were supposed to be sexy but were about as alluring as a bowel movement. I'd say it was Slash's worst moment, but I've actually heard Slash's Snakepit.
And the commercials? No. They weren't funny. They rarely are, really, but this year they were especially abysmal. For some reason they were even worse this year. There was this one commercial where I thought, my God, Sally Field looks absolutely terrible. That poor woman!. Then I realized it was Ozzie Osbourne.
The site Groupon decided it would be a good idea to make fun of the political turmoil in Tibet in a classless ad that could only have been topped had Twix decided to do a "need a moment?" spot starring a Jew in Nazi Germany.
CGI animation was prominently featured as well. Get ready for "Rio," where annoying dancing birds are auto-tuned and Duran Duran is criminally absent, and "Mars Needs Moms," where the CGI humans look ten times more frightening than the CGI aliens.
As for the game, God, I cannot wait for Fox not to have the Super Bowl anymore. From the insipid sideline 'reporters' giving us non-sequitir cliche-ridden quotes from coaches that commit crimes against the English language nearly as terrible as the crime the Black Eyed Peas committed against music to the awful commentary team of Troy Aikman and Joe Buck, it was less of a game than it was a tutorial on locating your mute button. Aikman at least has the excuse of brain damage; I'm not sure how Joe Buck can call as many football games as he has and still come across as ignorant.
Oh, and somewhere in this mess, the Cheeseheads won. Huzzah! Then they talked about all the "overwhelming obstacles" they overcame, like the handful of injuries that happens to just about every single team to ever win a football championship ever.
Know what? I'm not going to pretend anymore. The Super Bowl sucks. Next year I'll just watch The Puppy Bowl for four hours. At least that way I'll be comfortable knowing I'm not unknowingly rooting for felons.


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"A lot of the athletes downgraded and decided not to do it after they heard Alisa's scores because it was a pretty nice jump," Ossian said.
Ossian said he and most of the other coaches would meet judges before Sunday's final World Cup round in Canada in a bid to sort out a fairer way to score the trick.
The Australians barely had time to contemplate the results when Camplin, Gardner, travelling team member Bree Munro and several skiers from the women's moguls team were stricken by food poisoning.
The food poisoning, believed to have been caused from eating suspect chicken, is not expected to affect the Australian team's build-up for the next World Cup round, the last before the world championship.
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Are Dianabol pills effective for muscle building?
- Written by: Caroline Parsons
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- Published: 23/02/2017
In case you're hoping to pick up muscles, quality and stamina immediately, then Dianabol settles on an awesome steroid decision.
Here are 8 advantages of stacking Dianabol pills and testosterone together in one cycle.
1: Counters the Effects of Low Testosterone
Like other anabolic steroids, Dianabol tends to smother the body's characteristic capacity to produce testosterone. Aside from that, is considered to be upsetting to the body and can in this manner bring down testosterone levels.
Low testosterone levels in the body thusly bring about a wide range of issues extending from low vitality to adverse changes in mood, erectile dysfunction, and bloating (just to give some examples). Along these lines, by supplementing D-bol with testosterone, you'll have the capacity to guarantee that your body is as yet getting the testosterone it would typically be producing normally.
2: Increased Strength
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Will Adams - The Alexander Cipher: Good mystery novel but not a light read.
Richard Aleas - Songs of Innocence a John Blake Mystery: Very original and very good paperback mystery novel.
Kate Atkinson - One Good Turn: One Good Turn is one twisted mystery novel
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Federico Axat - Kill the Next One: What an imaginative read; a psychological thrill ride!
Sarah Bailey - The Dark Lake: Detective Sargent Gemma Woodstock leads a complicated life in a small Australian community She is a rugged and dedicated law enforcement officer, in addition to being a mother, and lover. Her near obsession with a murder victim seems to extend beyond normal police work.
John H Baillie - Midnight's Delight:
David Baldacci - Deliver Us From Evil: 2 agents have the same target in lesser thriller
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David Baldacci - First Family - A Sean King / Michelle Maxwell mystery: Very good mystery novel with a very interesting baddie.
David Baldacci - Hell s Corner - A Camel Club Mystery: A good one even if the Camel Club are props more than anything else.
David Baldacci - Simple Genius - A Sean King / Michelle Maxwell Mystery: Convoluted plot with not much of a payoff. For real Baldacci fans only.
David Baldacci - Stone Cold - A Camel Club Mystery: Third Camel Club mystery novel: not bad, not great.
David Baldacci - The Camel Club: The first Camel Club mystery, a series that should be read in order.
David Baldacci - The Collectors - A Camel Club mystery: Second The Camel Club mystery, The Collectors, is very good.
David Baldacci - The Forgotten: Second and more assured John Puller mystery
David Baldacci - The Innocent: Hitman and runaway teen have to figure out who is out to get them in excellent thriller.
David Baldacci - The Whole Truth: geopolitical thriller. Not his best.
David Baldacci - True Blue: Decent enough mystery but not decent enough for this writer.
David Baldacci - Zero Day: Good thriller introduces new character John Puller
Jack Batten - Straight No Chaser: Straight No Chaser is an okay enough read. If you like a slow build and a big finale
Belinda Bauer - Blacklands: very impressive debut mystery novel
Josh Bazell - Beat the Reaper: Excellent first novel features former hit man now a doctor
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M.C. Beaton - Hamish Macbeth - Death Of A Gentle Lady: Better than the previous Hamish Macbeth mystery I read.
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James Scott Bell - Try Dying: Bell would have been better off to choose an either/or scenario to consurrent stories to showcase his talent.
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Lawrence Block - Grifter's Game: Hard Case Crime is a new imprint for fans of the mystery novel.
Lawrence Block - Hit and Run - A Keller Mystery: Decent yarn if you are willing to suspend disbelief
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Giles Blunt - Blackfly Season - a John Cardinal Mystery: Enjoyable, well written, not for the faint of heart mystery set in Canada
Dale Bogard - Pardon My Body - Harlequin Vintage Collection: Not particularly good pulp fiction reissue.
Michael Boughn - Business As Usual: Botany professor and boyfriend investigate wine country mystery
Melissa Bourbon Ramirez - Bare-Naked Lola: Fun, lightweight mystery. Third in series.
Laura Bradley - Sprayed Stiff - A Hair-Raising Mystery: Decent lightweight cozy
Sandra Brannan - In The Belly of Jonah - A Liv Bergen Mystery: Good first mystery novel.
Sandra Brannan - Widow s Might: begins with detailed chilling imagery that compels you to get reading.
DC Brod - Getting Lucky: a clever, nicely staged, sometimes humourous, and enjoyable read
Sandra Brown - Deadline: one of the best mystery novels I have read this year.
Sandra Brown - Lethal: a complex and intriguing mystery until the book skids off into Harlequinland
James Lee Burke - The Glass Rainbow - A Dave Robicheaux Mystery: Like any other late in the series book, it basically repeats itself.
M.R. Carey - The Girl With All the Gifts: The Girl With All the Gifts is an interesting story. It explores the concepts of love and loyalty, and what makes us human, within an apocalyptic context of carnage and destruction. It evokes emotion, and sentiment. At times it is brutal and shocking.
Mike Carey - The Devil You Know: A horror / gothic novel that is mostly a mystery.
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Steve Cavanagh - The Plea: Murder, blackmail, and larceny. At a robust 560 pages, The Plea features Eddie Flynn, a clever, quick thinking former con artist who now employs his unique set of skills as a crackerjack lawyer who can ferret out the truth and outsmart just about anyone.
Chris Cavender - A Slice of Murder - A Pizza Lover s Mystery: Fun but chatty cozy. Better if you do not ask too many questions while reading.
Joelle Charbonneau - Murder For Choir - A Glee Club Mystery: The mystery niche in this case is the cutthroat world of high school choir competitions.
James Hadley Chase - I'll Bury My Dead: Well-off Nick English tries to discover who bumped off his loser brother and a bunch of other bodies.
Lee Child - 61 Hours - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher is trapped in a small town under lockdown and snowed in while a drug lord makes arrangements to kill a witness.
Lee Child - Bad Luck and Trouble - A Jack Reacher Novel: Do not mess with the special investigators takes on a whole new meaning when Calvin Franz turns up dead and Jack Reacher takes on the case.
Lee Child - Echo Burning - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher is wandering through Texas and gets picked up by a beautiful woman looking to hire a killer.
Lee Child - Gone Tomorrow - A Jack Reacher Novel: Reacher thinks he is dealing with a suicide bomber on a train but he is only half right and comes up against an enemy as strong and clever as he is.
Lee Child - Killing Floor - A Jack Reacher Novel: When Jack Reacher wanders into the town of Margrave he is quickly arrested on suspicion of murdered and the strength of an unimpeachable eyewitness.
Lee Child - Nothing To Lose - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher finds himself moving between Hope and Despair while trying to figure out why he is being kicked out of the township of Despair Colorado.
Lee Child - One Shot - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher investigates a sniper shooting in which a former Army sniper is accused of being the sniper. All the evidence is there but something is not quite right.
Lee Child - Persuader - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher finds himself chasing a ghost and living with one of the biggest dealers on the eastern seaboard while doing the scut work for the DEA.
Lee Child - Running Blind - A Jack Reacher Novel: When Jack Reacher inadvertently draws the F.B.I.s attention while dispensing his own brand of justice he finds himself a suspect in an ongoing F.B.I. investigation that he must either solve or resign himself to prison.
Lee Child - The Affair - A Jack Reacher Novel: Still with the 110th Jack Reacher is sent undercover to Carters Crossing to investigate the death of a local woman that may have met her fate at the hands of a soldier.
Lee Child - The Enemy - A Jack Reacher Novel: When a two star general from Amoured division dies in a seedy motel almost 300 miles from where he ought to be Jack Reacher gets the call to look into things.
Lee Child - The Hard Way - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher helps find the kidnapped wife and child of a mercenary
Lee Child - Tripwire - A Jack Reacher Novel: When a private eye finds Reacher in Key West then suddenly turns up dead Reacher becomes interested in why the man was looking for him in the first place.
Lee Child - Without Fail - A Jack Reacher Novel: Jack Reacher takes the job to kill the Vice-President of the United States - kind of.
Lee Child - Worth Dying For - A Jack Reacher Novel: It is the Duncan s versus Jack Reacher in the middle of a Nebraska county they control with an iron fist. It is irresistible force meets immovable object.
Lincoln Child - Death Match: When the perfect matches made by a dating service start dying the company hires a former FBI forensic psychiatrist to get to the bottom of the problem.
Ron Chudley - Act of Evil - A Hal Bannatyne Mystery: The right elements are present in this mystery but a tighter focus would have made a more effective and entertaining story.
Marcia Clark - Guilt by Association: Reasonably good first crime fiction novel.
Marcia Clark - Killer Ambition - A Rachel Knight Novel: Rachel Knight investigates the death of the daughter of a movie mogul
Blaise Clement - Cat Sitter on a Hot Tin Roof: a very entertaining murder mystery
Blaise Clement - Curiosity Killed The Cat Sitter - Dixie Hemingway Mystery: Fun lightweight cozy cat lovers will especially appreciate
Harlan Coben - No Second Chance: When Marc Seidmen finally comes to after being shot in the chest and head he is stunned to discover his wife is dead and his daughter is missing.
Harlan Coben - The Woods: While prosecuting a rape case the twenty year old case of his sister's murder resurfaces to wreak havoc on Paul Copeland's life.
Jeffrey Cohen - A Night at the Operation - A Double Feature Mystery: Second run movie theatre owner becomes amateur detective in lightweight series.
Martina Cole: The evolution of an Irish mobster. A bit long.
Max Allan Collins - Deadly Beloved - A Ms. Tree Mystery: Ms. Tree graphic novel makes great transition to real book format.
Max Allan Collins - The First Quarry: First in the hard boiled Quarry series makes you want to read the rest.
Michael Connelly - Crime Beat: An interesting read for true crime fans.
Michael Connelly - Echo Park: The best Michael Connelly mystery to date and that is saying a lot.
Michael Connelly - Nine Dragons - A Harry Bosch Mystery: The lesser Harry Bosch mystery.
Michael Connelly - The Black Box - A Harry Bosch mystery: This time Bosch investigates a case dating back to the L.A. riots. Good but not great.
Michael Connelly - The Black Ice - A Harry Bosch Mystery: Second in the series. Brilliant, of course.
Michael Connelly - The Brass Verdict - A Mickey Haller / Harry Bosch Mystery: 20th Connelly mystery brings Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together with a bang (from a revolver)
Michael Connelly - The Brass Verdict - October 2008: A lawyer s murder brings Harry Bosch and Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller together.
Michael Connelly - The Burning Room: You simply cannot put it down.
Michael Connelly - The Concrete Blonde: This third Harry Bosch mystery is solid.
Michael Connelly - The Crossing - A Harry Bosch Novel: The Crossing, the twenty-second Harry Bosch, represents a major change in the life of Connelly s foremost character.
Michael Connelly - The Drop - A Harry Bosch Mystery: Decent enough Connelly but not up to usual standards
Michael Connelly - The Drop - J. Curran review: Although not one of Connellys mind blowers from start to finish, The Drop is definitely a good solid read.
Michael Connelly - The Fifth Witness - April 2011: A solid (of course) Mickey Haller mystery
Michael Connelly - The Fifth Witness - J. Curran Review - April 2011: Third Mickey Haller mystery. This reviewer was not as impressed as the other one was.
Michael Connelly - The Gods of Guilt - Mickey Haller Novel: The Lincoln Lawyer takes a case that propels him along a journey to face the demons of his past and present.
Michael Connelly - The Late Show - A Renee Ballard Mystery: There is a new kid in town. Dog lover, and surfer by day, Detective Renee Ballard is a tough, tenacious, no-nonsense loner who works the late shift in Hollywood. Due to unsubstantiated accusations thrown at a superior officer, she is not exactly on the warm and fuzzy list of her fellow officers. With limited trust running both ways, her investigations are often solo.
Michael Connelly - The Overlook: Yet another great Harry Bosch mystery
Michael Connelly - The Overlook - Another Review: The usual solid and captivating mystery by a master.
Michael Connelly - The Reversal - October 2010: Detective Harry Bosh, Mickey Haller, and their exes on the same case.
Michael Connelly - The Scarecrow: Jack McEvoy of The Poet is back in yet another excellent Connelly mystery.
Michael Connelly - The Wrong Side of Goodbye - A Harry Bosch Novel: Harry Bosch is hired by a billionaire to find out if he has an heir and also works for the San Fernandino PD and discovers there is a serial rapist on the loose. This being a Michael Connelly mystery it is of course excellent.
Michael Connelly - Two Kinds of Truth - A Harry Bosch Mystery: It is a Connelly, of course it is great
Michael Cormany - Lost Daughter: The first Dan Kruger novel has former cop Dan Kruger investigating a missing persons case that turns into a multiple murder.
Robert Crais - The Elvis Cole Mystery Series and The Monkey's Raincoat: A series that starts out as a Parker / Spenser lookalike and evolves into its own thing.
Robert Crais - The First Rule - the second Joe Pike Novel: The first rule any criminal within the range of Joe Pike should know is: do not piss Joe Pike off.
Robert Crais - The Sentry -the third Joe Pike novel: a superb mystery well worth your time.
Robert Crais - The Watchman -the first Joe Pike novel: Joe Pike pays up on an outstanding marker only to find himself protecting a girl who can t even be protected by the U.S. government and the Marshall s service.
Michael Crichton - State of Fear: what happens when environmentalists are lead by lawyers who are more interested in results than they are in the facts?
David Cristofano - The Girl She Used To Be: Woman in Witness Relocation Program decides enough is enough.
Chris Culver - The Abbey - An Ash Rashid Novel: Very good first mystery novel
Jefferey Deaver - Manhattan Is My Beat: The mystery novel equivalent of watching paint dry.
Jefferey Deaver - The Burial Hour - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel: Rhyme is a forensic scientist who acts as a consultant on criminal investigations. NYPD Detective Amelia Sachs is his fiancee and fellow investigator. They are about to embark on their rather unusual destination wedding when they are called on to help with a kidnapping case, wherein a small noose is left as a chilling calling card.
Jefferey Deaver - The Skin Collector - A Lincoln Rhyme novel: Serial killer matches wits with detective in solid thriller with a few novel twists.
Ted Dekker - The Bride Collector:
Nelson DeMille - Radiant Angel - a John Corey novel: Bond-like thriller where hero John Corey must stop nefarious plan.
Nelson DeMille - The Quest: An interesting and exciting adventure about a quest for the Holy Grail but a bit long. Expanded from the 1975 version
Nelson DeMille - Wild Fire: John Corey risks life and limb and the lives of millions of Americans to find the killer of his partner.
Diana Dempsey - Ms. America and the Offing on Oahu - Free Kindle book: Excellent and free summer mystery and cozy
Tim Dorsey - Cadillac Beach: A very very wild comic mystery.
Brendan DuBois - Dead Sand - A Lewis Cole Mystery: Decent enough first mystery in series
Robert Dugoni - Bodily Harm: Very good and original mystery around a toy manufactured in China killing children, the manufacturer, and a contract killer.
Robert Dugoni - Damage Control: Good, solid mystery if you do not mind an American movie style ending.
John Dunning - The Sign of the Book - A Cliff Janeway Bookman Mystery: When Erica's best friend is accused of murder Cliff Janeway sets out to find out who the real killer is.
Warren Ellis - Gun Machine: When detective John Tallow runs across an immense cache of gun in NYCs first precinct it starts the ball rolling on one of the most bizarre cases the NYC has ever seen.
Linda Fairstein - The Bone Vault: The Bone Vault is a little long. The price of $34.99 (Cdn)/$30.99 (US) for not even a hard cover seems steep.
John Farris - Baby Moll: Mallory is forced back in the fold when his former boss is threatened. Not the best in this series.
Christa Faust - Choke Hold - Hard Case Crime: Second Angel Dare thriller and excellent, fast-paced read.
Christa Faust - Money Shot: Broad believed to be dead avenges herself and kicks ass on every page. My favorite Hard Case Crime mystery.
Zoe Ferraris - City of Veils: Sometimes terrifyingly brutal; sometimes tender, and always interesting, City of Veils is the book to read.
Elena Forbes - Die With Me: Sub par serial killer British mystery novel
Dick Francis - Under Orders: Sid Halley returns to the bookshelf in an intense investigation of race fixing, Internet gambling and murder.
David Freed - Flat Spin: First mystery. Take a chance on a next one but not this time.
Lawrence Friedman - Death of a One-Sided Man: I would not hurry to the bookstore
Lawrence Friedman - The Book Club Murder: The writing itself, however, leaves much to be desired.
Robert Galbraith - The Cuckoo s Calling: The Cuckoo s Calling however wasn t as entertaining as this reader expected.
Victor Gischler - The Pistol Poets: If you enjoy the comic mystery this one works.
Susan Glickman - Safe As Houses: Not original enough to be interesting and not interesting enough to be original.
Joel Gordonson - The Atwelle Confession: More of an eventual light horror novel than a mystery per se, The Atwelle Confession is a quick and easy read.
Lucretia Grindle - The Lost Daughter: American student in Florence disappears, followed by another family member.
Andrew Gross - Don't Look Twice: Ty Hauck has moved on to Greenwich, Connecticut to pursue his career and with any luck a new life. In the blink of an eye and the spray of machine gun fire the peaceful community is put on edge by a drive by shooting that just misses Ty and his daughter and the hunt is on to find the perpetrators.
Andrew Gross - The Dark Tide: What do a terrorist attack in NYC and a hit and run in Greenwich, Conn have to do with each other? Nothing it would seem, until Ty Hauck starts looking into things.
Bryan Gruley - The Skeleton Box: The Skeleton Box is easily a recommended mystery.
Bob Hamer - The Last Undercover: The True Story of an FBI Agent's Dangerous Dance With Evil: Pretty good true crime autobiography
Pete Hamill - Tabloid City: a novel: 24 hours, the people, a murder. Buy it. Borrow it. Read it.
Donald Hamilton - The Wrecking Crew: Matt Helm gets sent to Stockholm to track down and assassinate an agent named Caselius.
Ian Hamilton - The Water Rat of Wanchai - An Ava Lee Novel: Good enough first entry in series of financial thrillers
Rick Hanson - Mortal Remains - An Adam McCleet Mystery: Fans of Carl Hiassen and Kinky Friedman will enjoy Rick Hanson
Noah Hawley - Before the Fall: Before the Fall is an excellent novel.
Jason Hewitt - The Dynamite Room: a decent choice as a library book. I d wait for Hewitt s next if I was spending money.
Carl Hiaasen - Basket Case: Obituary journalist investigates death of rock star. Not as wild as most Hiaasen mysteries.
Carl Hiaasen - Lucky You: Another wild and weird tale by Hiaasen but not his best
Carl Hiaasen - Nature Girl: Another offbeat though not a mystery Hiaasen fest of weird comic novel
Carl Hiaasen - Razor Girl: Razor Girl is Merry Mansfield who is an expert at rear-ending target vehicles while shaving her cooch. Hiaasen is the master of the comic weird crime novel.
Carl Hiaasen - Skinny Dip: The usual Hiaasen comic mystery but not quite as good
Carl Hiaasen - Star Island: A hard slog even for Hiaasen fans
Jennifer Hillier - Freak: Good second novel, having read the prequel is not necessary.
Chris Holm - The Killing Kind: one hell of a good read. It is a quick-paced story of a hitman with who kills other hitmen but then becomes the target of another hitter.
Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler - The Crimes of Paris: Excellently told story that includes the birth of the mystery novel, cubism, and some art history.
David Hosp - Among Thieves: Someone is killing Boston mobster with tie-in to great art robbery
David Hosp - Dark Harbor: Very good and original whodunit.
David Hosp - Innocence: Third Hosp mystery novel and a good read.
David Hosp - The Betrayed: This mystery could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
D.C. Iannuzzi - City of Sinners: An apparent terrorist threat puts detective Johnny Emory on the spot to find the bombs before they go off.
D.C. Iannuzzi - Penance Is For The Weak: police story set in Montreal
Joe Ide - IQ: If you are looking for a unique and edgy crime/mystery novel, Joe Ide s debut book may be the one.
Ed Ifkovic - Make Believe - An Edna Ferber Mystery: Hollywood screenwriter Edna Ferber gets caught up in her fourth mystery with guest appearances by Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner
Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Sang For The Birds: Fun cozy mystery
Quintin Jardine - Game Over- A Bob Skinner Mystery: this mystery will please the author s long-time fans.
Elizabeth Jennings - Pursuit: Mystery thriller meets bodice ripper
Iris Johanssen - Fatal Tide: a compelling mix of murder, adventure and psychological twists
A.G.S. Johnson - The Sausage Maker s Daughters: Smooth, interesting, and well written, The Sausage Maker s Daughter is an entertaining read, and highly recommended.
Jonathan Kellerman - Gone - Jonathan Kellerman: A way below par Alex Delaware mystery novel.
Jonathan Kellerman - Obsession - An Alex Delaware Mystery: Sucks
Jonathan Kellerman - Rage: A pretty decent mystery in the Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman
Jonathan Kellerman - Twisted: A drive by shooting develops into a complicated and twisted story.
Christobel Kent - The Day She Disappeared: There were pros and cons to The Day She Disappeared. Although I am sure that it will be loved by many of Christobel Kent s followers and fans, it was not entirely my cup of tea.
Kathleen Kent - The Dime: Between the police work and the action, The Dime explores Betty s history, the relationships with her colleagues, as well as her partner Jackie and the struggles with Jackie s family. Betty is complicated and not easy. She is anything but one dimensional.
Lars Kepler - Stalker - A Joona Linna Thriller: Detective Margo Silverman receives a video made from outside a woman s window. This is the second such video. The first one has been connected to the murder of another woman. The videos and murders escalate while Silverman tries to figure out the motive and the killer.
Diana Killian - Dial Om For Murder: a yoga mystery: your mind goes blank while you read
Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan - Cutting Corners: The accidental death of Caitlin's brother puts the two C's back into investigative action to try and discover the person behind his death.
Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan - The Sands Motel: Carmen and Caitlin find themselves in a difficult position when a couple of million dollars falls right into their laps.
Laurie R. King - A Monstrous Regiment Of Women - A Mary R. Russell Mystery: Benefactors at The New Temple in God are dying mysteriously and it is up to Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes to find out who is behind the killings.
Laurie R. King - O Jerusalem: Russell and Holmes find themselves in Palestine working for Mycroft to solve a problem that could upset the British occupation of Palestine.
Laurie R. King - The Bee Keeper's Apprentice: When Sherlock Holmes meets a 15 year old girl who could be his intellectual equal a surprising friendship and inevitable crime solving results.
Laurie R. King - The Game: Russell and Holmes go to India to try and track down missing agent Kimball O'Hara
Stephen King - The Colorado Kid: Don't judge a book by its cover.
Thomas King - The Red Power Murders: Thumps DreadfulWater has never liked surpriseseven the goodones are annoying, he thinks. So its no shock that a string of seeminglyrandom occurrences is causing Thumps some real discomfort.
Matthew Klein - Con Ed: Who's conning who in this solid thriller.
Charles Knief - Diamond Head - A John Caine Mystery: Echoes of Travis McGee but pretty original and interesting mystery.
Jean Hanff Korelitz - You Should Have Known: The year is young, but this is the best novel I have read to date.
Michael Koryta - Last Words: Investigator tries to solve twenty-year-old murder at the request of the possible killer.
Michael Koryta - Rise The Dark: those who like novels sporting a touch of the supernatural, and characters who are willing to make momentous sacrifices for the greater good, will enjoy this novel.
Michael Koryta - So Cold the River: suspenseful, mysterious, and well-written story
Michael Koryta - The Cypress House: Supernatural mystery. Once it gets to you, it is hard to put down.
Michael Koryta - The Prophet: a must read for Koryta fans and mystery lovers
Michael Koryta - The Ridge: set deep in the Kentucky woods where mysterious happenings surround a misplaced lighthouse
Camilla Lackberg - The Hidden Child: Much less a mystery than a novel about various people in a Swedish village.
Harriet Lane - Her: A Novel: Her is well written. It draws you in and carries you along. You want to discover the truths that are hidden within the pages. The problem is, they are hidden too well.
John Lange - Zero Cool: Convoluted story about an innocent guy being chased by three different bad guys for an emerald.
Richard Lange - The Smack: The Smack by Richard Lange is everything you want in fun thriller.
Leslie Langtry - Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy: Contract killer mom must deal with upcoming family reunion and contractual obligations in very funny mystery romance.
Joe R. Lansdale - Rusty Puppy: Joe R. Lansdale is an engaging story-teller with a smooth and easy style that puts the reader at ease with his characters by making them real, flaws and all. Hap and Leonard definitely have personalities. The dry wit and smart aleck banter between them is imaginative and entertaining.
Joe R. Lansdale - The Thicket: a very interesting and entertaining adventure
John le Carre - The Mission Song: John le Carre thriller novel about an interpreter.
Dennis Lehane - Moonlight Mile: Back after an 11-year hiatus in the series Lehane is rusty but good.
Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice - A Commissario Brunetti Mystery: Good first in series with weak ending
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - Cemetery Dance - A Pendergast Mystery: The zombi did it in this lesser Pendergast mystery novel.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - Cold Vengeance - A Pendergast Novel: Perhaps reading the recommended Fever Dream first would help, but this reader is not convinced.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - Crimson Shore - A Pendergast Novel: Cask of Amontillado meets Hounds of the Baskerville and Salem witch trials in entertaining fifteenth Pendergast novel.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - Fever Dream - A Pendergast mystery: Very good thriller, less weird than the usual Preston & Child novel
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - Gideon s Sword: Very good first thriller in new Preston Child series
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - The Book Of The Dead: Good thriller, better if you have read the first two books in the series.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - The Monster of Florence: Superb investigative novel of a real life serial killer.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - The Obsidian Chamber - A Pendergast Mystery: Descriptive and very well written, The Obsidian Chamber contains everything you would want in an engaging novel: Adventure, excitement, suspense, love, lust and rivalry, set against a backdrop of mystery and an intriguing premise about life.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - The Wheel of Darkness: Agent Pendergast thriller / mystery novel. Good stuff.
Douglas Preston Lincoln Child - White Fire - A Pendergast novel: thirteenth in the series. Can be read separately.Very good.
Sarah Lotz - Day Four: During a post-Christmas cruiseayoung woman is found dead, the victim of too much alcohol, or perhaps something more frightening and intentional.
Sarah Lotz - The White Road: The White Road by Sarah Lotz is very enjoyable, and highly recommended.
Lisa Lutz - The Spellman Files: Very light on mystery decent beach fodder
Malcolm Mackay - How a Gunman Says Goodbye : Procedural from the criminal point of view about what happens when a hitman messes up.
Adrian Magson - Death on the Marais: First in very good series about Inspector in sixties rural France.
Adrian Magson - Death on the Rive Nord: Very enjoyable Maigret like mystery set in sixties rural France
Margaret Maron - Death's Half Acre: Needs to be weeded out.
Margaret Maron - Take Out: Billed as a stand-alone novel, Take Out marks the final, although not chronological episode of Margaret Maron s mystery series featuring Detective Sigrid Harald. The 1990s time line takes us between Maron s previous books, Fugitive Colors and Three-Day Town.
Mike Martin - The Body on the T: Very good second mystery in series. A great, light read.
Mike Martin - The Walker On The Cape: When Elias Martin drops dead on his favourite walking route it looks like a heart attack but a closer looks puts Sergeant Winston Windflower and his Constable with the unlikely name of Eddie Tizzard into full investigation mode.
Jamie Mason - Three Graves Full: Last third of this mystery is excellent but getting there is not.
Elena Mauli Shapiro - In The Red: Touted as a darkly erotic novel about a good girl gone bad this reader did not enjoy this book as much as anticipated.
Archer Mayor - Chat - A Joe Gunther Mystery: One of the good ones in this series
Archer Mayor - Gatekeeper - A Joe Gunther Mystery: A frustrating book.
Archer Mayor - St. Alban's Fire - A Joe Gunther Mystery: A pretty good Archer Mayor mystery featuring Joe Gunther
Archer Mayor - The Second Mouse - A Joe Gunther Mystery: 2006 Joe Gunther mystery features Archer Mayor 's usual strength and weaknesses.
Archer Mayor - The Sniper's Wife - A Joe Gunther Mystery (sort of): An interesting novel different from others by the author
Ed McBain - See Them Die - An 87th Precinct Mystery: A very minor McBain mystery
Alexander McCall Smith - The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency: A special and very good read.
Val McDermid - The Grave Tattoo: Wordsworth, murder and Fletcher Christian. How could they all come together?
Hope McIntyre - How To Marry A Ghost: Those wishing for a linear, detective type novel should give this one a pass.
Eugene Meese - A Magpie's Smile: Canadian mystery novel is so-so
Brad Meltzer - The Book of Lies: An old biblical message is hidden in the first Superman comic.
Brad Meltzer - The Fifth Assassin: Having watched a few episodes of Brad Meltzer s Decoded, when The Fifth Assassin came up for review I was curious if the man could write. I was not disappointed.
Brad Meltzer - The Mystery Box: A very good collection of 21 mysteries by the likes of Jan Burke, Laura Lippman, and Tom Rob Smith.
Deon Meyer - Dead At Daybreak: Unusual and totally different mystery novel.
Deon Meyer - Dead Before Dying: Mat Joubert is not your usual police detective and much closer to your tortured ex-cop turned gumshoe.
Deon Meyer - Devil's Peak: Fourth mystery by this Afrikaans writer, Excellent stuff.
Deon Meyer - Devil's Peak - Review 2: Great mystery author from South Africa
Rosemary and Larry Mild - Cry Ohana: An okay mystery set in Hawaii
Denise Mina - The Dead Hour: Journalist uncovers mystery
Adam Mitzner - A Case of Redemption: The plot evolves a bit too gradually for this reader, but once it reaches its tipping point, the story draws the reader in with its unexpected twists and greater complexity.
Adam Mitzner - A Conflict Of Interest: Excellent debut novel and legal thriller
Adam Mitzner - Losing Faith: Losing Faith takes a different approach from most legal thrillers. Aaron Littman, one of the legal world s best, is caught in a web of deceit that places him dead centre in a murder investigation.
Adam Mitzner - The Girl From Home: The Girl from Home is a tight well written suspense drama. A good thinking person s novel, it is definitely worth the read.
Richard Montanari - The Doll Maker: Killers leave doll replica of their previous victim with their next one. Byrne and Balzano investigage
Richard Montanari - The Stolen Ones: Exciting from the get-go, The Stolen Ones is a complicated and intriguing mystery
David Morrell - Long Lost: David Morrell's story of Brad Denning's family being kidnapped by someone posing as his long lost brother (or is it in fact his long lost brother?) is less than riveting.
Walter Mosley - Blonde Faith - A Different Review: The tenth Easy Rawlins mystery. The man's hurtin'
Walter Mosley - Blonde Faith - The Rebel's Yell: When you combine Camus with Hammett the result is a great read that is literary and philosophically engaging.
Walter Mosley - Blonde Faith Audio Book: 10th Easy Rawlins mystery much better as an audio book.
Walter Mosley - Down the River Unto the Sea: The author of the Easy Rawlins series introduces a new character and a new environment; readers will enjoy both.
Walter Mosley - Fear Of The Dark: Great, lyrical mystery novel about Fearless Jones and Paris Minton
Jo Nesbo - Nemesis - A Harry Hole Mystery: Excellent Norwegian mystery novel.
Jo Nesbo - The Thirst - A Harry Hole Mystery: How do you bring a famous detective out of retirement? Jo Nesbo faces that conondrum in the eleventh Harry Hole (pronounced Hoo-leh) mystery The Thirst.
Elle Newmark - The Chef s Apprentice: Mystery set in Renaissance Venice.
Claire North - Touch: a writer who is very good at novelty and evocative descriptions. That being said, Touch would have been more enjoyable for this reader if it contained a smoother flow
Gerard O Donovan - The Priest: Plodding mystery with too many red herrings.
Regina O Melveny - The Book of Madness and Cures: An easy, relaxing read, The Book of Madness and Cures is really about the journey and not the destination.
Karen Olson - Sacred Cows: Very good first mystery novel
Steve Paciente - Bootlicker: Man wants to become first Black senator from South Carolina but has skeletons.
Robert B. Parker (1905-1955) - Passport to Peril: Good Cold War thriller, perfect beach / airport fodder
Robert B. Parker - Blue Screen - A Sunny Randall Mystery: Very ordinary Sunny Randall mystery with stupid ending.
Robert B. Parker - Cold Service - A Spenser Mystery: A little less than a Spenser novel should be.
Robert B. Parker - Double Play: Double Play, a suspense built around the story of baseball great Jackie Robinson
Robert B. Parker - High Profile - A Jesse Stone Mystery: Readable? Yes. Believable? Hmmm.
Robert B. Parker - High Profile - A Jesse Stone Mystery: Banal mystery by writer who puts out too much.
Robert B. Parker - Hundred-Dollar Baby - A Spenser Mystery: A dreadful Spenser mystery. A waste of time and money
Robert B. Parker - Melancholy Baby - A Sunny Randall Mystery: An entertaining whodunit.
Robert B. Parker - Night and Day - A Jesse Stone Mystery: Good read and toss kind of mystery.
Robert B. Parker - Painted Ladies - A Spenser Novel: 39th Spenser and as ordinary as the last 12 or so
Robert B. Parker - Rough Weather - A Spenser Mystery: Decent enough for a later Spenser.
Robert B. Parker - School Days - A Spenser Mystery: One of the better Spenser mystery novels. No Hawk, no Silverman.
Robert B. Parker - Sea Change - A Jesse Stone Mystery: The fifth Jesse Stone novel and a solid read.
Robert B. Parker - Spare Change - A Sunny Randall Mystery: Sunny Randall and her dad team up to find a serial killer. Not a bad novel.
James Patterson - 12th of Never - Women s Murder Club Mystery: Easily read over a two day period, 12th of Never is a Women s Murder Club mystery
James Patterson - 15th Affair - A Women s Murder Club Mystery: a gripping and exciting mystery from the start
James Patterson - Cross - An Alex Cross Novel: The latest Alex Cross mystery by James Patterson. Excellent except for the ending.
James Patterson - Cross Justice - An Alex Cross Mystery: Cros goes home in a thriller that left me cross.
James Patterson - Double Cross - An Alex Cross Mystery: a strong, addictive page turner. a mystery novel definitely worth the trip to the book store.
James Patterson - Guilty Wives - Patterson & David Ellis: is an often intense, always interesting escape that is hard to put down
James Patterson - I, Alex Cross: This case hits close to home for Alex Cross
James Patterson - Judge & Jury: Great mystery novel that keeps you interested all the way through.
James Patterson - Private Berlin - Patterson and Mark Sullivan: Not for the faint of heart and described as spectacularly violent,
James Patterson - Step On A Crack: Excellent thriller. Easy read, hard to put down.
James Patterson - The Murder of King Tut - with Martin Dugard: Patterson's take on the subject will entertain most.
James Patterson - The Postcard Killers with Lisa Marklund: A very good mystery novel
James Patterson - Toys: Action action action in SF novel
James Patterson - Woman of God - with Maxine Paetro: It is Easter Sunday. Amidst great stirrings and controversy, a new pope is about to be chosen. The rumour is, she could be a woman.
James Patterson - You've Been Warned James Patterson and Howard Roughan: Read the review and you've been warned.
Eliot Pattison - Mandarin Gate: When a suicide and a triple homicide all occur within a short time frame on Inspector Shans watch as ditch inspector there is no choice but to pursue the truth.
George Pelecanos - A Firing Offense - a Nick Stefanos novel: First of three Nick Stefanos novels from the early nineties now back in print
George Pelecanos - Drama City: A definite page turner.
George Pelecanos - The Cut - A Spero Lucas novel: cold, average-paced, sometimes raw and unpredictable thriller
George Pelecanos - The Double - A Spero Lucas novel: second in the series and quite good
George Pelecanos - The Night Gardener: Good mystery novel though not the author's best.
Lisa Pell - Who s Your Daddy, Baby? A Quirky Paternity Mystery With a Facebook Twist: Where whodunnit takes on an entirely different meaning,
Louise Penny - Fatal Grace - A Three Pines Mystery: For those who think Matlock is too complicated
Raymond C. Perkins Jr. - The Mystery of hte Haunted Opera House: Exciting and suspenseful, The Mystery of the Haunted Opera House is a great adventure novel for pre- and early teens.
Raymond C. Perkins Jr. - The Mystery of the Brick Kingdom: The Mystery of the Brick Kingdom captures the exuberance of youth, and is a great book for an early teen audience.
Raymond C. Perkins Jr. - The Mystery of the Silver Statue: An engaging, enjoyable read directed towards a youth audience
Thomas Perry - Vanishing Act - A Jane Whitefield Mystery: The first in the Jane Whitefield mysteries, a series Perry should have continued.
Robert Pobi - Bloodman (aka Eye of the Storm): This thriller should come with a halogen nightlight.
Robert Pobi - Harvest (Canadian title): Detective looks for particularly macabre serial killer in solid thriller.
Jeff Povey - The Serial Killers Club: this mystery novel is a fun light summer vacation read
Tom Powers - Virgin With Butterflies: Quirky Perils of Pauline sans perils kind of novel.
Philip Pullman - The Ruby in the Smoke: Sally Lockhart's father dies in a tragic shipwreck in the Far East - then she receives a warning about the Seven Blessings. Soon Sally's world starts to unravel and it is all she can do just to stay alive.
Matthew Quirk - Dead Man Switch: an easy to read thriller. Someone is targeting Special Ops agents and only John Hayes can stop killer.
Ian Rankin - Bleeding Hearts: An assassin is set up on a hit and investigates who set him up
Ian Rankin - Blood Hunt: Rankin can do better but this is still a good read.
Ian Rankin - Even Dogs in the Wild - A Rebus Mystery: A recently retired Rebus gets pulled into the investigation of a series of killings.
Ian Rankin - The Naming Of The Dead - Inspector Rebus: DI John Rebus is called out of the station to investigate the appearance of a piece of clothing of a murder suspect only to discover that there may be more murders than just the one he is investigating
Cornelia Read - The Crazy School:
Christopher Reich - The Devil's Banker: Accountant Adam Chapel tracks down the killers of 4 of his team.
Kathy Reichs - Bones Never Lie: Tempre Brennan looks into the 2007 murder of a twelve-year-old and it echoes another case.
Matt Richtel - Hooked: A thriller about the sinister side of the internet.
Peter Robinson - Wednesday s Child: If you are looking for a good solid read that is more challenging than a cozy and focused on characters as much as the whodunit. Wednesday s Child and Peter Robinson s Inspector Banks series is an excellent bet.
Michael Robotham - The Secrets She Keeps: An exciting page-turner that draws us into the lives and minds of two expecting women. We can feel their pain and understand their motivation to keep secrets and maintain facades.
Michael Robotham - Watching You:
James Rollins - Amazonia: A book that will hold your attention - a lighting fast read.
James Rollins - Black Order: A Sigma Force Novel: Painter Crowe is trapped in the Himalayas, Grayson Pierce botches a simple surveillance in Europe and Nazis are once again threatening the world.
James Rollins - Deep Fathom: An ancient civilization, a solar flare, an eclipse all combine to create the impending doom of the Earth. A lightning quick read.
James Rollins - Map Of Bones: A mass murder at the Cathedral of Cologne is the preface to an adventure which hold the very fate of humanity in the balance.
James Rollins - Sandstorm: A Sigma Force Novel: Painter Crowe is off to investigate an explosion at the London museum as it may point the way to the most important energy source of all time.
Karen Rose - Kill For Me: Susannah Vartanian returns to Georgia in the wake of her brother Simon's death only to discover that his horror was only the tip of the iceberg.
Karen Rose - Scream For Me: When Alex Fallon is called back to Dutton to care for the daughter of her missing step sister a series of chilling murders start to take place and they are all reminiscent of her sister's death thirteen years before.
David Rosenfelt - Dog Tags: Lawyer Andy Carpenter tries to save dog thus help owner in unimpressive mystery novel
David Rosenfelt - Play Dead: Dog can prove man in prison is innocent. A pretty good mystery novel.
David Rotenberg - The Placebo Effect: Superb original mystery with a new recipe
Garry Ryan - A Hummingbird Dance: Gay mystery novels with more gay characters than there are at a gay wedding.
Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto - Always Kiss the Corpse on Whidbey Island: Less a mystery than a so what novel.
A.D. Scott - Beneath The Abbey Wall: Interesting mystery but it could have been tighter.
Alice Sebold - The Almost Moon: At once beautiful and horrifying, The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold is an engrossing and mesmerizing book
Laurence Shames - Florida Straits: Enjoyable lightweight crime caper
Vivian Shaw - Strange Practice: Dr. Greta Helsing is a London physician who takes care of things that go bump in the night: vampires, ghouls, mummies, and other supernatural beings.
William Shaw - She s Leaving Home: Although She s Leaving Home contained elements necessary for a good thriller, this reader did not warm up to the book.
Jeff Shelby - Liquid Smoke - A Noah Braddock Mystery: Third in the series makes you want to read the others
James Siegel - Deceit: Wait for the paperback for this mystery novel.
James Siegel - Deceit Audio Book Version: Disgraced journalistg comes across story of a life time. Better as an audio book mystery.
Daniel Silva - A Death In Vienna: Gabriel Allon goes Nazi hunting when the head of the war crimes investigation office in Vienna is nearly killed when the offices are blown up. What follows is an old story but a compelling one.
Daniel Silva - The Kill Artist: Torn between a life of quiet and a life of service Gabriel Allon must decide if he really wants to return to the spy game to get the man who killed his two children.
Jessica Simon - From Ice to Ashes: Terrorist infiltrates the Yukon Arctic Ultra in very good thriller
Sean Slater - Snakes & Ladders: Not for the faint of heart, Snakes and Ladders is a very well done mystery
Tom Rob Smith - Child 44: Superb mystery set in Stalinist Russia
Tom Rob Smith - The Farm: The Farm is strong and well written. It is definitely recommended as a very good read.
Jo Spain - With Our Blessing: With Our Blessing is a dark and somewhat claustrophobic cozy set in a convent operated by nuns who once ran a Magdalene laundry.
Mickey Spillane - Dead Street: The latest and not the last mystery by Mickey Spillane who died in 2006
Cath Staincliffe - The Silence Between Breaths: cannot say that The Silence Between Breaths is enjoyable, in an uplifting, entertaining kind of way, but it definitely makes you think. It is written in a straightforward, uncomplicated and intentional manner, but the resulting emotional undertow can be intense.
Daniel Stashower - The Dime Museum Murders - The Harry Houdini Mysteries: Houdini and his brother Dash in a Holmes style adventure. Quite fun
Daniel Stashower - The Floating Lady Murders - Harry Houdini Mysteries: very nice mystery novel
James Swain - Grift Sense & The Tony Valentine Mystery Series: Mystery series set in the world of poker, gambling, and Las Vegas
Leonie Swann - Three Bags Full - A Sheep Detective Story: Very enjoyable and original
Duane Swierczynski - Fun & Games: Very good noir-ish thriller with original story and characters.
Duane Swierczynski - Hell & Gone: Uneven second book in trilogy.
David Swinson - The Second Girl: Ex-cop with a habit ends up having to find missing girl. A good thriller.
Robert K. Tanenbaum - Bad Faith: Bad Faith perhaps, is better than no faith at all, but some may beg to differ.
Danny Tobey - The Faculty Club: If you like a big dose of fantasy with your mystery.
S.K. Tremayne - The Ice Twins: One of the Moorcroft s twin daughter died, but which one?
Gayle Trent - Murder Takes The Cake: a deliciously sweet first-in-a-series mystery novel
Carla Valentine - Past Mortems - Life and Death Past Mortuary Doors: Valentine biographically takes you through the various steps to becoming a pathologist a history of the profession,a couple of embarassing or touching moments, the morgue, and shares a few somewhat gruesome but oh so interesting inside stories about the process of organ removal to how pathologists also help make the dead for viewing and the tricks of the trade
Eric Van Lustbader - The Bourne Sanction: World peace is under threat from modern day Nazis and only Jason Bourne can save the day in this sixth installment of the Bourne saga by Eric Van Lustbader.
Vince Flynn - Act Of Treason: An attempted assassination leads to massive amount of butt covering and finger pointing in Washington as Mitch Rabb cuts to the chase and tracks down the culprit.
Vince Van Patten and Robert J. Randisi - The Picasso Flop: very good poker mystery novel. Original and fun to read
Nury Vittachi - The Feng Shui Detective: Fun short mystery stories set in Singapore.
Joseph Wambaugh - Hollywood Crows: Often a trial to continue, this was not a book that demanded constant attention by exploding with excitement or slyly drawing the reader in.
Joseph Wambaugh - Hollywood Station: After a ten-year silence, Wambaugh has a new police procedural.
Donald E. Westlake - Somebody Owes Me Money: Everybody thinks the cabbie did it in this comic Westlake mystery novel.
Donald E. Westlake - The Road to Ruin - A John Dortmunder Novel: A road to nowhere, a dead end, potholes galore, detour this one.
Reba White Williams - Restrike: too many subplots, complications, and a multitude of characters, Restrike takes on way too much, and the feel is generally disjointed.
Kate White - Hush: the initial enthusiasm for Hush waned. The book is readable, but could use some depth and tightening up
R.D. Wingfield - Frost at Christmas - A D.I. Jack Frost Investigation: TV's Frost is just as good in book form
Don Winslow - A Cool Breeze on the Underground - A Neal Carey Mystery: The first couple Neal Carey mysteries are quite good, the rest blah.
Don Winslow - Savages: Odd, cool, unusual, and great fun to read thriller
Lis Wiehl with Sebastian Stuart - The Candidate: Murder, mayhem and manipulation run rampant during a Presidential election. an exciting, suspenseful, and mufti-faceted novel.
Lis Wiehl with Sebastian Stuart - The Newsmakers: Hard to put down, The Newsmakers is a highly recommended read. It is fast-paced, exciting, and unpredictable.
Daniel Woodrell - Under the Bright Lights - The Bayou Trilogy: The first book in this series set in Louisiana is a decent read.
Stuart Woods - Orchid Blues: When a bank robbery gone wrong finds Holly's fiancee dead from a shotgun wound the tenacious chief of police of Orchid Beach goes after some of the meanest perpetrators she has ever encountered.
Stuart Woods - Run Before the Wind: The young scion of the Lee family heads to Europe to take a year off from school and meets with an adventure that will define his life forever.
Stuart Woods - The Run: Will Lee has decided to run for president of the United States but there maybe someone who doesn't want him to get there.
Stuart Woods - White Cargo: When Cat Catledge's world is all but destroyed by senseless violence on the high seas he focuses on one tiny light of hope to try and bring what is left of his family back to the U.S.A.
Roger Zelazny - The Dead Man's Brother: Only known Zelazny mystery novel to date. Pretty good
Anne Zouroudi - The Lady of Sorrows: somewhat less engaging than one had hoped.


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This is a story that has been a while in coming. There are many things about me, about my past...deep, dark things that I have not even let out here. Things I have trouble dealing with. Nothing as bad as some I have seen here, but for me in my realm of experience they are bad for me, if that makes any sense.
As I write this, I have only spoken to my mother three times in the past two months. Each time we have spoken we have yelled at each other. All because I finally told her exactly what I felt and exactly what I thought. How much I hated the way she has always treated me and how much I absolutely hate myself when I see myself treat my darling daughter the way she treated me. All of the things I have held onto for years...all of the things I have bottled up and not said. it all came out, and in a way that is very typical for me when I finally blow my top it was not very pretty when it finally spewed.
I hardly know where to start with trying to explain it all...one of the reasons I have not written anything yet. I like to tell coherent, linear stories and not knowing a good starting point makes that hard. I guess I can start with a brief history of me. My parents divorced when I was about two or three... my mother remarried a rather abusive man when I was five. He was emotionally and mentally abusive--he only struck me a couple of times. She now claims that he struck her quite a bit but if you knew my mother and her penchant for blowing things out of proportion in general you might doubt that too. When I was in 6th grade she divorced him. After that, it was just her and me until I was 15, at which time I moved in with my father and stepmother and remained with them until I was 18.
All my young life, for as long as I can remember, my mother was depressed. She was always sick with something, and she was always depressed. I do not ever remember her being happy. And when she was depressed she would cling to me... she would lean on me like I was the crutch that was supposed to hold her up. Or she would be angry with me for no reason. But she usually just leaned on me as her emotional support system. I was a KID!!! What did I know about lending emotional support to an adult??
It never mattered what I did, it was never pleasing to her. No matter what happened or how I did something it was the wrong way to do it. She was and is still highly critical and she has the guilt-trip manipulation techniques down to a fine science. Always has... still does. Even now, as an adult, if I do something the first thing out of her mouth is a critical comment.
example: Before we were married, my husband replaced my van. Bought it outright for the kids and I because the van I had (which had been my mothers' before she gave it to me) was starting to have some serious mechanical problems. I showed up at her retirement home to show her the new van and the very first thing out of her mouth was "what if you do not marry this man?!??".... WHAT?? I am engaged to be married and she is saying this? The next thing out of her mouth was "there was nothing wrong with my old van!!!!"... ummmm, yeah there was. Which was why we chose to replace the van while we had the cash in hand and had an amazing deal (we got the new on for half the bluebook value) No "wow that's nice" or any nice question of "why?"... just a judgement on how bad my choice was.
another example: My daughter's girl scout troop was going rapelling a couple years ago. I had never tried it and I wanted to do it. So I did and I had a blast!!! I loved it!!! (My daughter was not so fond of it--lol) I tell my mother, and what came out of her mouth?? "what would you want to do that for??".... you have GOT to be kidding me!!!
I tell her I am going to go camping with the boys... or I am working on training... or I want to take a class to learn a new skill... her response is always a highly critical "why" followed by all the negative reasons why I shouldn't do anything but sit on my a$$ for the rest of my life and wait for death to take me, just like she does.
She will not ever be happy until I am as miserable as she is. And I refuse to become her.
Anyway, back to me not talking to her. Since she has moved to the city I live in we have been members of two churches. One of her favorite things to do for attention is tell her Sunday School friends what a horrible daughter I am... how I neglect her so, how I am a questionable mother, how I am irresponsible and forgetful and cannot be relied upon. In this area of the country that has far-reaching consequences. If my own mother is bad-mouthing me this way then there is no way I could be any different, right? I couldn't be a strong, reliable, responsible adult of my own accord... not possibly. Not here anyway. She maligns me to them which affects how they see me and how the treat me...that in turn effects how they regard me in the volunteer work I do with the church...and I end up paying a price personally because my mother has found yet another way to punish me for not being what she wants me to be; for not doting on her hand and foot as she expects me to. This last go-round I was even pounced on by the pastor himself--in public!... This last conversation with her I tried to tell her how angry I was with her for causing that and she just kept saying that she never told him to climb me in public like that. It doesn't matter--she told her friends, who she knew would go to him. She's really not that stupid that she couldn't figure out that little daisy chain...
I just can't take dealing with her anymore. I can't take being constantly criticized and put down by her... no matter what I say or do she has something negative or mean to say to me about it, to the point my husband has put her in her place multiple times for me so I wouldn't have to deal with it. I do not meet her expectations, and her expectations are too high of a grown woman with an active family... she expects to be our matriarch and expects us all to fawn at her feet. She expects me to force my kids to do so, and my husband as well... in her mind we are here to serve her. I refuse to put my family through that.
I know this story is rambling, and part of it is the fact that I am trying to express a lifetime's worth of anguish in as small a space as I can fit it... I also know there are some of you out there who are very angry with me right now, as you would just about kill to have your own mothers back and I want you to know my heart goes out to you. I would love to have a mother that was loving and supportive myself, but I have never had that... and now I am struggling to be that for my own kids myself. Most days failing miserably.
This song keeps catching in my head:
"Because Of You"
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
Because of you
my mother does that to me too - bad mouthing. i know how you feel.i have no friends in the area where i live cos everyone thinks i am a b*** who treat her poor mum so badly. question is i am bad to her now cos she was bad to me when i needed her tthe most when i was young and helpless. but what was her reason to be so bad with me when i was only a child? she is an enemy living in our midst. i just deal with all her crap day in and day out thinnking she is a punishment for all my bad karmas in past lives. torture me and settle the account now. i hope to never ever see you again. i hateeeeeeeeeeeeeeee her. i gre up like an orphan. no body believes me when i tell them my mother is a selfish, cold, greedy monster.
I have a mother like yours she did all the same things to me I stopped talking to her now she sends crazy cards and letters trying to make me feel bad and guilty.
My family, My mother-

I should not go to college because she did not and did not see why I should. I did not want to date but was forced to date my brothers friend to make my depressed brother happy. I obtained a drivers license at 18 even bought a car (which I hid) but could not drive it until I was 20 and after MUCH fighting. Ultimately found friendship with brother's friend in frustration confusion and desperation moved out ending up married to him (somewhat reluctantly) but things were much better Until I become pregnant and than intermittently encountered abuse for about 10 years every 6 mos or so. She seems supportive and likes to blame him of course but ultimately end the "counseling" with We tried to tell you not to marry him. WE told you so ....I was so tried of being told having my leash jerked and wish I would have had the strength not to go through with the marriage which i attempted to turn from weeks before I married but I was well programmed to feel guilt and this time He and His mother were providing the trip. But to have my family lead me down this path against my will and than at the last minute - Not ask what I wanted but again telling me to do it their way only interfered with my understanding what I needed to do ..lest I believe in and think for myself. I just wish she would acknowledge this but she can't own it. I understand we all have shortcoming and are weak at times. but don't blame the abused for stumbling when you've tripped them . Try to be unselfish enough to put yourself in my head and heart at that time.... and just say Sorry.... but the fact that you will blame me to save yourself from accountability just proves nothing has changed. Your mentality to treat me like a pet still exists and given the same circumstances you would disfunction the same way. After everything that has happened , I guess that's what hurts the most .
I don't get along with my mother. And after many years, I'm fed up of her and am now able to say that I can stay away from her.

But I have problems with other people when I do this. People like my brother and a couple of relatives know (and have experienced my mother's behavior)and they are not empathetic to me. They choose her over me every time.

Friends and family that don't know think my family is fine.If only I could tell them what I've been through all my life. But I know it would backfire-they would think I am nuts because most of them manage to get along with their parents.

My mother and I know common people. I cannot get close to these people because of the relationship I have with my mother. I have "friends" but not anyone who really wants to know me. If I criticize my mother, people will be turned off by me and judge me- I wish I could be honest and yet not be ostracized. No one but my husband sees how my mother really is with me.She puts on a big act in front of people- not for me, always for herself.

This is really affecting my life. What do I do?
Our stories about our mothers are very similar. I sympathize with you so much on this subject. My mother leaned on me as a child expecting me to react like a grown-up. I'm not sure that our whole story is the same, as I have another issue with my mother I'm not sure if you ever dealt with. I've listed it below.

I was always leaned on by my mom when I was a child -- that is -- if she didn't have a man in her life. Everytime a new man came into her life, I was suddenly swept under the carpet and no longer needed. Then, when her relationship didn't work out and was between husbands/boyfriends, she wanted me around again.

Example: I was in the hospital once at 27 with a severe lung infection. My husband stayed with me, because the doctors thought there was a possibility I could die. My mom stopped by the hospital for about a half hour and said she had to leave because her boyfriend was expecting her.

Worse example: She was a single mom for the most part. We had a one bedroom apartment so we shared a room. When I was 10, she wanted her boyfriend to spend the night and asked if I would sleep on the couch. I said, no. She went on for a couple of hours about how she wished she never had me, how she hated me, etc., all because she wanted to have sex with her boy friend and I didn't want to go to the couch.

I am now in my late 30's and she's doing the same thing to me. The only time she has time for me is when the man in her life has something else planned.

The man in her life is an a**, just as most all the men in her life have been. Neither my husband nor I have any desire to spend any time with him. She keeps trying to push him on me.

And my mother, like yours, is perfect at giving guilt trips.

I feel for you. I see it's been a year since your original post. I hope you are feeling better.

Perhaps I should write my own story on this subject.

Thank you for writing this. It came at a time I needed to hear that I'm not the only one experiencing this sort of thing.
i think your a very strong person its hard to talk about these .
Your line here: "Yes, there is some tension, and I know she is really watching what she does or says to me, but honestly I would rather have the low-grade tension over the constant guilt-trips and second-guessing every single thing I did or said."

That is better than anything I have come up with in my research. Thank you so much for sharing. You are an inspiration. You are so correct in your assertiveness- if it takes getting loud... then that is what it takes, but we have to take care of ourselves number 1!!

My mother has survived a horrible childhood and now is such a needy widow. I know for a fact that she will never be healed until she meets God in Heaven, but that does not give her the right to take out her pain on me just because I am her daughter!!!

You did the right thing and it sure worked for you! I am so happy to hear that you are working so hard to protect yourself and not allow the pattern to keep repeating!

Rock on!!!!
How did you get back into a relationship with your mom after that long silence? Did you initiate or did she? My mom actually called yesterday, and I still haven't called back. Just don't know how to begin. Don't know how to "relate" to her anymore.

Do you feel your relationship has changed a lot since and is there a lot of tension?

I want to try but I no longer want to cry - ya know???

I want to find a way to deal with her carefully so as not to let her walk all over me- I will go back in ready to walk away as soon as I feel attacked. Maybe that is the answer. Just keep walking away every time she treats me badly......

It worked for you... I will give it a try!
Remember- you are not alone! I don't understand why some of us have had to endure such abuse from our own mothers... I just went to the library yesterday to try and find a book to help me survive this. I struggle with how to stand up for myself. I told her last week that I am angry about what she said to me and she actually said I am too sensitive and again, "we just don't get along" My husband keeps telling me IF and when I speak to her next [haven't talked to her since that day] that I should demand an apology. He doesn't understand that she isn't normal- she is TOXIC. She doesn't understand the word aplogy!!! She would have to admit her cruelty and hell will freeze over before she faces that reality!!!

I am still searching for the answer of how to survive this emotionaly abusive relationship!!! If this was with any other human being- I would not think twice about walking away and never looking back.. this whole mother thing... I don't understand the strong feeling of guilt at that thought...
I completely am with you in your life story. I cannot stand the way my mother tortures me with the guilt. The power these women have! My mother never wants to really hear what I am doing in my life either if it isn't what she would want - she is emeshed with me. Shuts me down too- your mom butts in with why??/ my mother, I don't know just somehow always takes an opposite stand on what I do or say and tries to make me feel like crapp and pretty much always succeeds!! No one would ever be mad at you or hate you for feeling how you do. Any good human being knowing your story would feel complete and utter empathy for you - what you endure. Do not feel guilty for blowing up with anger at your mother. She drove you to it. Remember the most peaceful person ever on earth, Jesus Christ, had to use anger in the temple to get things to change. God gave us the emotion anger to help us protect ourselves. You cannot let anyone, even your own mother, walk all over you.

Stay Strong!
you and i should talk
I think that there may be many people who have had similar difficulties and experiences, but not many who have the courage and wisdom to recognize these issues and stand up to them as you have done!

Bravo to you!
I agree with Emerald. Let this be a healing process.
This had to be hard and emotional for you to write! Kudos to yur bravery! And Kudos to standing up to Mom! It might NOT change her ways toward YOU... but I have a feeling it might be the start to YOUR OWN personal healing and growth in life! :)


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I love this recipe because it only requires three oils, and the three oils are ones you can find in the grocery store – making it an easy recipe to satisfy a quick soap making fix!
- 7 oz. olive oil
- 7 oz. coconut oil
- 11 oz. vegetable shortening like Crisco
- 8.2 oz. water
- 3.5 oz. lye
- 1 oz. Pumpkin Patch Premium Grade Fragrance Oil
- Soap mold – I used a Regular Silicone Loaf Soap Mold for this soap, my favorite type of mold because the soap always slips out easily for me and I don't have to use tissue
- Soap cutter (optional)
How to make:
- Prepare the lye solution. Note that you should wear goggles and rubber gloves while working with the lye as it is very harmful to the skin and the water/lye solution gets very hot! To prepare it, measure out the water first, I like to use a Pyrex measuring cup for the lye solution, and set it aside. Then measure out the lye precisely on a digital scale. Slowly pour the lye into the water, mixing it with a spoon. Be careful not to stand directly over the solution so you don't breathe it in.
- Measure out the vegetable shortening and coconut oil and then melt them in the microwave (just until it's melted – don't overdo it).
- Pour the melted vegetable shortening and coconut oil into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the olive oil to the other oils.
- Slowly pour the lye solution into the oil mixture (wearing safety goggles and rubber gloves), mixing it with a spoon.
- Once the lye solution is mixed in with a spoon, use an egg beater to beat the mixture on low, with intermittent spurts on high, until you have a nice trace (meaning it is well mixed, but does not have much of a whipped texture).
- Pour it into your soap mold.
- Let stand for about 20 hours.
- If it looks like it has hardened, then take it out of the mold and cut it. If it still looks oily, keep an eye on it and cut it when it looks like it has hardened, however you don't want to wait too long or it may become hard to cut.
This mixture makes a nice, creamy soap. I did not color mine, but you can add a bit of yellow and red food coloring to make them more orange if you like. Also, I thought it would be nice to wrap some in washi paper to give away as fall gifts.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Chiefly Southern U.S. Used as an intensive to express mild annoyance. See Regional Note at damned.
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- adj. goddamned.
- adv. goddamned.
- interj. goddammit
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