The 9th Judgement by James Patterson

Control the Crazy by Vinny Guadagnino

Defending Jacob by William Landay

I had found this book on Amazon and then on my favorite author's eNewsletter I saw that she was reading it and so I was sold. It was much like Jodi Picoult's own style of writing: gets you attached to the main character and their struggle, they win their battle, and in the last 5 pages... BAM, comes an incoming car! (<---- Name this Picoult book) Defending Jacob is keeps you locked into the courtroom drama revolving around a district attornery's son who has been accused of killing a classmate. His dad seems to be the only one who believes in his innocence the entire time. It also discusses an interesting concept called "the Murder Gene." Is it possible that the capacity for committing murder is inherited? Very good book!

The 8th Confession by James Patterson

What Came First

7th Heaven by James Patterson

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

This is the second book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy and this may be the first time I can actually say that the second book is better than the first! There was much less government conspiracy issues in this book. The main characters, Mikael and Lisbeth are back in this book, however they are not together. It begins with the magazine wanting to issue articles about Sweden's sex trafficking business as well as publish a book on the topic in more detail. However, the couple that had been researching the "johns" in the trading were found dead in their apartment. Salander's fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, which is the gun of her sick and twisted guardian, who is also found dead. The police are trying to hunt Lisbeth down, while Blomkvist tries to clear her name and find out what really happened. Throughout the book you find out more about Lisbeth's life and what happened in her youth that has turned her into the unique individual she is. The ending is a shocker and you just can't wait to pick up the next book!