116. Serpent Gate, Michael McGarrity

A cop killing and major art theft are part of Kevin Kearney's work load -- and his own Prof. Moriarity, Enrique DeLeon. Excellent series.

115. Ceremony, Robert B. Parker

Spenser breaks up porn ring and finds unusual solution for runaway girl. Parker does it, again.

114. Driving Over Lemons, Chris Stewart

Stewart, wife buy derelict Spanish farm, bring it back to productivity on hard work and little money. They speak Spanish, blend in. What a relief!

113. The Freedom Line, Peter Eisner

Remarkable Belgian underground rescue of allied airmen. Slow start for those growing up on resistance films; takes off when point of view switches to airmen.

112. The Saddlebag, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

Cross between A Canterbury Tale and The Arabian Nights. Well done, I think, but not my style.

111. Most Secret War, R. V. Jones

Well-written with humour about British Scientific Intelligence 1935-1945, but a bit technical for the likes of me.

110. Games to Keep the Dark Away, Marcia Muller (Audio)

Suspicious deaths in hospice generate more murders. Muller may have been the first in the modern female detective genre, but Sue Grafton does it better.

109. Heart of a Soldier, James B. Stewart

Welsh born, British solder, African, mercenary, U.S. soldier, Chief of Security for Morgan Stanley on 11 September : Rick Rescorla's story is a great adventure.

108. The Country of the Blind, H. G. Wells

Three short stories by "the father of modern science fiction" reflecting on sight and biological warfare.

107. Cold Service, Robert B. Parker

This time it's Hawk who is hurt. Spenser to the rescue. Well, nobody rescues Hawk; Spenser to arms!

106. Sunstroke, Jesse Kellerman

Unrequited love disappears in Mexico and worshipful secretary begins a search with many surprises. Jesse Kellerman writes better than both his parents put together

105. Obelix and Co., Obelix et Compagnie, Goscinny

Thirty years after the first try, I still don't much like them, but they're funnier in English than French. How odd!

104. The Partners: Inside America's Most Powerful Law Firms, James B. Stewart

"Some of the most important, economic, social and political developments" of our time: Iran hostages, IBM anti-trust, the world of the Rockerfellers and more. Gripping.