A man who hunts serial killers. It was a thrilling concept. The plot and characters were very good, but I agree with one reader who said he would've liked to have seen Camden get his just reward. The Latino killer was especially frightening. Very tight suspense where he was concerned.

This book is a fast-paced, well-researched account of the Zodiac killer, who terrorized San Francisco in the mid to late sixtees. Serial killers often get caught or give themselves up. This one has remained elusive to this day. The accounts of the police ivestigations, tactics, and personal reactions were well written. I will always remember this book and its victims.

This book comprises several different cases, each markedly different from the other. A young mother's ghost waits by the roadside, alerting a young officer that her child is still alive inside the wreckage of her car. A haunted police barracks. The mysterious disappearance and murder of a San Jose woman. Was her boyfriend mentally ill or does voodoo really exist? The use of a psychic in a brutal murder case. It was all good stuff.

Most of the major commerical hits are on this CD, which is why I bought it. Carpet Crawlers was a big loser, as far as I was concerned. They shouldn't have included that song at all. Overall, this is a good album.

Heart of a Thirsty Woman is about Josie Tolliver's desperate search for her missing sister, Cheyenne. I enjoyed Josie's eccentric personality, her outlook on life, and the people of Sage, Arizona. Her father, Brewster Clay, was an intersting guy with a colorful life. I found Clarence impossibly dull and Cheyenne less than desirable. Overall, I liked the book, despite Josie's childishness. But I think I would buy it when it came out in paperback.

This was the first book I read by Dean Koontz and my introduction to horror and suspense. I loved it when I was fourteen and enjoyed it as an adult. For those of you who haven't read this yet, it is a serial killer novel with a twist­­a very clever and dark one. The only complaint I have with this story is the police department. You have the typical brute who believes the protagonist, Hillary Thomas, is making her story up to get their attention. And, the cop who plays Romeo and solves her case. The descriptions are brutal sometimes, depicting the extreme side of alcohol and drug abuse quite well.

The plot of this book matches its title­­intense. I rooted for Chyna Shephard, who was plagued by memories of her alcoholic mother and her overwhelming fear of failure. I admired her courage in dealing with the loss of her best friend and in facing Edgler Vess. I won't give away his profession, but it might not come as a great surprise to some of you out there. The plot is very tight, the description of Vess and his house thoroughly creepy. Give it a shot.

The first two chapters compelled me to read on, but then the pace slowed until I had to push myself to read through it. Oona and Roz were the most interesting characters, if not a little weird. I thought Jan's story was heartbreaking, but the rest of the characters I found I didn't care much about. They were too self-absorbed. Mr. Tessier had a great start, fizzled at the middle, then came back with a fast-paced ending. This book requires patience and an open mind.

The movie was suspenseful, but it didn't startle or frighten me. I liked the scene in the Chinese restaurant as well as the clown. If this had been an actual movie instead of a miniseries, it would've been much better. That's my opinion, anyway.

Kolata's book was very easy to read, depicting the phsyical, social, and political ramifications of the killer flu very well. This book doesn't deal with just this one particular virus. It goes on to explain, in detail, flu epidemics which followed the 1918 pandemic and the threat of a new killer strain. I thought the expeditions to retrieve lung tissue samples in Alaska and Norway were particularly interesting as well as frightening. Suppose those men had accidentally set the virus loose again by digging up those corpses?