Final Seconds by John Lutz and David August

Story tellers but not writers the authors put together an interesting mystery. After Will Harper, a bomb-squad officer for the NYPD, is injured in the field, he retires early. But when his former partner is blown up, along with a paranoid best-selling author and his Florida estate, Harper's idle days are over.

The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

Another enjoyable Harry Bosch mystery. Pretty far fetched plot but still was a ride. Narcotics officer Cal Moore's orders were to look into the city's latest drug killing. Instead, he ends up in a motel room with his head in several pieces and a suicide note stuffed in his back pocket.

Chosen Prey by John Sandford

Re-read September 2014. Based on the comment below, I wonder if this was the first John Sandford book I read. Since then I've read at least 20 others and what a source of pleasure. This, book 12 (out of a current 24), is where Lucas and Weather heat up.

Original comment from November 2009:
Enjoyed this book, I would read the author again. Cops looking for a fashionable serial killer in Minneapolis.

Mind Scrambler by Chris Grabenstein

This may be the best of the 3 or 4 Grabenstein's John Ceepak series I've read. They're all pretty similar and the tone is upbeat and light humored. Easy light read/listen.

Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen

Good but not epic Hiaasen. My last of his novel's, this was somewhere in the middle. No Skink (Clinton Tyree) and belly laughs, but consistent good humor and story.