The White Rose - Glen Cook (Annals of the Black Company, Bk 3)

This is, by far, the best of the trilogy. It definitely has good pace and mystery. Clearly, it's my favorite of the three and I would say absolutely worth reading the first two for!
Cook makes a good fantasy world, without getting too outlandish. I would recommend this to everyone who likes fantasy style.

Misery - Stephen King

I suspect only Stephen King could write 338 pages about a guy stuck in a room and make it fascinating. At first it struck me as slightly similar to Gerald's Game, but it was only a passing, superficial similarity that quickly dissolved as the story developed. In Gerald's Game, Jessie is fighting herself (mostly) where as in Misery, Paul has a 100% legit wacko to deal with.  Personally, I'd say Misery is the better of the two for that reason. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes an intense book.
This book also has two GREAT quotes I'd like to share with you:

"He didn’t need a psychiatrist to point out that writing had its auto-erotic side – you beat a typewriter instead of your meat, but both acts depended largely on quick wits, fast hands, and a heartfelt commitment to the art of the far-fetched."

"The reason authors almost always put a dedication on a book, Annie, is because their selfishness even horrifies themselves in the end."