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Book Recommendations

Winkk — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:43:20 GMT

I need a new author to read. I really like any kind of mystery/thriller. I do not like cozies or chick lite (romance with a mystery thrown in as filler). Do you have any favorites?

Thanks.

Re: Book Recommendations

appm — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:51:24 GMT

I have a ton of mystery authors that I read. Elizabeth George, David Baldacci, Harlen Coben, Louise Penney, John Grishom, Anne Perry, Victoria Thompson to name a few. Most of them, however, have recurring characters and you almost need to start from the beginning to get the most out of them. My new favorite that I just discovered is Preston/Child and their Pendergast series. Read one of the Pendergasts and i was hooked.

Re: Book Recommendations

Winkk — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:06:50 GMT

@appm wrote:
I have a ton of mystery authors that I read. Elizabeth George, David Baldacci, Harlen Coben, Louise Penney, John Grishom, Anne Perry, Victoria Thompson to name a few. Most of them, however, have recurring characters and you almost need to start from the beginning to get the most out of them. My new favorite that I just discovered is Preston/Child and their Pendergast series. Read one of the Pendergasts and i was hooked.

I have read several of these authors, but others are new to me so I'll check them out. I do not mind recurring characters if I like the story line. Thanks for your suggestions.

Re: Book Recommendations

lolakimono — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:17:49 GMT

@Winkk wrote:
I need a new author to read. I really like any kind of mystery/thriller. I do not like cozies or chick lite (romance with a mystery thrown in as filler). Do you have any favorites?

Thanks.

@Winkk

Do you know this author?

http://www.gregiles.com/

Re: Book Recommendations

tansy — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:42:14 GMT

Have you read Michael Connelly? He has two series. He's the author of the Lincoln Lawyer that was made into a movie.

Maybe you'd like Lee Child and his Jack Reacher novels.

Re: Book Recommendations

Winkk — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:00:59 GMT

tansy wrote:
Have you read Michael Connelly? He has two series. He's the author of the Lincoln Lawyer that was made into a movie.

Maybe you'd like Lee Child and his Jack Reacher novels.

@tansy, I have read all the Michael Connelly books and loved them all. I did read a few Lee Childs books but not the entire series. I have read a lot and that is why I'm trying to find another author I haven't read yet. I have been reading some of Karen Slaughter books the past few weeks and they are just OK. Thanks for the suggestions.

Re: Book Recommendations

Winkk — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:06:15 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
@Winkk wrote:
I need a new author to read. I really like any kind of mystery/thriller. I do not like cozies or chick lite (romance with a mystery thrown in as filler). Do you have any favorites?

Thanks.
@Winkk
Do you know this author?
http://www.gregiles.com/

@ lolakimono, I do not know this author but I will check it out. Thanks.

Re: Book Recommendations

Tribesters — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:40:14 GMT

Have you ever read Wendy Corsi Staub? Or the Beaumont series by J.A. Jance? Another series I like is the Nina Reilly books by Perri O'Shaughnessy? Also Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. (It took me a while to get into the first one but once I did I was hooked).

Re: Book Recommendations

amaivy — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:37:39 GMT

Donna Leon. She is a American living in Venice. Her mysteries are set in Venice. I believe she is one mystery author who transcends the genre and writes Literature.

She is highly regarded by the critics too..

The NY Times ranked Josephie Tey's The Daughter of Time as the best mystery book ev er. She wrote in the 40's and 50's and was the very first mystry writer I ever read. What a great intoduction to the genre.

Re: Book Recommendations

Big Sister — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:57:31 GMT

You may want to check out Melinda Leigh. I have enjoyed many of her books.

Also check out Robert Pater's books.

Re: Book Recommendations

Judaline — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:38:30 GMT

@Winkk wrote:
I need a new author to read. I really like any kind of mystery/thriller. I do not like cozies or chick lite (romance with a mystery thrown in as filler). Do you have any favorites?

Thanks.

I love Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford novels. I've read them all. Can't think of any names but The Rottweiler (sp?) She also wrote dark suspense non-Wexford books which I found too deep.

I agree with your post and feel the same way. I hate a mystery that I really have to 'get into' before anything happens. I love private eye books and the series by Lou Manfredo - didn't write many but they were good. LOVE the Alex McKnight books by Steve Hamilton. Mike Hammer is still the best.

Re: Book Recommendations

lolakimono — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:54:53 GMT

@Winkk

How about this one?

http://lisagardner.com/

Re: Book Recommendations

Winkk — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:21:25 GMT

Thanks all, you have given me a lot of good suggestions. This will certainly keep my busy for a while.

Happy reading.

Re: Book Recommendations

lolakimono — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:37:33 GMT

@Winkk

Here is another one. I like this author a lot.

http://jtellison.com/

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tobes — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:31:23 GMT

Recommend P.D.James - here mystery novels are set in England. Good literature with exceptional character studies.

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candyagain — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:55:48 GMT

J A Jance has been recommended here for her J P Beaumont serires, I also really enjoy her Sheriff Joanna Brady and her Ally Reynolds series, too. Good mysteries, interesting police/detective plots and realistic characters.

Also recommend the Prendergast series by Childs and ?. They are really suspenseful.

Have started reading John Sanford's John Davenport and his Virgil Flowers series. I read the author years ago and am now picking up where I left off with Davenport. Virgil Flowers is new. Good plots, good detecting and keep your interest til the end.

Candy

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birkin baby — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:14:03 GMT

I really like Nelson Demille. One of my favorite books is THE SECOND LADY by Irving Wallace. He had lots of other good ones too.

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mcbet — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:34:04 GMT

Another good English mystery writer is Susan Hill. Chief Superintendent Simom Serrailler is an interesing character and I enjoy these mysteries. They are not the cozy or chick lite books.

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appm — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:32:40 GMT

Judaline - I forgot about Wexford - they are great books.

Another author I thought of is M. C. Beaton. She has two series - Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth. They are mysteries set in England and Scotland (good stories), but funny too. Agatha is a hoot.

Re: Book Recommendations

smoky22 — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 01:34:48 GMT

@amaivy wrote:
Donna Leon. She is a American living in Venice. Her mysteries are set in Venice. I believe she is one mystery author who transcends the genre and writes Literature.

She is highly regarded by the critics too..

The NY Times ranked Josephie Tey's The Daughter of Time as the best mystery book ev er. She wrote in the 40's and 50's and was the very first mystry writer I ever read. What a great intoduction to the genre.

Thanks for the recommendation on Donna Leon. I had never heard of her but she sure has a lot of books. I'm going to see if she looks interesting to me.