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Hello, All. My name is Bernard. I'm a mystery reader and writer from Pennsylvania. My first novel, Power in the Blood is published on Kindle and Smashwords. The second novel is 45 pages old. My favorite mystery author is Jonathan Kellerman. Besides crime novels, I most enjoy American historical biography; that's how I learn how things got this messed up.
Hi everyone, I'm Katherine and I am delighted to be part of this group. From what I've seen so far there are some great reading suggestions. Looking forward to reading some new authors. I'm from Ireland by the way.
Sherri wrote: "Hi,I am Sherri. I am not working and working on getting better from cancer. I love to read and am always looking for a good book"
Welcome to the group Sherri and am so happy to hear that you are trying to recover. I wish you the best of luck in your recovery and as long as you like mysteries and thrillers, I am certain you will find plenty of awesome books to fill up your recovery time!
Val wrote: "Well I've belonged to this group for awhile and never did drop in to introduce myself. I love books, period. So I read a lot of genres but never tire of thrillers (esp. psychological ones) and myst..."Well belated welcome Val! It seems you have already found your way around the site so do please let any of us know if there's anything we can do for you or aide you in any way! Thanks for joining!
Andrea wrote: "Val wrote: "Well I've belonged to this group for awhile and never did drop in to introduce myself. I love books, period. So I read a lot of genres but never tire of thrillers (esp. psychological on..."thanks!
Susang wrote: "My name is Susan. I live in New Zealand. I read a wide range of books, including a lot of young adult, eg Mary Hoffman, Rebecca Stead, Madeleine L'Engle. Also like Hilary Mantell, Neil Gaiman, Jane..."So thrilled to have you join our group Susang! I read mostly mystery as well but haven't read over half of the author's that you mentioned!
Enjoy your time with us here at MCT!!
Bernard wrote: "Hello, All. My name is Bernard. I'm a mystery reader and writer from Pennsylvania. My first novel, Power in the Blood is published on Kindle and Smashwords. The second novel is 45 pages old. M..."Welcome Bernard! We are from the same next of the woods! It's a pleasure to have you join us and please check out our author's section!
Greetings MCT'ers. My name's Greg, and I am an author of exotic adventure that doesn't read as much as I'd like, the reason being I'm all the way over here in sunny Uganda where there's a dearth of literature available. Of course digital should have changed all that but without a credit card those kindle books are just as far out of reach. Accordingly, I listen to a lot of old time radio from the 40s and 50s, shows like Escape and Suspense which stream 27/7 on Radio Antioch (bless them). Hence, I'm starting to get the hang of cliffhangers. Of course, hanging with you good people is also free, so here I am, thrilled to be here and looking forward to some intriguing confabs.
Hello, my name is Davis and I am overweight. And hungry too. Just kidding... kind of. I read a lot of books but don't always get on this site. I am hoping over the summer to get on here more. Thanks for having me :-)
Jenni wrote: "Hi Greg, very exotic location. I'm sure it is beautiful out there. What's the temperature like? Great to hear of things and lifestyles from far corners of the world unspoilt by a credit card. ..."Thanks for the offer of 'The Secret Agent' though I cannot see where to download it.
As for temperatures down here, it's in the mid 20s Celsius most days in Kampala, where I live. There are rainy and dry seasons which occur with no regularity and this lack of distinct seasons distorts one's perception of the passage of time. Power cuts are disruptive. But that's when books are magical, sitting under the Ulasambya tree reading by the light of a hurricane lamp.
Living a lifestyle that doesn't involve credit cards certainly requires fortitude and imagination. Still, it gives me heaps of material for my novels. What I miss most is other literary-minded people with whom I can share story and plot ideas and help me sort out the wheat from the chaff. Looking forward to exchanging tales.
Jac wrote: "As for getting a sense of what is good, you have to read and read. What people in our club say gives a good sense of what people like and dislike about books that you have already read. Finding o..."That's superb advice Jac. Appreciate you taking the time to send it to me. I'm intrigued by your method of researching places you wish to write about. I'll try that approach myself.
Having just written a novel set in Somalia, without ever setting foot in that country, I am feeling slightly guilty about my own scene setting methodology. I read whatever I can get my hands on (I had a slew of digital books downloaded to an iPad which got stolen) and rely heavily on the web.
Obviously one cannot research aromas and sensations through the Internet, nor as you say the way characters interact in a given environment. But virtual travel is a possibility these days. Google Earth is my primary tool. It allows me to fly virtually into locations without a visa, and look around to my heart's content.
Often there are photographs people have posted on Panaromio, and I'll discover something quite bizarre which I feel compelled to add to the story. For example, in one chapter my hero Derek Strangely is travelling through the Ethiopian rift valley. I charted his course, then let a virtual 'fly-thru' take me there, sat back, sipping my coffee, soaking up the look if not the feel of the place. Then, in a forest on the escarpment I spotted a photo of a particularly macabre looking wooden sculpture. BAM! Into the story it went, to indicate trouble lay ahead. I may not have seen that statue had I been there in reality.
I told my publishers I thought I needed to visit Somalia before I completed the final draft but they dismissed the idea, saying it was a work of fiction with adequate verisimilitude. 'It's not as if any of your readers will go there and spot the errors.' I don't know. But one must make do...
Having said that, Najera, the northern suburb of Kampala where I live with my muse and life partner Kigongo, is wholly captivating. It's not typical for a mzungu (white person) to live in this neighbourhood; I'm the only one. Still, all my neighbours are professional middle-class Ugandans, and much of life here is not particularly exotic. It's the little differences that really fascinate.
As I write this, Kigongo is reading me poetry from her Blackberry - Pablo Neruda - and in between the lines she shouts orders in Luganda to the askari girl to close the gate so the dogs don't escape...
Jenni wrote: "The Secret Agent is available free through this thread:http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Do put a post on it and I shall ..."
Got it! Thanks Jenni. It's been a while but I shall enjoy reading it again. Conrad is a big influence.
Hi and welcome to all the new members! Glad to have such a diverse group to converse with.
Hi everyone, my name is Malina from Massachusetts ,USA. I love reading all sorts of book,but particularly enjoy mystery and thrillers,so this is the perfect group! Hope to find new recommendations and new friends
Hi everybody! I'm new to the group, a member of ITW and LOVE suspense. I hope you can check out my books - The Tallent & Lowery series, and I can't wait to meet you all :)
Oh, sorry - The International Thriller Writers. Thank you for the welcome. :)
Hi Amy, nice to meet you, welcome to the group.
Greg wrote: "Greetings MCT'ers. My name's Greg, and I am an author of exotic adventure that doesn't read as much as I'd like, the reason being I'm all the way over here in sunny Uganda where there's a dearth of..."Welcome to the group Greg. There are many sites that will offer freebies for electronic readers. If you have one, get with me and let me know what you have, and we'll see if we can find you some freebies! Also, I have TONS of Kindle Titles that are lendable, so get with me!
Enjoy your time on the threads!
Davis wrote: "Hello, my name is Davis and I am overweight. And hungry too. Just kidding... kind of. I read a lot of books but don't always get on this site. I am hoping over the summer to get on here more. Thank..."HAHA, welcome to the group Davis! I like your sense of humor! Goodreads is like Pringles, once you pop you just can't stop so I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty more of you around here!
Malina wrote: "Hi everyone, my name is Malina from Massachusetts ,USA. I love reading all sorts of book,but particularly enjoy mystery and thrillers,so this is the perfect group! Hope to find new recommendations ..."Welcome Malina. Do check out our bookshelves and you will find many fantastic reads! Also check out our Monthly Book Reads Threads and you will find much controversy and opinion about the books that are being/have been read!
Please check out our April's Group reads here:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...
and join in on the discussions with us! I look forward to chatting with you!
How's the weather up North today? It's beautiful and almost 60 degrees here in West Virginia (FINALLY!)
Amy wrote: "Hi everybody! I'm new to the group, a member of ITW and LOVE suspense. I hope you can check out my books - The Tallent & Lowery series, and I can't wait to meet you all :)"Welcome to the group Amy...how did you hear about us? I'm glad to see you here and I'm sure you'll fit right in and find all kinds of great books to read!
As a former lawyer who writes legal thrillers, I enjoy Scott Turow's books. Also some of the lighter fare of Lisa Scottoline and Janet Evanovich. As a Florida writer, the Travis McGee books of John D. MacDonald have always spoken to me.
For those who might be interested, I'm also a screenwriter and wrote about 20 scripts for the CBS Navy show "JAG" about a decade ago.
For those who are still reading, my books include the "Jake Lassiter" and "Solomon vs. Lord" series."
http://www.paul-levine.com
Paul Levine
I love the Solomon v Lord books! Good to see you here.
Wow Paul, great to meet you. Welcome to all the newcomers.
hi, thought i should introduce myself as I'm one of your newbies :-) I'm 35, married with two small but loud children! i work part time in IT for the NHS which i love. I will read almost anything, but have a passion for murder mysterys especially agatha christie!I'm from Wales, currently having in Barry with the zoo that are my pets husband and children!!
i hope i can add something tangible to the group (at least more than playing word games with you :-)).
Hi, Ella great to have you here, welcome.
Paul wrote: "As a former lawyer who writes legal thrillers, I enjoy Scott Turow's books. Also some of the lighter fare of Lisa Scottoline and Janet Evanovich. As a Florida writer, the Travis McGee books of ..."
Welcome Paul! Legal Thrillers (and Psychological Thrillers) seem to be my favorite so I will definately be checking your titles out!
That is the coolest thing I think I've heard that you wrote some of the scripts for the show JAG! I LOVED that show and was just talking with a friend of mine how we wished that show was still on the air because it was STILL the best show ever!
It is such a pleasure to have you join our group!
Ella wrote: "hi, thought i should introduce myself as I'm one of your newbies :-) I'm 35, married with two small but loud children! i work part time in IT for the NHS which i love. I will read almost anything, ..."Welcome Ella to our group! I am quite certain that you will be able to bring plenty of tangible discussions to our group!
I am right there with you with the two loud kids! Enjoy your time here on MCT!
Andrea wrote: "Amy wrote: "Hi everybody! I'm new to the group, a member of ITW and LOVE suspense. I hope you can check out my books - The Tallent & Lowery series, and I can't wait to meet you all :)"Welcome to..."
Paul, it's a pleasure to meet you!
Hi Everyone,Been a member of Goodreads since 2010, and just joined this group today, in order to contribute a comment. I have meant to join this group along time ago...but never got around to it. I live in Toronto and work from home, look after my husband and our 2 Labs...but my favorite pastime is reading mystery, suspense, crime thrillers. I have read 30 books so far this year and plan on reading about 120.I always post my reviews online as well on Amazon.com. Some of my favourite authors are Jenny Hilborne, Michael Connelly, Joseph Finder, John Grisham, Jon Osborne and many others. Glad to be part of this group.
Sue from Toronto
Hi Sue, you've written a lot of reviews. I'm going to read some of them. Meanwhile, welcome to the group.
Sue wrote: "Hi Everyone,Been a member of Goodreads since 2010, and just joined this group today, in order to contribute a comment. I have meant to join this group along time ago...but never got around to it...."
Welcome to the group Sue! I'm sure a lot of our members will enjoy hearing your opinions and reading your reviews, myself included!
Welcome to the group, Amy, Sue and Ella. We are thrilled to have you join us. ; )Ella, I adore Agatha Christie, too! *sly smile*
Val wrote: "Well I've belonged to this group for awhile and never did drop in to introduce myself. I love books, period. So I read a lot of genres but never tire of thrillers (esp. psychological ones) and myst..."Val, welcome to MCT! I am so glad to see you here! You are an awesome addition to the group! ; )
I have been here sometime too, but never left a post here. I am the group's unofficial prankster.
Greg wrote: "Greetings MCT'ers. My name's Greg, and I am an author of exotic adventure that doesn't read as much as I'd like, the reason being I'm all the way over here in sunny Uganda where there's a dearth of..."Hello, Greg! Sorry about the sparseness of good literature in Uganda, but it sounds like you have devised an excellent way to entertain yourself.
Welcome to the group! I hope you will find much to entertain and interest you here. Good luck with the writing.
Paul wrote: "As a former lawyer who writes legal thrillers, I enjoy Scott Turow's books. Also some of the lighter fare of Lisa Scottoline and Janet Evanovich. As a Florida writer, the Travis McGee books of ..."
Welcome to the group, Paul! We are thrilled to have you join MCT. I look forward to getting to know you better and discussing books with you.
Hi Linda,Thank you for the great welcome. There sure are some great groups on Goodreads, and very friendly people. Looking forward to being part of this group.
your friend from Toronto
Sue
I live about 2 hours away near Welland and Niagara Falls.
Well we are practically neighbours. Have a great day.
Connie wrote: "Welcome to the group, Amy, Sue and Ella. We are thrilled to have you join us. ; )Ella, I adore Agatha Christie, too! *sly smile*"
I've yet to read anything by her yet! Hmmmm!
Dipanjan wrote: "I have been here sometime too, but never left a post here. I am the group's unofficial prankster."LOL Well officially....welcome dipanjan!
New to Goodreads and this group. I live in Ann Arbor MI working full time with a husband at home. Kids have flown the nest which means I finally have time to read. My favorites at the moment are Tom Rob Smith, Erik Larson, Arnaldur Indrioason (sp?), CJ Sansom, Michael Jecks, and PC Doherty. I am really looking forward to the group reads.
Welcome Shari from Michigan! I can't say that I've read anything from those author's so I'm excited to read your reviews!I'm sure you'll find plenty of common interests around here!
Andrea wrote: "Dipanjan wrote: "I have been here sometime too, but never left a post here. I am the group's unofficial prankster."LOL Well officially....welcome dipanjan!"
Honored. /Bow.
Hello All - My name is Tammy, I'm 47 and live in Phoenix, Arizona. I've spent my entire career with a local government working in various areas of budgeting, finance, and administration. I recently finished a Master's Degree in Information Resources and Library Science because my real goal is to become a librarian so I can be surrounded by books all day. I read all kinds of books but prefer thrillers, mysteries, and contemporary and historical fiction. I'm not a huge fan of science fiction but have found that all genres have their high points so will give almost any type of book a try. A couple of my favorite authors right now are Tana French and Elizabeth George and I recently read a John Sanford after abandoning his series a few years ago.
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Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
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In crime read all sorts but particularly like authors such as Minette Walters, Elly Griffiths, Louise Penny, Reginald Hill, Peter Lovesy, Jane Adams, Agatha Christie, Kate Atkinson, Elizabeth Peters, Mary Stewart, Alexander McCall Smith, Josephine Tey, Sarah Cauldwell, Colin Dexter, Nicci French, Kate Ellis and Emma Lathen.
Looking forward to other recommendations.