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Hello everyone,I'm Anirudh, I live in Chennai, southern India. I'm a normal eighteen year old, a student of finance. It is not like I read only a particular genre but I prefer mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, political fiction, ... I'm an aspiring economist and an aspiring author. I review books in my blog, http://vata312.blogspot.in
My introduction is a little late, two weeks after I've joined this group.
Welcome Anirudh. Cheenai looks like a fascinating city. Be sure to recommend any internationally available Indian authors in some of the others forum threads.
Hi! I love mysteries (especially cozies)and thrillers. I live in Peoria, Illinois with a big tortoiseshell cat named Tiger Lily. My sister introduced me to GoodReads about two weeks ago but only now I've discovered the clubs.
Hi all, My name is Julie and I'm VERY new to GR. I'm still trying to navigate my way through all the YA literature and ratings on this website. That's primarily why I joined this group! I am from Northern Ontario and I'm currently on maternity leave from my sales management position. I'm hoping to get new ideas and some organization from this group. So far, so good!!!!
Welcome Anirudh, Olivia and Julie! It's a pleasure to have ya join us!
Good morning! My name is Matt and I live in Joliet, Illinois. I'll read almost anything, but prefer mysteries. I'm currently reading Body Double by Tess Gerritsen as I work my way through a 50-state mystery challenge in which I'm only reading authors I haven't read before.
Olivia wrote: "Hi! I love mysteries (especially cozies)and thrillers. I live in Peoria, Illinois with a big tortoiseshell cat named Tiger Lily. My sister introduced me to GoodReads about two weeks ago but only no..."Hi, Olivia. Great to meet you. I live in Springfield so almost neighbors.
Matthew wrote: "Good morning! My name is Matt and I live in Joliet, Illinois. I'll read almost anything, but prefer mysteries. I'm currently reading Body Double by Tess Gerritsen as I work my way through a 50-stat..."Hello and welcome, neighbor. I live in Springfield. That's a really interesting challenge.
Hello Anirudh Olivia Julie and Matthew I would like to wish you all a warm welcome to this friendly and interesting group
Welcome Matt! You know to be honest with you, I've read very few books from the same author since I started here on Goodreads back in September! There is just so much out there and I used to restrict myself to just a few author's that I new and loved, but then I read all of their books and was having to wait for new releases which wasn't often enough, so since I've joined here I may have only read a few books by the same author! This place is such a cool way to find new authors and genre's that you otherwise would have never touched!
Cheryl wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Good morning! My name is Matt and I live in Joliet, Illinois. I'll read almost anything, but prefer mysteries. I'm currently reading Body Double by Tess Gerritsen as I work my way t..."Hey Matthew...what a great challenge! I am doing a road trip USA challenge, but not restricted to either new authors or mysteries, but by setting within that state. I think I will give your idea a try soon. Welcome to our group & GR.
Welcome to the group, Jacky! : )
Nicola wrote: "G'day! (I had to say it!), I'm Nicola from Perth in Western Australia. I work in a University Library and also studying librarianship (already a library technician) and come from a family that dev..."Hi, Nicola! Great to have you aboard! Welcome. : )
Anirudh wrote: "Hello everyone,I'm Anirudh, I live in Chennai, southern India. I'm a normal eighteen year old, a student of finance. It is not like I read only a particular genre but I prefer mysteries, thriller..."
Welcome Anirudh! We are so excited to have you join our group! : )
Olivia wrote: "Hi! I love mysteries (especially cozies)and thrillers. I live in Peoria, Illinois with a big tortoiseshell cat named Tiger Lily. My sister introduced me to GoodReads about two weeks ago but only no..."Welcome to the group, Olivia! We are really thrilled to welcome you as a new member. :)
Julie wrote: "Hi all, My name is Julie and I'm VERY new to GR. I'm still trying to navigate my way through all the YA literature and ratings on this website. That's primarily why I joined this group! I am fro..."Hi, Julie. So glad you decided to join our group. We are thrilled to welcome you as a new member! If you have any questions, just ask, and we will try to help you. : ) I think you will fall in love with GR! :)
Matthew wrote: "Good morning! My name is Matt and I live in Joliet, Illinois. I'll read almost anything, but prefer mysteries. I'm currently reading Body Double by Tess Gerritsen as I work my way through a 50-stat..."Good morning, Matthew. So great to welcome you to the group! : ) Your challenge sounds really interesting. I am doing something similar with an around the world challenge and an across Canada challenge. The interesting part is finding new authors. :) Hope you continue to love your challenge and mysteries!
Andrea wrote: "Welcome Matt! You know to be honest with you, I've read very few books from the same author since I started here on Goodreads back in September! There is just so much out there and I used to rest..."I agree with you Andrea it's exciting finding new authors - what other people are reading & wanting to read meeting new friends - in the past we had to go into the bookshops for inspiration if there's one nearby of course.
Thanks for making me feel so welcome here.
Welcome Matt and Jackie, great to have you here.
Hi, my name is Myrna, and even though I only joined the group the other day, I have already spent way too much time on the site. I live just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I have always loved to read and have been on a Mystery/Thriller kick for about the past 9 years. I am looking to discover new (or new to me) authors and great books. Some of my favourites are Stuart MacBride, Denise Mina, Elizabeth George, Mo Hayder, Jo Nesbo, Jussi Adler-Olsen and Chelsea Cain, so let me know if you have any recommendations.Thanks!
Hi, my name is Jimmy, and I like to read books. No, I lied, I love to read books. I try to have a book on me just in case I need it. I'm still a little new to Mysteries and Crime Thrillers though, so that's why I'm here!
Welcome to the club Jimmy! We all LOVE reading! I do the same...always have either a book and my kindle if not both in case the kindle dies!
Myrna wrote: "Hi, my name is Myrna, and even though I only joined the group the other day, I have already spent way too much time on the site. I live just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I have always loved ..."Welcome to one Canadian from another! I live near Toronto, Ontario. You are going to love this site. Looking forward to sharing lots of book talk.
Jimmy wrote: "Hi, my name is Jimmy, and I like to read books. No, I lied, I love to read books. I try to have a book on me just in case I need it. I'm still a little new to Mysteries and Crime Thrillers though, ..."Hi, Jimmy! You re going to find tons of new books for your TBR list! WELCOME!
Connie wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Good morning! My name is Matt and I live in Joliet, Illinois. I'll read almost anything, but prefer mysteries. I'm currently reading Body Double by Tess Gerritsen as I work my way t..."I am doing a road trip USA challenge. Your across Canada challenge sounds good. I am Canadian, so would be interested in it. How does your challenge work? I am using setting for the USA ROAD TRIP- each state must have a book with its story taking place in that state. Could you post me the criteria for the Canada challenge, please? I would really appreciate it. Thanks so much.
Jenni wrote: "This is such a good idea. I would love to take part. Being British I love reading about different states specially with sicio-economic and political commentary in the background that reveals the ..."Jenni,
Cann we add a topic for this in the Challenges section?
Jac wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Jenni wrote: "This is such a good idea. I would love to take part. Being British I love reading about different states specially with sicio-economic and political commentary in th..."Okay, I added it.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Myrna wrote: "Hi, my name is Myrna, and even though I only joined the group the other day, I have already spent way too much time on the site. I live just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I have always loved ..."Myrna, welcome to MCT! We are excited to have you as a new member!
Laurel wrote: "I am doing a road trip USA challenge. Your across Canada challenge sounds good. I am Canadian, so would be interested in it. How does your challenge work? I am using setting for the USA ROAD TRIP- each state must have a book with its story taking place in that state. Could you post me the criteria for the Canada challenge, please? I would really appreciate it. Thanks so much." http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/7...
I belong to this GR reading group, and we are reading our way across Canada. We would love to have you join us.
Matthew wrote: "Jac wrote: "Matthew wrote: "Jenni wrote: "This is such a good idea. I would love to take part. Being British I love reading about different states specially with sicio-economic and political comm..."Thank you, Matthew. ; )
Hello. My name is Joe and I've just joined the group. I live in Richmond, Virginia. I love mysteries and crime thrillers. This appears to be a great group with great people. It's my pleasure to meet you all.
Welcome to the group Joe! You're not too far from me here in Elkins, WV! You should find plenty of great reads and discussions here!
Hi everyone, Joined about a week ago and then ... life got in the way!!! I live in central New York (state not city) and am an avid reader across many genres. Basically, if it can catch my interest and keep it, I like it. I try to read everything I start, even those that put me to sleep!!! Hope someone can help me, I don't know where to vote for the June group read. I found the list of books but where is the actual vote done? I'd like to read
The Hangman's Daughter. I have the book and audio - just got a Kindle Fire and want to experiment with "Immersion Reading" to see how it goes.
Hi Joe and Chris, welcome. I hope you will enjoy the group.
Hello everyone, just joined the group. Although Action-Adventure is my primary staple food for reading, Mystery/Crime Thriller is right below that. Christie & Doyle are always my all-time fevorite thriller writers, but Dean Koontz, Dennis Lehane, Nelson DeMille, Robert Crais, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Thomas Harris, Stephen Hunter, Martin Cruz Smith, Jeffrey Deaver, Jeffrey Archer etc. are some of my favorite contemporary thriller authors. I also LOVE Fantasy Adventure novels and Westerns (that only from the great Louis L'Amour), and basically anything which can be an intriguing read.
Hope to have fun playing with the thoughts & opinions of everything Mystery Thriller with you guys. :)
Hello !! My name is Melissa and I'm from Michigan (USA). I'm starting to really like mysteries, thrillers so I'm hoping this group will be my cup of tea :) I can't wait to get involved and start getting to know everyone :)
Chris Kinsella wrote: "Hi everyone, Joined about a week ago and then ... life got in the way!!! I live in central New York (state not city) and am an avid reader across many genres. Basically, if it can catch my interes..."
Welcome to the group Chris! I am the same exact way about finishing a book. There's only one book that I've started that I've not finished and that's only because my library loan automatically returned and I haven't gotten it back yet!
As for voting, you can find the nominations here:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...
Once you have made a decision on your two favorite selections, you just post a comment with your two choices on this thread here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
I hope that helps you!
Rizwan wrote: "Hello everyone, just joined the group. Although Action-Adventure is my primary staple food for reading, Mystery/Crime Thriller is right below that. Christie & Doyle are always my all-time fevorit..."
It's a pleasure to have you join us Rizwan! I really haven't delved too far into the thriller aspect of books, but I think that I would love them! I think I would like political type thrillers! Psychological thrillers are probably my favorite right now! Do you have any good legal thriller recommendations?
You will fit in quite nicely here at MCT!
Melissa wrote: "Hello !! My name is Melissa and I'm from Michigan (USA). I'm starting to really like mysteries, thrillers so I'm hoping this group will be my cup of tea :) I can't wait to get involved and start ge..."Thank you for joining and introducing yourself Melissa! I'm sure you will find plenty of great things to be involved in here at MCT! There's a little bit of everything for everyone, and if there's not, then don't hesitate to add it, because it just might be that no one else has thought of it yet!
Rizwan wrote: "Hello everyone, just joined the group. Although Action-Adventure is my primary staple food for reading, Mystery/Crime Thriller is right below that. Christie & Doyle are always my all-time fevorit..."
Hey, Rizwan! Welcome to the Mysteries and Crime Thrillers group. I just joined myself. Everyone here is really cool.
Welcome Rizwan, Chris, Melissa, and everyone else who joined this weekend.
Welcome Joe, Rizwan, Chris, Melissa, and everyone else who joined this week. Hope to share lot of reading...
Andrea wrote: "Rizwan wrote: "Hello everyone, just joined the group. Although Action-Adventure is my primary staple food for reading, Mystery/Crime Thriller is right below that. Christie & Doyle are always my a..."
Although I do read legal thrillers of Grisham and Richard North Patterson (and some Scott Turow), this is the one type of thriller I'm no crazy about.
I can recommend Silent Witness by Richard North Patterson. You can try it if you want.
Joe wrote: "Rizwan wrote: "Hello everyone, just joined the group. Although Action-Adventure is my primary staple food for reading, Mystery/Crime Thriller is right below that. Christie & Doyle are always my a..."
Hey Joe, Great to see you here! I think I'm going to like it here :)
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