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[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Maina,

welcome to the group.

I was born in Nairobi, Kenya !

In the 1950's !

[Noorilhuda]

Hi, Noorilhuda here. Am a journalist and broadcast producer (currently in between jobs), love to read thrillers/ mysteries, have written two books - the historical women's fiction The Governess (got mixed reviews) and have just debuted a psychological suspense novel Catharsis.

Great to be here.

[Paula]

Hello Nooriilhuda, welcome to the group. Enjoy!!

[H.A.]

Welcome, Noorilhuda! Great group here on goodreads. Will check out your novels - congratulations! Looks like we're in good company.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome NooriIhuda,

I hope you enjoy the group

[J M]

Hi,
I live in a place called Thatcham in West Berkshire, England. I'm an author of several novels, two Horror, the remainder Crime and Terrorism. My favourite authors are Jack Higgins and Andy McNab. I'm currently working on a political thriller. A M. P's wife is kidnapped by a London street gang.
At the moment I'm reading 'Harps and Tears' by Phil Rowan...

[Noorilhuda]

Thanks Sean, Paula and H.A.!

And hi JM.

[J M]

Hi to you, Noorilhuda, and welcome...

[J M]

If anyone wishes to check out my novels, please feel free.. Any other work can be found on my Website at jmshorney.wordpress.com
Pleased to meet everyone....

[Paula]

Hi J M welcome to the group!!

[Jamie]

Morning!

I am a very new member and am a reader and as of a couple of weeks a debut author.

I live in London and enjoy crime fiction; Simon Kernick, Irvine Welsh (elastically crime fiction, I suppose), John Grisham and Mark Billingham are some favourites, John Le Carre an inspiration and Lee Child a guilty pleasure!

Always happy for feedback on my writing and to join in group discussions.

Thanks for having me.

[Sophie]

Morning Jamie, welcome to the group. Congratulations on your debut as an author :)

[Paula]

Hello Jamie, welcome to the group. Congrats!!

[Arinn]

Hello all! This in my first group on goodreads. I am living on a small island in South Carolina. I love to read, but I don't make enough time to read. I am busy teaching and raising two young daughters. I can't wait to start getting more into books again!!!

[Janet , Moderator]

Welcome new members! Enjoy!!

[Paula]

Hello Arinn, welcome to the group. Beware of the sharks. I'm sure you haven't heard that before. I'm in MA not far from where Jaws was about. Enjoy reading again.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome to Jamie and Arinn

Jamie, Simon Kernick a great favourite of mine and the groups.

Arinn, we will try to encourage you to read with many recommendations.

[Amber]

You can learn a lot about a person by listening to at least ONE of his (or her) YouTube Playlists. I have three main playlists and at least two where I have placed holiday themed videos.

This is video 89 of 137 on my 3rd main playlist: Johnny Horton NORTH TO ALASKA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSt0N... This was a John Wayne movie as well. This was preceded by a video for the Five Satins 1956 song IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT as recorded for the soundtrack of the George Lucas movie AMERICAN GRAFFITI

There are also things on my playlist that will make you think that Classical isn't as boring as you may have once believed when you listen to well executed METAL versions... .

[Paula]

Amber wrote: "You can learn a lot about a person by listening to at least ONE of his (or her) YouTube Playlists. I have three main playlists and at least two where I have placed holiday themed videos.

This is ..."

I like those songs too, Amber. I love that move American Graffiti. Thank you for sharing your playlist. I'll have to watch/listen to it soon.

[Cameron]

Welcome to all new members. Enjoy our quaint little group.

[Cozy]

Hello My name is Cozy. nice to meet u guys. feel free to add me friends.

[Janet , Moderator]

Aaron!! We know who you are, you've joined about 4 times now!!

[Nik]

It's good to have Aaron and maybe others introducing themselves every once in a while, so we'll have some serial introductors around.
I missed all the previous ones, so the latest sounded pretty fresh -:)

[Nik]

Not bad. Sitting by the Med this very moment. Yourself? Back to Nova Scotia or still 'in transit'?

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Cozy, enjoy our group

Aaron welcome back again.

Hello Nik

[Janet , Moderator]

Well you know the rules, stay within them and all will go smoothly. Have a safe trip back from Florida.

[Nik]

Have a safe flight. Piloting or as a passenger?

Hi Cozy, let's be friends, why not.

Hi Sean & Janet and other elders of the tribe

[Paula]

Hi Cozy, welcome to the group. Enjoy!!

Welcome Back Aaron!!

[Janet , Moderator]

Elder of a tribe?!!! Where's my walking stick??!!!

If we get anything resembling a Summer I'll need a sit down!!!

[Amber]

Paula wrote: "Amber wrote: "You can learn a lot about a person by listening to at least ONE of his (or her) YouTube Playlists. I have three main playlists and at least two where I have placed holiday themed vid..."

Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpyVa... is the first video on playlist #1.

Much as I usually enjoy listening to the VS. series videos based on STAR WARS< I wasn't willing today to watch the video ov Darth Vader vs, Darth Caedus today ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDdyE... ) . That single video is nearly an hour long! I only get 3 hrs. a day online.

[Kristin]

Hi everyone-
My name is Kristin, from Wisconsin. I'm earning a degree in journalism and film studies. (I live for trips to the theater! Books and movies are my jam.)
I fell in love with reading first when I read a simpler version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in elementary school and again when I picked up F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in seventh grade.
From then on, I've come to know and love the mystery and adventure that can be packed into novels by Harlan Coben, Gillian Flynn and others of the like.
I look forward to hearing some of your reviews and recommendations!
Cheers!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello Kristin and welcome to the group

We love movies, theater, TV, and of course thriller books

[Agnieszka]

Hi everyone,
Usually I don't like to introduce myself but since Sean (or Susan) asked so nicely and it seems to be common in this group:
My name is Agnieszka. I'm forty - since two days :-) was born in Poland but spend most of my life in Germany. Since about five years I'm living in the Frankfurt metropolitan area.
I have so many different interests I don't even start about I don't wont you sitting tomorrow reading about all this stuff ;-)

I'm a total number freak with a big passion for reading and if in the mood for good movies.
I read almost everything just hate horror and hard core SiFi/Fantasy (with mutants, strange worlds, destruction and that kind of stuff) love mostly Christian romantic suspense, thriller and mystery novels, sometimes romantic or historical novels too.
I you want to know more about me feel free to ask :-)

[Sean, Moderator]

..... Susan... Only on Friday !!...LOL

So welcome Agnieszka, I hope you enjoy the group.

Nice to know all the countries we have here.

[Paula]

Hi Kristin, welcome to the group. You'll get lots of recommendations here. Enjoy!!

[Richard]

Hi. I'm 89, finishing 4th mystery novel. First wrote at age 82. An Indie Excellence Finalist. 4th gen. Calif. Oakland native. Books locale: Bay Area, see following:

How HELL’S ANGELS influenced CASEY’S SLIP.
Over the years we berthed several of our sailboats at a marina in Oakland where several semi-retired Hell’s Angels were live-a-boards.
Those gents were great neighbors and knew everything there was to know about boats. They had every tool imaginable and were free with lending and advice. On top of that and because of their reputation as “dangerous”, theft was virtually nonexistent at that marina. A very real plus.
I’ve remained friends with one of those “gents” for many years and he eventually became a model for one of the chief characters in Casey’s Slip. At my invitation he has attended a couple of my book signings and more than once was asked to also sign my book.
I refer to him as a “gent” because of an impression he made on my wife early on. We were attending a wake for old time seaman at the marina and my friend, upon meeting my wife for the first time, gallantly bent over from his six foot plus height gently took my wife’s hand and kissed it.
“What a gentleman,” was my wife’s comment. That man became Smitty in my book.

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Richard,

I cannot wait to retire, and I will be happy to reach 89 years old....young

And becoming an author at 82 is great, keep going

Kirk Douglas has a new book out (poems) at 98 years old

[Paula]

Hello Richard, welcome to the group. That's great, I always say it's never too late to do what you want to do. Enjoy!!

[Amber]

He'll be the next to die, I think, Sean. Kirk Douglas, I mean.

[Sean, Moderator]

Seems to keep going !

But you never know !

[Amber]

Just a hunch, Aaron.

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Adrian

yes if you read Linda Castillo, Karin Slaughter or Sharon Bolton, gruesome thrillers

[Amber]

Hi Adrian.

[Stephanie]

Hi,I'm Stephanie, based in Glasgow, UK. I love a good thriller, and my favourite authors are Karin Slaughter, Mo Hayder, and Camilla Lackberg.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hi and welcome Stephanie,

we love Karin Slaughter, our only author to have done 2 Q & A for this group

[Paula]

Hello Adrian and Stephanie, welcome to the group.

[Autumn]

Hi, Kristin, Agnieszka, Richard, Adrian, Stephanie, and everyone else that I have missed! I am so happy to have you here with us and welcome to the group. I also want to say hello and welcome to Aaron who is new to me, and I love how involved he has been with the group! I want you all to do the same and feel free to jump in, participate, start conversation and feel comfortable here. You are all important and your opinions and thoughts are welcomed and wanted. My name is Autumn and I help out Sean however I can. I hope you all check out Book Pals and the games and have fun! Book Pals is a great way to take down that TBR list while getting to know people in the group one on one. You can read the same book, or pick different ones for the other to read. It is a lot of fun!

Once again, welcome and I cannot wait to get to know all of you!

[Aurora]

Hi, all. I'm Aurora. I'm an attorney in Colorado, and reading is my favorite! Especially thrillers. :) I'm writing my first novel but by writing I mean outlining, so I'm quite a ways away from having finished a work. haha

I just want to make some online friends who love reading thrillers as much as I do, and get some good recommendations. Cheers!

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome Aurora

lots of great recommendations, and I can also recommend Angela Marsons, our next Q & A author on the 25th August.