A Good Thriller discussion
Introduction
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Please Introduce Yourself, Let's All Get To Know Each Other
The Christer:If you like that one, I have got a couple for you, too.
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Oh, yes and welcome all new members ... gosh there are getting to be so many of you.Cam
Colin wrote: "Hi I'm Colin, I live in Tipperary, Ireland.I like to hike, which is good because we have three great mountain ranges here in Tipperary.
Reading is my stress relief, I'm also a journal writer and f..."
Welcome Colin. I love Rankin and Follett. I also really like Tana French. Here's a question for you. What do you think of Clancy and MacBride, Irish and Scottish, I know.
I was recommended to come here by the lovely Christine Terrell who was kind enough to review my latest book kindly. I've just discovered what a fantastic place Good Reads is. I've been hanging on Twitter the past few years and it's now filled with spam and people aren't talking. I've always had a profile here, but this place looked too huge to work out. Now I have, I love the community feel. And, of course, I am an avid reader. So thanks for the lovely welcome and the opportunity here. I'm a dark thriller author from Perth Western Australia having some success as an Indie. Do come say hi on my page if you like or here. Thanks for the warm welcome.
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Lol. She is such a doll. Was going to send me an invite, but I got here before she could. Hee hee. Great to meet you, Sean. :)
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I do enjoy welcoming new members and authors
Might I say you are very good at welcoming, too. I just really love the people I've met at Good Reads. Best place on the internet. xx
Welcome Susan, one of my former co-workers moved back to Perth few years ago so you remind me of her. Great to have you here :-)
Hi Angela and Agnieszka, so great to be here. You guys are so friendly and thriller readers, what more could a girl want?
Agnieszka wrote: "Welcome Susan, one of my former co-workers moved back to Perth few years ago so you remind me of her. Great to have you here :-)"That's a coincidence. It's just a small city. That is lovely that I remind you of her. Was she bright, bubbly, and talking all the time? lol. :)
Hello everyone,Just getting involved here. I have a bio page at here, but short answer is I live in Phoenix, AZ area. Currently enjoy movies, reading, writing and EATING, really need to cut down- I think I am on my last Jack Reacher book, so anyone have a suggestion?
Thanks.
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Welcome, try David Baldacci, Tom Wood and Simon Kernick, Mark Dawson.
We also enjoy films here, and food subjects here.
We like to keep everyone happy here !
Susan wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Welcome Susan, one of my former co-workers moved back to Perth few years ago so you remind me of her. Great to have you here :-)"That's a coincidence. It's just a small city. Th..."
Oh yes, she was really a bubbly one. But since she missed her grand children now we have to live without her :-)
Agnieszka wrote: "Susan wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Welcome Susan, one of my former co-workers moved back to Perth few years ago so you remind me of her. Great to have you here :-)"That's a coincidence. It's just a ..."
Then I shall take that as a lovely compliment. :)
Sean wrote: "Lots of great recommendations here Mark.Welcome, try David Baldacci, Tom Wood and Simon Kernick, Mark Dawson.
We also enjoy films here, and food subjects here.
We like to keep everyone happy he..."
Thanks Sean,
Some of those suggestions look great! Will update my page when I select. Now however, brownies or a cake sound good!
Mark wrote: "Hello everyone,Just getting involved here. I have a bio page at here, but short answer is I live in Phoenix, AZ area. Currently enjoy movies, reading, writing and EATING, really need to cut down- ..."
Mark wrote: "Hello everyone,
Just getting involved here. I have a bio page at here, but short answer is I live in Phoenix, AZ area. Currently enjoy movies, reading, writing and EATING, really need to cut down- ..."
I was going to say try Mark Dawson's "Milton" books,they are great!!
Welcome to Mark and all of the new girls. I think that you will really enjoy the group.
Cameron wrote: "Colin wrote: "Hi I'm Colin, I live in Tipperary, Ireland.
I like to hike, which is good because we have three great mountain ranges here in Tipperary.
Reading is my stress relief, I'm also a journa..." I've only discovered Macbride, he's a great writer. I'm on book 5 and his writing is getting more sophisticated, and blood thirsty.
I like to hike, which is good because we have three great mountain ranges here in Tipperary.
Reading is my stress relief, I'm also a journa..." I've only discovered Macbride, he's a great writer. I'm on book 5 and his writing is getting more sophisticated, and blood thirsty.
Cameron wrote: "Welcome to Mark and all of the new girls. I think that you will really enjoy the group."Thanks Cameron. Lovely to be here. Great bunch of people.
Colin wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Colin wrote: "Hi I'm Colin, I live in Tipperary, Ireland.I like to hike, which is good because we have three great mountain ranges here in Tipperary.
Reading is my stress relief, I..."
Thanks Colin.
Hello Everyone! My name is Emma, I have recently this year re-kindled my love for reading and have got back into the swing of things with reading. I am also a gamer/nerd.
Hope everyone is doing well :)
Hi, Emma, welcome to a great group. Welcome too to all the people that have joined since i last looked in on this thread.
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Mark wrote: "Hello everyone,Just getting involved here. I have a bio page at here, but short answer is I live in Phoenix, AZ area. Currently enjoy movies, reading, writing and EATING, really need to cut down- ..."
I would say try this one:Yeager's Law The author's a self-promoting jackass, but the book itself packs a ton of action, some romance, and a little suspense. Or so I'm told...
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I hope you enjoy the group.
Lots of great recommendations here.
Have a look at Book Pals and Pick It For Me threads
Andy wrote: "Hi all, Andy here. I absolutely love a good thriller. I like dark with action...happy for hints of fantasy and sci fi too. Any recs welcome. cheers!"You'll get here more than enough rec. As for fantasy - one of our authors has recently published a new one and those who read it loved it (I don't like fantasy so no idea) Either go to the David's author page (he's the one post # 5842) or here are the links to his new one: Eye of Dominion and the previous from the same series: Alloria (Nr. 1).
Though in this group will be reading his thriller (Imperfect Strangers)
Welcome Karin,No worries you are not alone hoping out of your box :-)
Hi everyone. I'm Brigitta from Maryland. I've lived there all my life, but I don't enjoy the colder seasons. I love Florida but just haven't figured out how to relocate my home, too much stuff to move :). I'm a nurse who loves to work behind the double door units, ED, PACU, ICU. But, what I really crave is to be a full time well read author. Oddly my favorite reads are Mystery and Thriller, but I tend to write racier novels, novels that skirt the erotic genre but don't fit neatly into it. They sport a little mystery and thriller. My goal is to write an on the edge of your seat thriller that even I would run out and buy on it's release date. In the interim I read Mysteries and Thrillers because I love them.
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Welcome Brigitta
welcome! Do you also love psychological thrillers? There is also a group for that
Hi and welcome Karen and Brigitta!!I'm a nurse too Brigitta! I'm not much of a writer though! I like writing reviews and my blog but don't know if I have a novel in me! Haha
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Oh and Hi Andy and Emma!!! Sorry didn't look back enough!! :-)
For all the new people in this Group who may see me around: I have very weird musical tastes.Why not call it it weird when you have STRIPPER by LORDS OF ACID ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQE_z... ) preceded by a montage of clips called RHAPSODY OF FIRE VS. BEETHOVEN ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oQKN... ) and followed by LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS by THE HOLLIES ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLVnm... )?
Amber wrote: "For all the new people in this Group who may see me around: I have very weird musical tastes.Why not call it it weird when you have STRIPPER by LORDS OF ACID ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQE..."
*Cue Twilight Theme music* I just watched Long Cool Woman, like, less than an hour ago. Mine was preceded by:
My Sharona (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2Jt...)
Wipeout, American Band, & Wild Things. (60's mood today.) Ended by: Squeeze Box (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSYgR...) and Love Shack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOry...)
Have you heard the "Weird Al" parody MY BOLOGNA, Scott? *big grin* Right now it's Boston: Hitch a Ride ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDL9... ) followed by EINSTEIN VS. STEPHEN HAWKING: EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY episode 7 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7-f... )
Brigitta wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Brigitta from Maryland. I've lived there all my life, but I don't enjoy the colder seasons. I love Florida but just haven't figured out how to relocate my home, too much stuff to m..."Welcome Brigitta,
your books seem more than interesting to me. As soon as my most urgent books are from my plate I look deaper into them :-)
Amber wrote: "Have you heard the "Weird Al" parody MY BOLOGNA, Scott? *big grin* Right now it's Boston: Hitch a Ride ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDL9... ) followed by..."Nope, but I'll look it up.
Brigitta, what part of Maryland do you live in? My hubby is from there. He grew up in North East. I have family there too in Gaithersburg and Derwood. ;-)
Hi Angela, I live in Pikesville, Northwest. I work in the DC area.
Agnieszka wrote: "Brigitta wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Brigitta from Maryland. I've lived there all my life, but I don't enjoy the colder seasons. I love Florida but just haven't figured out how to relocate my home, to..."Agnieszka wrote: "Brigitta wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Brigitta from Maryland. I've lived there all my life, but I don't enjoy the colder seasons. I love Florida but just haven't figured out how to relocate my home, to..."
Thanks Agnieszka, That statement makes me smile.
Sean wrote: "We love them too !Welcome Brigitta"
Thanks Sean for the welcome.
Sonya wrote: "welcome! Do you also love psychological thrillers? There is also a group for that"I love books that keep you wondering until the end, a book that won't let you put it down, the equivalent of a roller coaster. As long as the book isn't horror I'll try it. I'm already afraid of the dark :)
Welcome Brigitta! I agree, they are my favorites too! And, I am also afraid of the dark! ;-)
Melissa wrote: "Hi and welcome Karen and Brigitta!!I'm a nurse too Brigitta! I'm not much of a writer though! I like writing reviews and my blog but don't know if I have a novel in me! Haha"
When people learn that I have authored a book and I'm a nurse, their first response is, "You must have a lot of stories to tell, working in a hospital." I skirted the hospital scene in one book. I have another that I haven't published. The thing is, reading and writing is my escape into another world, a different adventure. You spend a lot of time with your characters. I spend all day with doctors, nurses and patients at work. I want to spend time with different people and happenings in story land.
One other thing, I don't know how long you've been a nurse but before computers made the scene there were narrative nursing notes. They were essentially stories about what happened during your shift. If you did those, I'm quite sure there's a story that can roll easily off your fingertips :)
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Lots of great recommendations, group reads and top Q & A's coming up shortly.
We love Sharon Bolton, and the first author to ..."
Oh wow ill have to check out the Q&A!!!! She is my FAVOURITE author!!!!!
Christine wrote: "Welcome, Mel!! Glad you found your way over here. If you ever want to try a historical fiction book, go for The Nightingale
Thanks Christine I have heard of this one! Will have to put it in the ever increasing to-read shelf ;-)
Thanks for the warm welcome!!!!