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[A.]

Thank you.

[Amber]

You're welcome.

[Ellison]

Hi everyone! I'm a debut author and, obviously, a voracious reader. I'm a recovering academic (former anthropologist/archaeologist) and now a full-time author living in the Bay Area (though longing to move to SoCal one day). I spent many years doing research around the world (mainly mapping and excavating Maya ruins in Belize, but also some work in Micronesia and West Africa). I spent some time working as a murder investigator in Washington DC and I'm a K9 Wilderness Search and Rescue volunteer.

I love any mystery/thriller but am especially drawn to dark crime thrillers that present a slightly "hyper-real" world. For example, I love Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series because, while they are incredibly dark and are always chock full of interesting information about real-world topics, the actual stories are not nitty-gritty realism. Instead, the bad guys are all diabolically brilliant and the heroes are all vaguely superhuman. It's the same reason I love the ever so slightly "hyper-real" work of Lee Child, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Laurie King, the Kellermans, Lisa Gardner, Kathy Reichs, Thomas Harris, and John Sandford. I definitely do not want stark realism while I read about Jack Reacher, ha! I want to watch a juggernaut of pure vengeance in action.

My inner-archaeologist is also drawn to stories with strong cultural historical elements like James Rollins and (yes, I'll admit it) Dan Brown. I steer clear of psychological thrillers that feature unreliable narrators and a whole cast of toxic people. I totally get why people enjoy them, but I prefer my protagonist to be a "white-hat" driven by a code of ethics (especially if that code often gets them in trouble).

As I said, I'm now an author and my crime thriller, Caged, just launched a few weeks ago. To be honest, I was only a tangential Goodreads user before my book launched, and I'm only just now discovering what an amazing place it can be. I can't wait to meet you all and talk about books!

[Amber]

Hi, Ellison. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Bobby Day: Rockin' Robin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kBm...

[Ellison]

Amber wrote: "Hi, Ellison. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Bobby Day: Rockin' Robin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kBm..."

Tweet-tweedilly-tweet! (Thanks Amber)

[Amber]

You're welcome. I used to love that song when I was a little girl. Now I've graduated to other things, like folk metal.

This is an example of folk metal from Mongolia: 杭盖乐队《初升的太阳》 160220 中国之星 (Hanggai): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOjdr...

[Ellison]

Ellison wrote: "Amber wrote: "Hi, Ellison. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Bobby Day: Rockin' Robin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kBm..."

Tweet-tweedilly-tweet! (Thank..."

I don't particularly love metal, and I LOVED that.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome to all the new members

Please do enjoy yourself and join in the great threads and posts

[Christine]

WELCOME EVERYONE!

[Amber]

Songs like that and these next three show that people involved in metal are smarter than most 0ther people are willing to give them credit for, Ellison.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aa2O... (To Tame a Land-Iron Maiden)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3-c7... (King Solomon and the 72 Names of God-LT Rhapsody)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvKRb... (The Bloody Verdict of Verden-Sir Christopher Lee)

2 and 3 are a subgenre called symphonic power metal. This genre's main nickname is "cinematic metal" because it's the kind of music John Williams might have written if he wrote for a metal band instead of Lucas and Spielberg.

[Ricky]

Hi all,
I am Ricky and live n New Zealand with my wife and new born. I was just reading Beth's post and thinking about my own journey to joining this group.
I left school early and didn't gain qualifications but with a dream of university. 13 years later I walked through the gates of one for the first time knowing i'd have to tackle my dislike of reading. what happened next blew me away... I was dyslexic! I left Uni three years later with a double major in History and Sociology but more importantly a love of reading.
I have slowly evolved to love psychological thrillers as a book of choice but I am happy with most fiction but it has to be edge of your seat gripping!
Look forward to participating in the group.

[Lukasz]

Hi all! I`m Lukasz and I am discovering this wonderful website slowly. I live in Warsaw, Poland together with my wife and our baby girl (still on the way to this world :)) I am an avid reader of crime and mystery books and I have just finished my first crime novel that I hope to publish on Amazon soon.

[Janet , Moderator]

Welcome! 🙂

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome Ricky and Lukasz

[Amber]

Hi, Ricky. Your "Welcome to the Family" URLis watchmojo.com's Top 10 James Bond Cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5By...

Hi, Lukasz. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Hanggai - Baifang (Official Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNJ_F...

[Yigal]

My name is Yigal Zur; I am an Israeli author.
I have published 13 books till now, the last three of them are thrillers. Before I published novels, travel and even guides books to India and china. I started to write thrillers after a silence in writing which took hold of me for a long 10 years. Than looking back I saw that in all my novels been threads of investigations.
I am an avid reader of thrillers. normally at night time or while travel. i am a bookworm since childhood. I grew up on classics and adventures which brought me to my other professions: travel tv host, journalist and now a guide. I have been to more than 110 countries.
so I am quite excited to this big change and I hope to be more active on Goodread as a way to discover new friends with similar interests and hopefully new readers.
Death in Shangri-la is my second thriller but the first one to be translated into English. it is published by Oceanview publishers usa.
Death in Shangri-La is based on three real events: the first event that inspired me to write it was meeting the late Daniel Pearl, the American journalist in Oman two months prior to his 2002 murder in Pakistan. Soon after that I became the first embedded Israeli journalist in the second Iraqi war; the second event was the horror I felt when I heard about the massacre that took place at the Chabad House in Mumbai, India in 2008; the third event was when I discovered that one of the weapons used by the terrorists in India was a Tavor, an Israeli assault rifle. I thought – how is it possible that we Israelis have a part in this terrible event. I had to sit down to process this and write.
Death in Shangri-La is part hard-boiled detective mystery and part contemporary thriller. . It’s raw and authentic – that the way I write. I hope that it is unbeatable entertainment.
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Shangri-...

[Amber]

Hi, Yigal. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is watchmojo.com: Top 10 Guitar Solos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4NOJ...

[Amber]

Hi, Elbie. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Flash Gordon By Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9kCC...

[Alan]

Elbie (Daytime Dreamer, Nighttime Reader) wrote: "Hi all, I'm from New York currently living in Canada. My reading is scattered across the genres but currently I've been on a "Gone Girl" twisted twists type thriller kick. I just got done reading I..."

Yigal wrote: "My name is Yigal Zur; I am an Israeli author.
I have published 13 books till now, the last three of them are thrillers. Before I published novels, travel and even guides books to India and china. ..."

Hi, I'm alan. I love reading, and writing, a good mystery!

[Amber]

You're welcome, Elbie.

Alan, your "Welcome tot he Family" URL is The Harpy - (Greek Mythology Explained): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZ_M...

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome to new members, do join in the threads/posts

[Kirsten]

Welcome, Elbie & Alan! Have fun here and definitely check out the Pick It For Me section! (We can always use more participants.)

[Lisa]

Hi, everyone,

I’m Lisa and live in New Orleans, LA, with my husband, two children, and five dachshunds. My very favorites to read include mysteries and thrillers, but I also love re-reading my favorite classics from Jane Austin and the Bronte sisters. Right now, I’m enjoying Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder mysteries. I’m so excited to join your group and share our reading experiences! :)

[Dani]

Hi everyone! I'm Danica and from the Philippines. I'm a theater enthusiast. Hobbies include writing poetry, blogging, and reading books. However, I got stuck at long hours of work for over a year now and had fallen off my reading regular routine, but I'm slowly catching up now.

My favorite thriller/horror author is of course Stephen King. By joining this group I hope to find other authors that write mystery/thriller books. :)

[Anthony]

Hello. I am Anthony Hulse, a Goodreads author and writer of twenty-eight thrillers and horror novels. I live in the northeast of the UK and opted for early retirement from the steelworks some ten years ago to concentrate on writing. I came across this group whilst browsing and thank you for accepting me.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome to all new members.

Welcome Danica, Anthony and Lisa

[K.B.]

Hello, my name is Kathleen. I live in Springfield MA. I just released my first book! It's been a long road and always a dream of mine to write a book. And finally, after 8 careers I have finally done it! If you are interested in learning a little more about me, here is my website www.kbpellegrino.com.
Really excited to be here and be involved with your group. Look forward to becoming part of the community.

[Amber]

Hi Lisa, Danica, Anthony and K.B.

"Welcome to the Family" URLs:

Generation Tech: GALACTIC EMPIRE VS EARTH? How We Would Fight (PART 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWtKE... (Lisa)

Lai Y.: Binary Sunset - Star Wars Theme Song on Guitars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZjN1... (Danica)

multiple performers: Throat singing - North style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G55A3... (Anthony)

and Epic Cello Quartet: Iron Maiden The Trooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swXle... (K.B.)

I hope you all enjoy.

[Anthony]

Sean wrote: "Hello and welcome to all new members.

Welcome Danica, Anthony and Lisa"

Thank you, Sean.

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Kathleen


Do enjoy the group

[Amber]

Hi, Amelia. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is 331Erock: Sailor Moon Meets Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x84hC...

[Rebecca]

Welcome, new members! 😀

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello and welcome Amelia

[Alan]

Hi, I'm Alan. I live in St. Louis, MO. I have MS and live in a nursing home--which sucks! I read and write murder/mysteries, and some ghost stories. Please to meet you all.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hello Alan to meet you.

MS not very nice!

Welcome to the group

[sonya]

I'm working on my vampire fiction

[Amber]

Hi, Alan. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is LT Rhapsody: One Ring To Rule Them All (Español): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlM0k...

I don't remember if I gave you one, Sonya. If I didn't, here it is: Iron Maiden The Trooper by Epic Cello Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swXle...

[Kirsten]

Welcome, all!!

[Henry]

Hi everyone,
I'm Henry Taba from Malaysia. I had been lost for the past few years, until I discovered my passion. Writing is difficult at the beginning, messy in the middle but it is rewarding at the end as I found a passage to share the story that I have been keen to keep it for myself—but not anymore. Anyway, cheer to those who write and happy reading for the rest.

[Kirsten]

Welcome, Henry!!

[Amber]

Hi, Henry. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Brandon J. Acker: Nocturne in Eb (E Flat) Major, Chopin (Guitar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fsjN...

[Henry]

Thanks Kirsten and Amber!

[Amber]

You're welcome!

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Henry

Do enjoy the group

[Henry]

Thanks Sean!

[Michelle]

Welcome & hello to the new members!

[Henry]

Hello Michelle, thank you!

[K.B.]

Hi, I'm K. B. Pellegrino and the first novel of my "EVIL EXISTS IN WEST SIDE TRILOGY --- Sunnyside Road (Paradise Dissembling) has recently been released. I look forward to be part of this group.

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome K.B

Good luck with your first novel

[Amber]

Hi, K.B. Your "Welcome to the Family" URL is Who Sang The "Gethsemane" High Note Best?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfHt2... IMO it was Ted Neely. Miguel sang it best in Spanish.