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[Mohd]

Hai. My name is Fahmi. I like psychological thriller. My favourite author is Kevin O Brien. Nice to know everyone!!

[Bobbi]

Hey everyone! I love a good mystery, but when I start a series, I have to start from the beginning so I know what's going on with the characters and how they evolved. I started reading mysteries when I was in the 8th grade with the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys and am now reading Maggie O'Dell, Kate Burkholder and anything else I can get my hands on. :) Look forward to reading other people's posts and getting recommendations to other authors.

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Bobbi

Our new member of the day

[Lace]

Well Ty. I finished NOS4A2 yesterday. I actually listened to the audio book. My eyes are kinda trashed and sometimes they need a break. Somehow, I still feel like I'm cheating. I guess I think intonation will change my impressions. The book wasn't what I expected. But I guess that's a good thing, and I did enjoy it. I always enjoy a heroine, or hero, who isn't anwhere near perfect. Somehow it makes it easier to attain the all important suspension of doubt. It also renews my faith in humanity. I didn't like the reader, which is ironic because the author speaks at the end and he loved her. lol. I thought her voice was annoying She distracted me from the story enough that I found myself wanting to throtlle her as opposed to some truly nasry characters she wss portraying. As for her character from Iowa, i'm from Iowa, i've never heard somone that sounded like that! The book I would recommend, I thoroughlly enjoyed the characters and how he revealed his backstory. Just don't go with the audiobook on this one.
I've never enjoyed Louis L'amour, my mother read most of them. Maybe I'll check one out and see if I inherited it from her. Any suggestions?

[Mohd]

Hai Diane. Its good to hear you've downloaded Kevin O Brien's book. May I know which book?
My personal favourite from him are Vicious and his latest Unspeakable. Both will keep you guessing and wondering keep your suspense in high level. Breathtaking!!
All his books are the best!!
I look forward to find Mark Edwards novels especially The Magpies it really draws my attention. Cant wait to have it.
Thanks for the recommendation Diane!!

[Sean, Moderator]

This is one author I have not heard of at all, maybe another author to go on the "to read" list

Thanks Mohd for the mention, Diane let us know what you think.

regards

[Perri]

Mohd wrote: "Hai Diane. Its good to hear you've downloaded Kevin O Brien's book. May I know which book?
My personal favourite from him are Vicious and his latest Unspeakable. Both will keep you guessing and won..."

Just checked O'Brien out too and now I have added many titles to my "to read" list-THanks!

[Sean, Moderator]

Seems to me my to read list is getting bigger and bigger. At present I have over 500 books on my shelves To Read.

Authors which I have obtained recently due to being recommended, and still to read are.

Joseph Finder(have 5-6 now)

James Grippando( have 3-4)

Richard Montanari (Play Dead (just became a friend here on Good Reads)

Tess Gerritsen (have loads but only read a couple)

Karin Slaugher (again have loads read 2-3)

Patricia Cornwell (read none yet)

JD Robb (building my stock to read in order)

Nora Roberts (I know JD Robb) who has written so many books read 2-3)(read 2-3)

Clive Cussler(read none)

Wilbur Smith (read none)

Karen Rose (read none)

Kathy Reich (read 1)

Lisa Gardner)read 2-3 more to read and I like her books

Michael Connelly (read none, watched the film versions)

Robert Harris(read none)

Jeffery Deaver(read none)

Tania Carver(want to read, read none)

Nicci French (read none)

Jo Nesbo (read none but have some books that I read many reviews on, where should I start, have The Redbreast, The Bat and The Leopard)

Colin Forbes (read some, have many)

John Sandford (have loads not read)

Michael Crichton(read none)

Chris Kuzneski (read none)

Andy McNab (have all of them read 2-3)

Gillian Flynn (not read yet)

Mark Billingham (not read yet)

So Perri any more to add to your list !

[Ty]

Sean - that's fairly comprehensive... you should also check out Stephen Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger series and Greg Rucka's Atticus Kodiak's series. both series are good.

Stephen Hunter's Point of Impact was made into a movie, The Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg.

[Sean, Moderator]

Thanks

More to the list !

[Ty]

Lace wrote: "Well Ty. I finished NOS4A2 yesterday. I actually listened to the audio book. My eyes are kinda trashed and sometimes they need a break. Somehow, I still feel like I'm cheating. I guess I think into..."

Lace, re Louis L'Amour, Comstock Lode, Crossfire Trail and Utah Blaine are three of my all time favorites

[Mandy]

Hi all, my name is Mandy and I am feom the UK.
One all time favourite things is to read, you can always find me with my head in a book. I mainly read thrillers and horror,however when I am always up to reading anything that captures my attention. I look forward to chatting with you all. Mandy

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Mandy

and welcome to to all new members.

[Sean, Moderator]

Thanks for joining and welcome Dipanjan.

Look forward to your fun posts

[Irene]

Hi Dipanjan, whenever my husband wore a suit, complete with waistcoat, I fell in love with him all over again! Keep the fashion going! Welcome to our group.

[Irene]

Not a Mel Gibson fan at all.
My man definitely in 'the league of extraordinary gentlemen' having learned early in life that the word 'gentleman' is two words 'gentle' and 'man'.

[Irene]

Sorry.... Don't like James Bond either..... Saw Dr No and that was it for me!

[Irene]

Dark knight

[Sue]

Just wanted to share a post from a Goodreads member in another group that recommended a cool website:

www.orderofbooks.com

It has every author I can think of, even some obscure ones. All you do is enter the author's name & it even separates the lists into main characters. I was looking up Nelson DeMille, who has about 4 separate series & I only read one. It broke my series out & I just saw that a new book in the series was released in 2012! I didn't know it was my series because it's a prequel & doesn't mention the main character. So cool! It also gives you a link to author apps & other neat features.

Maybe this website could be of value to some members.

[Irene]

Thanks Sue. I will bookmark this one.

[Sue]

No problem. I also saved it.

[Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'?]

I think I have seen this site before when searching for authors and their books. I hate reading books out of order.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hi

Thanks Sue, I have bookmarked it as well.

[Kathy]

Sue wrote: "Just wanted to share a post from a Goodreads member in another group that recommended a cool website:

www.orderofbooks.com

It has every author I can think of, even some obscure ones. All you do ..."

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

This is another website that lists most authors and all their books and series in order.

[Sue]

Thanks so much Kathy. I will definitely save this also. The members on Goodreads are so great...always willing to share. Have a great week!

Sue

[JackM]

Hello I'm Jack, I mainly read crime thrillers, but have branched out to read a bit more Sci-fi this year.

[Sean, Moderator]

Thanks Jack M

welcome

[Irene]

As long as we are not on an aeroplane I can say 'hi Jack'. Who are your favourite authors in crime thrillers? Maybe you can introduce us to some we don't know.

[Christine]

Hi Everyone: My name is Chris and I'm a real newbie. I live in Rochester, Minnesota. I discovered and joined Goodreads in December 2013 after retiring from a 33 year medical career during which I had minimal time to read for fun. I loved to read while growing up and always knew I would get back to it once I retired. Mysteries and thrillers are what I am most interested in at the moment. Because there are so many superb authors out there, my initial "mission" has been to read only the first book in a series or stand alones for starters. This has been hard as on several occasions I really would have liked to jump right into book #2 as I really enjoyed #1. I've checked out close to a dozen authors in the last few months and will likely allow myself the "luxury" of reading a book #2 pretty soon!

So far I have read Baldacci (3 stand alones), Dana Stabenow (Kate Shugak), Lescroart (Dismas Hardy), Sandford (Lucus Davenport), Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch), Sara Paretsky (V.I. Warshawski), Julie Kramer (Riley Spartz), Harlan Coben (Myron Bolitar), William Kent Krueger (Cork O'Connor), and Dennis Lehane (Kenzie and Gennaro). I am just starting The Surgeon (Rizzoli and Isles #1) by Tess Gerritsen. On deck are Lisa Gardner's Alone, Still Life by Louise Penny and Kathy Reichs' Deja Dead. I have enjoyed every one of these with my favs so far being Black Echo (M. Connelly), Total Control (Baldacci standalone), Iron Lake (W. K. Krueger) and A Drink before the War (Dennis Lehane).

I have tons of renewed enthusiasm for reading and look forward to meeting other mystery/thriller lovers in this group and seeing your opinions and recommendations.

[Irene]

Hi Christine, you have thrown some great names out there and, for me, some new ones. Hope you love our group!

[Christine]

Thanks, Irene. I haven't seen much mention of William Kent Krueger or Dennis Lehane in this group. I think a lot of you would enjoy their stuff. Lehane is the edgier of the two. I can't wait to dive into more of their books. By the way, Lehane is the author of Mystic River and also Shutter Island, 2 stand alones that were made into very successful movies in the United States.

[Irene]

WKK is new to me but I have read DL. Will check out WKK.

[Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'?]

Welcome to the group Chris. Thank you for the suggestions of new authors to check out. I feel you on getting back to reading. In the past 2 years I have got back into reading like I used to before I became a mother and a wife. My day is incomplete if I haven't read something. I hope you enjoy our group.

[Sean, Moderator]

Hi

Welcome Christine, thanks for posting and have heard of Lehane, but not ready any yet.

[Bryan]

Hi, Names Bryan

I'm thirteen years old, almost fourteen in a month. I'm in the 8th grade right now. For most of my life I have been moving around a lot, right now I live in Florence,SC moved here from Honolulu, Hawaii. I lived in 6 states all together. I love reading especially thriller, action-packed,thriller,some romance in it, young-adult books, sometimes adult books. I am a really fast reader, can read more than 500 pages in less than two days. I've joined goodreads half a year ago, I also joined this group because I need some recommendations, young-adult, adult books I don't care, it just needs action and some romance. THANKS

[Irene]

Hello Bryan, you will get good ideas here and you will be introduced to many authors. Let us know some of what you have read so far.

[Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'?]

Welcome to the group Bryan!

[Christine]

Thanks, Lorrea and Sean. I am glad to be here!

[Kerry]

Hi there, I'm Kerry and I live in England! I have an unhealthy obsession with Hercule Poirot and William Murdoch, but also love all things non-cozy. My favourite author at the moment is S.J. Bolton.

At the moment I'm studying law at university and spend all of my free time reading. Literally all of it. I always seem to get so lost in a book that I end up completely losing track of time and missing dinner or staying up all night.

I study from home, where I live with my dad, younger brother and my cat called Cocoa. I love music and movies and have been known to spend the whole day watching a TV series in chronological order.

I suppose that's it haha. Nice meeting you all!

[Sean, Moderator]

Hi

Welcome to our group Bryan.

Kerry thanks for the quick response to me and joining the group.

Welcome Kerry

Sean

[Irene]

Well Kerry, you sound a bit like most of us when we have a good book, dinner, bed time and everything else gets forgotten. Have fun!

[Sean, Moderator]

Kerry

have a look at our series polls and posts

[Lisa]

Hi, I'm Lisa from Cape Town SA. I love thrillers and kept seeing a friend's posts in this group, so I joined.

My favorite thrillers: Silence of the lambs, John Connolly's Charley Parker series and Richard Montanari's Byrne and Balzano series.

Can't wait to join in

[Irene]

Lisa wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa from Cape Town SA. I love thrillers and kept seeing a friend's posts in this group, so I joined.

My favorite thrillers: Silence of the lambs, John Connolly's Charley Parker series and..."

Hi Lisa, hope I am the friend mentioned.

[Lisa]

Irene wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa from Cape Town SA. I love thrillers and kept seeing a friend's posts in this group, so I joined.

My favorite thrillers: Silence of the lambs, John Connolly's Charley Par..."

Most def!
Always great to see you Irene.
It looks like you enjoy the group plus you're reading some exciting thrillers.
(Or you have a bookish stalker)

[Irene]

Lisa wrote: "Irene wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa from Cape Town SA. I love thrillers and kept seeing a friend's posts in this group, so I joined.

My favorite thrillers: Silence of the lambs, John Connolly..."

This always was my genre of choice Lisa, however I seem to be expanding my horizons lately and find I am enjoying lots of different 'reads'.

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Lisa,

Thanks Irene

[Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'?]

Kerry wrote: "Hi there, I'm Kerry and I live in England! I have an unhealthy obsession with Hercule Poirot and William Murdoch, but also love all things non-cozy. My favourite author at the moment is S.J. Bolton..."

Hi Kerry, welcome to the group. Your story reminds me when I was younger, I feel asleep reading in my closet and my mother couldn't find me the next morning for school.

[Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'?]

Lisa wrote: "Hi, I'm Lisa from Cape Town SA. I love thrillers and kept seeing a friend's posts in this group, so I joined.

My favorite thrillers: Silence of the lambs, John Connolly's Charley Parker series and..."

Welcome to the group Lisa!

[Lisa]

Thanks Sean and Lorrea