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May 24, 2014 06:13AM
Hi, I live in Oxfordshire when I'm not reading I love to walk and travel, so as well as Thrillers I love to read stuff about foreign countries and combining the two is heaven for me.
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Melanie wrote: "Hi, I live in Oxfordshire when I'm not reading I love to walk and travel, so as well as Thrillers I love to read stuff about foreign countries and combining the two is heaven for me."Oh, Melanie, that sounds so heavenly. I need to stay very close to home because of my elderly parents and failing older kitties.
MN Chris
Sorry to hear your kitties are ill, Christine.
Melanie wrote: "Hi, I live in Oxfordshire when I'm not reading I love to walk and travel, so as well as Thrillers I love to read stuff about foreign countries and combining the two is heaven for me."
Hi Melanie, I'm a walker too and will often stroll the three miles into Eastbourne just for the sake of an hour's peace with a good audio book. I find it doesn't matter how grey the British skies are if my book is transporting me to India or Japan or .... !
Hi Melanie, I'm a walker too and will often stroll the three miles into Eastbourne just for the sake of an hour's peace with a good audio book. I find it doesn't matter how grey the British skies are if my book is transporting me to India or Japan or .... !
Aaron{{REBLAST}} wrote: "I read The Accidental Tourist and really enjoyed it, DianeAlice."
I quite liked Accidental Tourist but it took me a long time to start to care about the characters. The Clock Winder is probably my favourite Tyler book so far. I read it a few months ago. I've still got loads of her back catalogue to discover though
I quite liked Accidental Tourist but it took me a long time to start to care about the characters. The Clock Winder is probably my favourite Tyler book so far. I read it a few months ago. I've still got loads of her back catalogue to discover though
I'll add The Clock Winder to my to-read list. Thanks for the recommendation, Steph. I love Tyler's writing style.
The movie The Accidental Tourist was good but the book was better. Gotta love Miriam.
The movie The Accidental Tourist was good but the book was better. Gotta love Miriam.
Hi everyone, I'm Fos, professional tourist and virtual girlfriend of Michael Connelly. Love a good crime story, and I am getting into Scandinavian crime after being initiated by Nesbo and Larsson.
Fos wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Fos, professional tourist and virtual girlfriend of Michael Connelly. Love a good crime story, and I am getting into Scandinavian crime after being initiated by Nesbo and Larsson."I've been wanting to read the Nesbo books. Loved Larson.
Hello everyone !My name is Armando and I am from Madrid, Spain. I want to thank Sean the invitation to this fantastic group , and although my English is not very good, I will try to participate here as far as possible .
I am an avid reader of thrillers since I was young. My favorites are Katzenbach , Baldacci , Patterson, Grisham, Preston & Child (I love Pendergast!!) , Cornwell, Connelly, Larsson and others. And of course, Stephen King, although his books aren't usual thrillers.
I graduated in IT and Telecoms Engineering in my home town and for nearly a decade I worked in the technology sector, until five years ago I decided to turn my career on its head, seeking a profession that would enable me to improve my quality of life and above all make time for my great passion: literature.
I have now published several thrillers written in my mother tongue, all available on Amazon. In June 2014, thanks to the international success of my crime thriller in Spanish, "El color de la maldad", Thomas & Mercer will publish the English version of this book, to be entitled "Color of Evil", available to preorder on Amazon right now.
Best regards.
welcome to the group Armando. I hope you will have fun here.
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Virtual girlfriend of Michael Connelly, can you invite him here to do a Q & A... LOL
Armando... your English is better than my Spanish !
Thank you very much for the welcome, guys!!Thanks Sean, but I need help from Google Translate ;-)
Welcome Foz and Armando! Enjoy the group.:)
Aaron{{REBLAST}} wrote: "Sorry to hear your kitties are ill, Christine."Thanks, Aaron.
What's wrong with your kitties Christine? When your pets are sick...you feel awful.
I love to learn about other cultures while reading fiction. I am especially drawn to eastern Europe, having studied in both Prague and Budapest. As I write this, I have decided to look for English translations of fiction written, not just about, but also in, those places. I have read Arnost Lustig, but would enjoy something more current.
Armando wrote: "Hello everyone !My name is Armando and I am from Madrid, Spain. I want to thank Sean the invitation to this fantastic group , and although my English is not very good, I will try to participate h..."
Bienvenido Armando! You must be watching the Champions Cup :)
Armando wrote: "Hello everyone !My name is Armando and I am from Madrid, Spain. I want to thank Sean the invitation to this fantastic group , and although my English is not very good, I will try to participate h..."
Bienvenidos Armando. Mi Espanol es no bueno, pero voy a comunicar con usted esa manera.
Sue wrote: "What's wrong with your kitties Christine? When your pets are sick...you feel awful."Well, two of them ages 15 and 16 seem to be slowly progressively losing weight without a firm diagnosis. The vet is guessing the 15 yr old, Jody Jill, has chronic pancreatitis. 16 yr old Keisha may have some similar inflammatory issue, but this is murky. We do know her liver tests are high. It's a challenge to get them both to eat enough, and I offer them food many times daily and once during the night. Topsy, who is 12, has bladder cancer. The chemo killed her kidneys so she has renal failure too. I give her subcutaneous fluids twice a day; thankfully she is eating well. The other 4 guys have various issues, but aren't as overly dependent on me as the others. This is the sad part about having animals, but to me it is definitely worth it. Thanks for asking, Sue.
Chris
Steph wrote: "Hello everyone! *waving*Christine: My last 5 Star read was A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler, but it's not a thriller, more observations on dysfunctional family life.
Two good 4 Star..."
Steph, thanks so much for these recommendations. I haven't read any of these authors, this is great! In regards to Anne Tyler, next to thrillers I like dysfunctional family books. I don't know a lot of those authors yet so am pleased to hear about Anne Tyler.
Steph, have you read any of the following? These were all 5 star for me: Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton, The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen, A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane, and Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger. All 4 of these are first in series.
MN Chris
Hi Chris. I am so sorry. With our 2 Labs, the red head is on a diet and is on weight control...but I managed to get him down from 95 to 85 pounds and the black one, the runt of the litter lost weight from 67 to 65 pounds, because he had a urinary tract infection, so he was on medication. I have one that would eat all the time...and the other one that I have to spoil him to get him to eat every few days. These are my children.
Christine wrote: "Sue wrote: "What's wrong with your kitties Christine? When your pets are sick...you feel awful."Well, two of them ages 15 and 16 seem to be slowly progressively losing weight without a firm diagn..."
MN Chris,
What we do for our animals. I had a rottweiler with severe hip dysplasia, who gained 2 good years of life from stem cell therapy. It was 2 years we cherished. She's gone now, but we can say we gave her our best. After years of having at least one animal on rx meds, we now have two pups, age 1 and 2, that are in perfect health. It seems odd sometimes, not to be giving someone his/her meds.
Wish your kittens well.
Cynthia
Sue wrote: "Hi Chris. I am so sorry. With our 2 Labs, the red head is on a diet and is on weight control...but I managed to get him down from 95 to 85 pounds and the black one, the runt of the litter lost weig..."I totally get that, Sue. You really can work up a good worry about these little guys!!
Yes but we love them. Now that they are sleeping as well as my husband, I am going to select a new book to read???...while I wait for the wash to finish. Sometimes when I go to bed, and we have a King-size bed, I have trouble getting in, as everyone is sprawled out on the bed. (2 Labs and my husband...and I think the dogs are snoring louder that my husband. Have to get a picture.
Thanks, Cynthia. Wow, stem cell therapy, that's terrific. I put my Topsy thru surgery and chemo, but unfortunately the cancer came back fast. Not only had the treatment knocked out her kidneys, but also really affected her usually. voracious appetite and her spirit. There were other things that were suggested, but I made the decision to stop all the treatment in favor of hopefully a better quality of life. That was June 2013. She did pretty good until early this month. We elected to try a new wonder drug actually marketed for dogs called Cerencia. She is now acting totally normal, though we know the cancer is still there. We are grateful for every day we have her.She is currently sitting on the kitchen table with me, overseeing my typing!
Chris
Sue wrote: "Yes but we love them. Now that they are sleeping as well as my husband, I am going to select a new book to read???...while I wait for the wash to finish. Sometimes when I go to bed, and we have a K..."HAHA. Same here. Often 3 cats sprawled horizontally. I have one, Jody Jill, who will wail at the bottom of the stairs in the middle of the night until I come carry her up and put her on my pillow. Then she buzzsaws in my ear for an hour or so!
Sounds like home. And when Daddy is away driving Coach in the States, they love it because they get his side of the bed.
Christine wrote: "Thanks, Cynthia. Wow, stem cell therapy, that's terrific. I put my Topsy thru surgery and chemo, but unfortunately the cancer came back fast. Not only had the treatment knocked out her kidneys, ..."Bless your heart, Chris. Have been thru this with my cats. The things we do for our beloved furbabies.
I am so lucky....Charley is three and Blu is 2. Both totally healthy right now. It's 3:40 a.m. Both had to go wee........Charley wanted to go to bed with his daddy.........Blu is sacked out on her bed. Both are so well behaved, it is scary. Kids were good....but not this good.
Best of luck to you........we're always here for you.....
Ter'e wrote: "Christine wrote: "Thanks, Cynthia. Wow, stem cell therapy, that's terrific. I put my Topsy thru surgery and chemo, but unfortunately the cancer came back fast. Not only had the treatment knocked..."Thanks, Ter'e. It helps a lot to talk to other animal people. And so many on the Our Pets thread!
Chris
Oh, something funny-- our vet stated she wanted to come back as one of our cats!
Ooh, don't think I've read any of those, thank you. Have read some Gerritson, but I'm terrible for reading series-es out of order. I get most of my books through swap shelves so frequently start in the middle!
I think I read them out of order! i read some in the middle then ordered the first ones of amazon used!
Chris its nice to have that type of reputation with our vets, isn't it!
now I dont think I'd want to be Dips vet!
DianeAlice wrote: "Noooo don't read books out of order! *twitch*"DA, does that make us OCs?
DianeAlice wrote: "No, we're just normal :D, it's all the others that are wrong lol"Oh yes, that's what I thought!
I thank you for all the great book tips I received in this group. My thriller, The New Reality, just went on sale on Kobos this Memorial Weekend. Please have a look: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eboo...
Ter'e wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Ter'e wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Hi, guys. I've been a member for a while and have no idea if I've formally introduced myself yet. I'm Victoria Dougherty and I'm a mad thriller fan. ..."My aunt and cousins live in Tampa. Great area.
Hi Sean. Thanks for creating this group and allowing me to join. I look forward to meeting new readers and discussing my books and others.I'm a former motion picture/television executive who became an author. I am the author of the Rail Black novels, the latest of which is BEVERLY HILLS IS BURNING.
If you would like more info you can go to www.neil-russell.com. I'm also on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NeilRussellO...) and Twitter (@neilrussellauth). - NR
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welcome to the group Neil. Have fun! :)
Janet, Amber: Pleasure to make your acquaintance.Ruth, thank you very much. Look forward to hearing your thoughts. Enjoy the rest of your Memorial Day Weekend.
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