A Good Thriller discussion
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Linwood Barclay will be doing a Q & A in the next couple of weeks.
Thank you, Sean, for welcoming me. Oh, that's excellent about Linwood Barclay; I look forward to that.
Dipanjan wrote: "@ Mike - "Absconding" from shadows that wanted to steal my innocence. Naah, Charges have not been dropped. I am still on the Wanted list. Not sure about the current price on my head though."Hey Dips.
Me too. Have just had too much on my plate.
Getting ready for trip to KC!!!! Cannot wait to see my kids and grands!!!!
We will get off the plane, grab our SUV and head to a party at Manny's. MMMMM We have our priorities. It's Mex food and margaritas!!!! YUMMO.
Sure wish you were in MO!!!!!
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Hello, I'm Marina Jacobs. I live in Suffolk, England and love reading, writing, painting and playing my piano. I sell advertising space for a living and dream of being able to make a living from my writing (I currently have two books of short stories available as an e-book - Death by Murder and More Death by Murder).I read all sorts of genres and like the works of Christopher Brookmyre and Linwood Barclay, to name a few.
Hi Alison, Marina welcome...Dipanjan, yeah as soon as you said the shadows were trying to steal you innocence...well let's say I was, skeptical.
Trying to track down the bounty. Don't worry it would take quite a bit to tempt me.
Thank you Lavada, Lorrea(Threein3) and Janet for the kind welcome.
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Hi everybody i m from Tunisia, my favourite authors are Stephen King, Robert Crais, Patricia Macdonald, Robert Ludlum, Tess Gerritsen.. my favourite genre is psychological thriller, i read French translations, and sometimes English versions .
Hey aymen welcome to the group. Stephen King is a pretty good author. :)
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Welcome all new members!@Aymen- SK is one of my favorite authors as well!
Ter'e wrote: Sure wish you were in MO!!!!! You do know that my heart is ALWAYS in MO, right. Oh man. Manny!!! Me jealous ... like how.
Trying to track down the bounty. Don't worry ..."@ Mike - Hustle up the bounty a bit if you can. My surrender should make us both rich. Deal?
It's a thought...any idea how you'll get turned in and get away????If they put you in a cell with a window I can show up with a couple of horses and a rope.
Hi Malina , great we have a lot to talk about :)
@ Mike - Sounds good. Just carry a pack of TNT just in case you need to put a hole in that wall.
That's what the rope is for...we'll tie it around the bars and use the horses to pull the window out of the wall before the getaway.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "That's what the rope is for...we'll tie it around the bars and use the horses to pull the window out of the wall before the getaway.""Just in case" the rope snaps before the hole appears .... TNT is the Plan B.
....okay, but I'm bringing C4. I never used TNT in the military, but I hear it's hard to make a shaped charge.Can you ride a horse?
@ Mike - Yup, Zorro can ride a horse ....
So, you're Zorro???? Well that screws things up. No body's going to let me turn in Zorro.
@ Mike - Nope ... I am Puss ... Puss In Boots!!!
Hey everyone,I´m Sascha from Germany. My favorite authors are Simon Beckett and Sebastian Fitzek (a german author). My favorite genre is "psychological thriller". I read often german translations and sometimes the original versions.
Hi Sascha, welcome...Dipanjan, same problem no one will incarcerate a cute cat with big eyes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMXNWP...
welcome Sasha, psychogical thrillers are the best :)
Ruth wrote: "Dips: or incarcerate a cute cat in awesome boots!"@ Ruth - I generally sell my soul for "cute cats in awesome boots".
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Welcome to the fun house
we love thrillers here
Hi,My name is Kevin and I just joined. I'm a high school teacher from Missouri and fiction writer on the side. Earlier this year saw the release of my first mystery novel.
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Although I like an intriguing story, preferably with a true surprise at the end, I'll read anything as long as it cracks along at a good pace.
Some of my favourite reads are:
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, especially The Affair
John Grisham
Tom Clancy
Michael Chabon's "The Yiddish Policemen's Union"
Historical thrillers e.g. CJ Sansom's Shardlake series, "Dominion"
"The Key to Rebecca" by Ken Follett
Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series
JD Robb's Eve Dallas series
Linwood Barclay
Paul Sussman
Robert Harris - political and historical thrillers, especially "Fatherland"
SJ Watson's "Before I Go To Sleep"
David Hewson's Italian set novels, but they are more crime than thrillers, but pretty good.
Adrian Magson's Harry Tate spy thrillers
I read science fiction, historical and spy thrillers and especially where there's a culture clash. As you can see, my reading is a little quirky. ;-)
I also write; the first three books in my Roma Nova alternate history thriller series are published by SilverWood Books and I'm halfway through drafting the fourth. Endorsers have included Simon Scarrow, Adrian Magson and the writer and broadcaster Sue Cook.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Best,
Alison