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[Janice]

Hi my name is Janice and I just want to say thank you for inviting me to join this book club, I do enjoy reading a good thriller or mystery, but also enjoy many different types of books. I am always on the look out for new authors to add to my library. I just wish there were more hours in the day, to get in just a little more reading time. Looking forward to joining some of the discussions going on.

[Holly]

Welcome Janice!

[Elaine]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "HI Elaine, welcome! Don't worry, we'll all be glad to suggest more books than you can possibly ever read errr...I mean plenty of books for you to get to.

:)"

Haha! Thanks! Can't wait to see all your suggestions!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Janice, welcome.

Elaine...careful what you wish for, you may get it!

Feel free to browse my shelves. What type books would you like "suggested"? I have some YA, some thrillers...action...you'll find a lot of various types of fantasy.

[Shari]

Hi my name is Shari! I love to read a little bit of everything. My favorite books are thrillers and true crime. I so happy to be part of this group. Thank you!

[Elaine]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Hi Janice, welcome.

Elaine...careful what you wish for, you may get it!

Feel free to browse my shelves. What type books would you like "suggested"? I have some YA, some thrillers...action...you'l..."

I'll take a look at your shelves, thanks.

What are some of your favorite books in YA, thrillers and mystery?

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Well...the obvious answer to YA is Harry Potter. I think they "returned me" to reading YA after my kids were grown. They "began" while my children were young but of course took several years yo complete. Since I finished (at the same time my adult daughter did) I've kept picking up the occasional YA book looking for good ones.

I think my favorite YA books after those would be The Ranger's Apprentice series. the first is The Ruins of Gorlan .

Thrillers...humm, well I'd say Mark Greaney's Gray Man series...the first is The Gray Man...but I guess that was predictable.

Mystery...well I'm not a big mystery fan but my late wife got me interested in some. There's an older series I like a great deal that really sort of walks the line between thriller and mystery with a light humorous feel. They are the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman. The first:The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax.

I also liked The Cat Who books, well the early ones in the series. They got weaker after a while. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards.

have you tried Ur5ban Fantasy? They can include elements of thriller and so on but in a fantasy world.

[James]

Ok here goes nothing ,My name is James and I live in Ireland in a city called kilkenny. Just got into reading this year ,was just to busy with my time before.the books I like to read are thrillers ,horrors and crime .authors would be dean koontz ,lee child's ,james Patterson ,Steven king ,Jeffrey Deaver also Michael Connelly ,chris Carter first few books sparked it all off ,now I can't seem to leave down a book once I start .i love this site cause when I'm about to read a book I Check what the people think . I hope to get more involved later as I get use to it thanks for you time and hope you all we'll and happy reading.

[Janet , Moderator]

A warm welcome, James. Hope you really enjoy the group! :)

[Sue]

Hi James,

Welcome! You will find a great bunch of people on this site, and in this group! So you're from Ireland. My grandparents came from Bushmills. I also love to read mystery, suspense, psychological thrillers, and work from home in my own business.

Take care and be talking to you soon. Join in ...we won't bite!!!

Sue from Toronto

[Janet , Moderator]

Well, only on Halloween!!! ;-)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

A lot of my family came from Ireland...some of them arrived 300 years ago, but they came from Ireland...

Hi, welcome.

[Lavada]

Welcome James! cute puppy dog! We are a great group and dont bite, but I warn you - we are the friendliest group and you will NOT run out of recommendations!

[Lavada]

Welcome Shari! we will give you plenty of recommendations!

[Lavada]

wow so many new people today! Welcome Elaine and Janice! we are so excited to have you here!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Janice, Shari and James! :)

[Dawn]

Welcome Janice, Shari and James! So glad you introduced yourself. You have come to the right place for good reads and good people.

[Skye]

I am wishing you a warm welcome

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome to the new members,

Elaine(thanks for the comments, glad to have you)
Janice, also happy to invite you.

Welcome Shari and Welcome James,

a great friendly group here as I promised !!

Lots of great recommendations, don't forget to put your questions to Linda Castillo (here on Monday)

And add your name, if you would like to our successful Book Pal for November.

[Elaine]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Well...the obvious answer to YA is Harry Potter. I think they "returned me" to reading YA after my kids were grown. They "began" while my children were young but of course took several years yo com..."

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll definitely check them out after I whittle down my reading pile!

I'm not really into urban fantasy. I find it kind of gets convoluted and complicated but I'm open minded to any suggestions you may have.

Any picks for scary/horror? Thanks again.

[Sean, Moderator]

Scary and chilling... strong

Sharon Bolton( a favourite here), Linda Castillo, Karin Slaughter.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

My favorite horror stories tend to be classic. I like Lovecraft and Derleth.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

@ Elaine - have you tried Richard Montanari? Check out my reviews...8:D

[James]

thank you all for the kind comments happy reading all .

[Malina]

Welcome James :)

[Amber]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "A lot of my family came from Ireland...some of them arrived 300 years ago, but they came from Ireland...

Some of mine came from Ireland, too. I think Ireland didn't want them or was at least better off without them. Pirates. Sheep thieves.

[Elaine]

Sandra wrote: "@ Elaine - have you tried Richard Montanari? Check out my reviews...8:D"

Thanks for the tip!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

We are proud Americans...our ancestors were thrown out of some of the best countries in the world.

[Joy]

My name is Joy, and I am an avid reader of mystery and thriller novels. I live in Waterloo, Ontario Canada, and I love reading fiction that is not based in the United States (although I read that too).

[Sean, Moderator]

Welcome Joy,

You will love it here, we love thrillers !

[Lavada]

welcome Joy!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Joy :)

[Dawn]

Welcome Joy. You know, I also have a tendency to favor fiction that is set in countries other than the US and I live there. I also prefer authors that are from other countries. I find that British and Scandinavian authors, just two examples, are much more adept at creating atmosphere through their writing. Don't get me wrong, I love American authors as well but it seems that most the authors I like are from other countries.

Mo Hayder - England
Val McDermid - Scotland
Jo Nesbo - Norway
Karin Fossum - Norway
Jussi Adler-Olsen - Denmark
S.J. Bolton - England

Just a few examples of some good atmospheric authors.

[Sue]

I agree Dawn. What do they say "The tasting is in the pudding?"...can't remember.

[Malia]

Hi everyone,
I'm Malia. I love to read a variety of genres, but thrillers and suspense are at the top of the list.
I have recently read a few good ones, such as:
Sara Foster "Beneath the Shadows"
Sabine Durrant "Under Your Skin"
Terry Hayes "I am Pilgrim"

[Sean, Moderator]

Thanks for asking me to be your friend, and also joining this group Malia.

[Dawn]

Welcome to the group Malia. You have listed three authors that I have not read yet.

OMG, I will have to check them out and I guess they will be added to my TBR list!!!!

[[deleted user]]

Dawn, I completely agree. Although I live in the UK so love books set in America, Sweden, Norway, Scotland.... Pretty much anywhere! :)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to the group Malia.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Malia. Welcome.

[Aymen]

Welcome James, Malia and Joy, i hope you ll have fun here and find new favourite books :)

[Malia]

Aymen wrote: "Welcome James, Malia and Joy, i hope you ll have fun here and find new favourite books :)"


This is a such a welcoming group, thanks everyone!!
I look forward to reading some of your recommendations:-)

[Lavada]

welcome Malia

[Patricia]

Hello everyone~
My name is Pat - short for Patricia, not Patrick. I am retired, live in a small town in South Dakota with my husband of 42 years, have 2 adult children and 3 small dogs. I have been an avid reader since I discovered Dr. Seuss at a young age at the public library. I read a wide range of genres but love mystery, suspense and thrillers. I read 'softer' mysteries such as Elly Griffiths, Louise Penny and Jacqueline Winspear as well as the higher body counts of Stephen King, Val McDermid and Mo Hayder. I look forward to learning about more books and authors from the group.

[Dawn]

Welcome Pat! Two of the authors you listed, Val McDermid and Mo Hayder are my absolute favorites. So yes, welcome!

[Matt]

My name is Matt Van Every. I live in Oklahoma City. Journalism BS and I enjoy writing almost as much as reading!

I can talk about books all day long! Totally a favorite topic of mine. I've read a lot since my high school days and know what I like.

Flynn, Thor, DeMille, Connelly, Eisler, Coes, Iles, Folsom, Child, Brad Taylor, Silva, Coben, Robert Harris, Littell, Berenson, Dan Brown, Follett, Kyle Mills.

Never been a huge fan of all the detail Clancy gets into, but I loved Without Remorse, which I describe as Clancy writing a Jack Reacher book.

Don't care for James Patterson. If I have to hear one more reference to "Nana Mama," I'd shoot myself. I did enjoy Big Bad Wolf and The Trial of Alex Cross. Probably because the Alex Cross portrayed by Morgan Freeman wasn't a character. Also wanted to enjoy The Murder of King Tut, but it turned out to be tear inducing boredom.

Grisham is okay, but his style, plots and to me audience is sophomoric. I enjoyed him until I discovered Richard North Patterson, Phillip Margolin, and even The Lincoln Lawyer books. After that, I tried to read Grisham and found him more directed at an 8th grader. Sorry if this offends. I know a lot of smart people that like him. But to me, the avid reader, he's not up to par.

DeMille, Iles and Flynn are my favorites. When Nelson or Greg puts out a new book, I will wait in line for it. I continue to mourn the passing of Vince Flynn.

Ben Coes is a guy I think you've gotta keep an eye on. He's the best new writer in the espionage genre I've found. I can't wait for his next book.

Barry Eisler is great, but I prefer his Ben Treven series. Fault Line is one of my favorites.

Brad Taylor and Brad Thor I can get confused when reflecting. But I could care less. Gimme more of both!

Connelly is incredible, I have read them all almost. I do prefer Mickey Haller to Bosch just by a hair.

Robert Harris is the most versatile author out there. He's great in everything he writes. I can't recommend The Ghost or An Officer and a Spy highly enough.

Dan Brown, although trendy is still very good.

I enjoy George RR Martin very much, although I'm not big into fantasy. I read all of his current Song of Ice and Fire books in about a month.

I also loved Wool, by Hugh Howey. So glad I looked past it being Sci-Fi. I would have missed a great mystery if not.

Speaking of trendy. IF you've not read the Stieg Larsson books (Girl with Dragon Tattoo, etc) because they became so popular and mainstream. You are missing out! They were 3 of the most enjoyable I've ever read. Held off on "Hornets Nest," as long as possible because I didn't want to run out of his books to read.

Kyle Mills, can't wait to read the continuation of Flynn's Rapp series. Loved Fade. Mark Beamon was just good, but not up to Fade or the others in the genre.

I could go on and on...

I'm 36 years old. Have a 5 year old son named Hudson, and a 7 year old daughter named Veronica. My wife is the head of HR at a retirement village and her name is Amanda.

I work in outside sales for Xerox. It allows me time to read while killing time before a meeting or if I'm stuck in a remote location. I've found libraries almost always have clean bathrooms! Make use of them.

I read in bed, in the bathroom, in the bathtub, while at the pool or beach. When I'm reading a good book my DVR will fill up because I can't tear myself away. I read Greg Iles Natchez Burning (780+ pages) in about 72 hours. When I start a new series by an author I usually will read one after another until I've finished them all. But I'm not obsessive no?!

I enjoy boardsports, skateboarding, surfing, wakeboarding, snowboarding. Love the Chicago Cubs, the San Diego Chargers, the OKC Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners.

I'm going to read This Old Spook very soon, as the author recommended it to me on GR. I also am soon going to read 11-22-63. My sister gave me a rave review!

Glad to be here. Love to discuss books.

[Tara]

hello Pat I too like softer mysteries, I tend to keep them to slot in between the more hard core thrillers. I especially like Elly Griffiths, her books are based in the county I live in in the UK so I know a lot of where she 's writing about although the names are changed. the sea henge mentioned in the books was a real structure found on the coast. Hope you enjoy the group I've found it very friendly

[Patricia]

Dawn wrote: "Welcome Pat! Two of the authors you listed, Val McDermid and Mo Hayder are my absolute favorites. So yes, welcome!"

Thanks for the welcome. Look forward to new suggestions.

[Patricia]

Tara wrote: "hello Pat I too like softer mysteries, I tend to keep them to slot in between the more hard core thrillers. I especially like Elly Griffiths, her books are based in the county I live in in the UK s..."

Thanks for the welcome. I do the same thing of slotting in the softer mysteries between the hardcore ones. And I didn't know the sea henge was real. How great to find that out!

[Malia]

Tara wrote: "hello Pat I too like softer mysteries, I tend to keep them to slot in between the more hard core thrillers. I especially like Elly Griffiths, her books are based in the county I live in in the UK s..."

Agreed! I love Elly Griffiths!