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message 4601: by Dan (new)

Dan Sofer (dansofer) | 8 comments Welcome, Sonya, Donna Jo and Phyllis!


message 4602: by Adrienne (new)

Adrienne Hello, I'm Adrienne. I live in the Madison Wisconsin suburbs. Lately I've been reading some Nicci French (Frieda Klein series). I've also read some Harlan Coben and Elizabeth Haynes. Looking forward to getting some good recommendations from you guys. Thanks!


message 4603: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hello Phyllis and Adrienne, welcome to the group. Plenty of recommendations here. Enjoy!!


message 4604: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 2434 comments Welcome to all the new members! Look around and have fun!


message 4605: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
Welcome to our two new members.

Phyllis, thanks for becoming my friend and joining

Adrienne, welcome to the group

Lots of great recommendations here, and fun


message 4606: by Shelly (new)

Shelly (shellyandgretta) | 1 comments hi i am shelly and am 31 from minnesota and have my second guide dog. i ranked third in the nation for braille reading and i love mystery and suspense books. i love ceramics reading long walks with my eight year old guide movies and pro wrestling and meeting new people.


message 4607: by Richard (new)

Richard Blomberg | 1 comments Hi Guys
This is my maiden voyage into a Goodreads group.
My wife of 37 years and I live in the frozen land of 10,000 lakes. All 5 of our kids are grown, 3 in college. It's painful.
We're a goofy family, maybe weird, but we enjoy life. Our grown kids friends still like us so that must count for something. We dream and reminisce about climbing aboard a motorhome and hitting the road without a plan, finding treasure troves of sea glass along the New England coast. Pop music, bike riding, Iowa volleyball and Vikings football are our current passions. My wife is a master gardener and painter of heart shaped rocks we find in Carlsbad.
Our big challenge at this stage in life is placing our parents in care facilities. When's the right time? Help!
I'm a full-time anesthesiologist who would love to leave the stress of work behind, but like I said, 3 in college. We're down sizing our home in anticipation of that time though. Baby-steps.
Oh yeah, in my spare time I write military thrillers. You can see more photos and links to my social media pages on my website www.RichardBlomberg.com
Thanks and any advice you have, I'm all ears.


message 4608: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hi Shelly and Richard, welcome to the group.


message 4609: by Diane S ☔ (new)

Diane S ☔ | 2077 comments Hello, I am from Batavia, Work in my library's tech and acquisition department. Have seven children, two at home and eleven grandchildren. Seems I have many friends in this group and looking forward to making more. Love mysteries and thrillers, so look forward to sharing and discussing.


message 4610: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hello Diane, welcome to the group. Wow, such a big family. That is great. I was only fortunate to have one, a son and 3 granddaughters.


message 4611: by Susan (new)

Susan (paegan) | 5 comments Hi - Susan here from Wisconsin. I'm a bit new to the thriller genre. I usually read mostly history, historical fiction, biographies and paranormal/fantasy.


message 4612: by Theresa (new)

Theresa Moretimer (tmoretimer) | 71 comments Galen wrote: "I live between the Sierra Nevada’s and Paris. Retirement is freedom. When I'm not writing, I'm generally bistro hopping or backpacking in the mountains. I also admit to being a closet banjo picker...."
That must be beautiful Galen! Backpacking out there must give you all kinds of ideas for writing. I get my best ideas when we vacation, trail ride, or just go for a walk in the park. There is always something that makes your mind click into fiction and thus the writing begins :)


message 4613: by Theresa (new)

Theresa Moretimer (tmoretimer) | 71 comments Welcome to all of the new members. I'm Theresa and although I don't get here as often as I'd like, I enjoy my time here when I can. You will all enjoy this group and I think you'll love book pals. Give it a try when you can.


message 4614: by Theresa (new)

Theresa Moretimer (tmoretimer) | 71 comments Sean wrote: "Hi,

Thanks for joining my group, please do introduce yourself. As moderator I will start. I live in Jersey in the Channel Islands, I have lived here for thirty seven years, married for thirty five..."

Sean this is the first time I noticed the websites. Your wife's jewelry is amazing. She does fabulous work!


message 4615: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Janet  | 5302 comments Mod
We'll break you in gently, Susan! Welcome to the group.


message 4616: by Susan (new)

Susan (paegan) | 5 comments Thanks! I am a bit intimidated about the number of books many of the thriller authors have written. I feel if I read one, I have to read the entire series or I might miss something important :-)


message 4617: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Janet  | 5302 comments Mod
No need to feel intimidated. Crime fiction has always been a fave of mine, but whatever genre I read, if it's a series, I have to start at the beginning. It's an infliction I have!!! ;-) Relax, there are plenty of good standalones out there too. Ask us anything at anytime, we're here to help. It's a very friendly group!


message 4618: by Ty (new)

Ty Patterson | 401 comments Susan wrote: "Thanks! I am a bit intimidated about the number of books many of the thriller authors have written. I feel if I read one, I have to read the entire series or I might miss something important :-)"

James Clavell's Shogun is a fave of mine too. welcome to the group, Susan.


message 4619: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hello Susan and Chloe Jane, welcome to the group. Enjoy!!


message 4620: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 2434 comments Welcome, Susan and Chloe Jane!

Susan, a lot of us here do read series in order. Just seems logical, right? :-)

Chloe Jane, check out S. J. Bolton's Lacey Flint series, Harry Bingham's Fiona Griffiths series, or Linwood Barclay's stand alone novels. All excellent.


message 4621: by Kath (new)

Kath Middleton | 235 comments Hello, all new people! By gum, you're joining faster than I can read!


message 4622: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
Theresa, thanks U help my wife picks the colours, and help do the markets with my wife.

Theresa, not Galen is a member one of my oldest, bu that introduction nearly two years ago was the last post !!


Welcome all new members, and some older members that are introducing thelmselves, thanks.

Welcome Shelly, Richard, Diane S, Susan and Chloe Jane

Please do have a look around and join in !


message 4623: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
Kath, not bad over 260 new members this year !!


message 4624: by Kath (new)

Kath Middleton | 235 comments That's excellent.


message 4625: by Elaine (new)

Elaine (elainelaz) Hi everyone, I'm Elaine from the UK and like you all I love a good thriller. I've just finished Silent Scream and I have to say it was brilliant.


message 4626: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
That was quick !!

Thanks for joining and welcome

Mel will be answering questions tomorrow


message 4627: by Elaine (new)

Elaine (elainelaz) Sean wrote: "That was quick !!

Thanks for joining and welcome

Mel will be answering questions tomorrow"


I love Mel so I will be there :))


message 4628: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hi Elaine, welcome to the group.


message 4629: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Mike (the Paladin) (thepaladin) | 652 comments Welcome.


message 4630: by David (new)

David Staniforth (davidstaniforth) | 1127 comments Lot's of new members since I last looked on here, welcome all.


message 4631: by D.J. (new)

D.J. | 1 comments Hi, my name is Denyse and I have been a book addict for the past 43 years. I told my husband I have joined this group to help me with my addiction :) *high five fellow addicts* shhhh, don't tell him what this group is REALLY all about!


message 4632: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Janet  | 5302 comments Mod
Welcome, Denyse! Your secret is safe here, enjoy!


message 4633: by David (new)

David Staniforth (davidstaniforth) | 1127 comments Plenty of pushers and dealers here, Denyse. Oops! Sorry, shush…


message 4634: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
Welcome Denyse

Enjoy all the recommendations, we will not tell the husband !


message 4635: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 2434 comments D.J. wrote: "Hi, my name is Denyse and I have been a book addict for the past 43 years. I told my husband I have joined this group to help me with my addiction :) *high five fellow addicts* shhhh, don't tell hi..."

Oh, yeah. This is a support group. ;-)


message 4636: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hi Denyse, I'm Paula and I'm also an addict. Welcome to the group.


message 4637: by Kath (new)

Kath Middleton | 235 comments Welcome Elaine and Denyse. We're all addicted. Some to reading, some to writing and the really sad cases, to both!


message 4638: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
Don't forget to go to the Authors section and leave a question for Mel Sherratt.(Q & A )

Today and tomorrow.


message 4639: by Amber (new)

Amber Martingale Her books, Aaron.


message 4640: by Amber (new)

Amber Martingale Happens.


message 4641: by Dawn (new)

Dawn G | 692 comments Holy cow, I take a few days off and look at all the new members!

Hi and a very warm welcome to Sonya, Donna Jo, Phyllis, Adrienne, Shelly, Richard, Diane S., Susan, Chloe Jane, Elaine and D.J.


message 4642: by Dawn (new)

Dawn G | 692 comments Aaron(Reblast) wrote: "Hi, Dawn. Nice to meet you."

Hi Aaron! Did I miss welcoming you to the group? If so, I didn't mean it. :)


message 4643: by Maxine (new)

Maxine Smith (maxinesmith) | 2 comments Hi everyone. I'm from Rio Rancho NM. Thanks for letting me join.


message 4644: by Paula (new)

Paula Adams (goodreadscompadams57) | 1590 comments Hi Maxine, welcome to the group.


message 4645: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Mike (the Paladin) (thepaladin) | 652 comments Yo!


message 4646: by Pat (new)

Pat (downunderpat) Hi and thanks for the invite Sean.

My name is Pat and I live in Australia in the Snowy Mountains region with my husband. It is quite remote but we like it here and there is a good little community. We're not farming as such but have an extensive orchard and vegetable garden that keep us active. We also have chickens and a couple of ducks - with four of the cutest babies!

I also enjoy cooking and making jewellery (I will check out your wife's Sean).

As there is nowhere to "go out" around here unless we are visiting neighbours we both enjoy reading and my main/favourite fare is, strangely, a good thriller. I also read mystery, crime, legal thrillers and a random mixture of other stuff. A current interest is global food security and I have my eye on a book on this topic. I don't read romance and don't like books with weak, "too stupid to live" female lead characters though.

I have many favourite authors - Lee Child, Time Weaver, Chris Mooney, Linwood Barclay to name just a few. I'm always on the lookout for new authors though so open to recommendations.


message 4647: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Bergman (marshop) | 1229 comments Pat wrote: "Hi and thanks for the invite Sean.

My name is Pat and I live in Australia in the Snowy Mountains region with my husband. It is quite remote but we like it here and there is a good little community..."


Hi Pat, I'm Patricia but everyone calls me Pat around the house. Your little farm sounds great. I live in Southern California in a home with homes on both sides maybe 10 feet away. Like you, I love good thrillers, mysteries, and some gothic ghost stories without the bodice ripping.

Goodreads has been a great source of new authors and good books. The book clubs have offered an opportunity to meet some really interesting people. I can recommend the group that is called "You Pick It For Me". The chat room is worth the participation in itself. The people are fun.


message 4648: by Sean, Moderator (last edited Feb 25, 2015 04:11AM) (new)

Sean Peters | 10517 comments Mod
Welcome Maxine

and your welcome Pat and Pat


message 4649: by Gopal (new)

Gopal (gopaliyer) | 482 comments Welcome to all the new members.


message 4650: by Ty (last edited Feb 25, 2015 03:17AM) (new)

Ty Patterson | 401 comments Pat wrote: "Hi and thanks for the invite Sean.

My name is Pat and I live in Australia in the Snowy Mountains region with my husband. It is quite remote but we like it here and there is a good little community..."


Pat and Patricia, welcome. Lots of recs here in addition to several 'house authors' to sample.

Pat, which is the food security book you are looking at?


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