Voting completed Open Jul/ Aug 2013 Group Reads

[Bill]

The Poll has been closed and the two books chosen for the Jul/ Aug Group Read are The Red House Mystery (a classic) and Time Killer, a new mystery; a nice mix. Threads will be opened for them on the 15th. Enjoy!

Nominations are now open for the Jul/ Aug Group Reads.

General rules for Group Reads

1) If your nomination wins - you will be the discussion moderator.

2) One (1) nomination only per person. Neither self-nominations by authors nor nominations by their respective publishers or publicist will be accepted.

3) Do not cheat or manipulate results. It is not acceptable to create fake accounts to nominate books or vote in polls and it is not acceptable to invite people to the site for the sole purpose of nominating a book or voting for a book in a poll. It is not acceptable to ask for votes or influence the poll in any way. If the moderators feel that a group read poll has been manipulated, the book in question will be disqualified. If the moderators feel that the user(s) are fake accounts, these will be reported to Goodreads for further review.

4) Please do not repeat an author we have read in the last year. Check the bookshelves to see the authors we've read in the past year. http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

5) For your nomination please include Title, Author and Link (Use the "add book/author" link at the top of the comment box).

Since we are an international group, please check to make sure the book is readily available in more than one format. the last thing we want is to nominate a book that no one can get.

Finally, a word about series - the joy or bane of a mystery reader's life! Please consider whether the book you are nominating would be best read by someone who has read all the previous books in the series or can be enjoyed by someone new to the series too.

Nominations will be open until Fri Jul 5th. Thanks for your nominations.

[Russell]

Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman Cover of Snow

[Tad]

I nominate The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver.

[Jane]

I nominate "Penumbra", by Carolyn Haines.

An excellent mystery/thriller set post WWII and pre civil rights era in Mississippi.
Penumbra

[Seeley]

I nominate an undsicovered Indie author who writes the most realistic anti-terrorist books you've ever read:



Peace, Seeley

[Deb]

I nominate Karin Slaughters Blindsighted! Blindsighted

[[deleted user]]

Hello everyone,

I nominate And on the Sixth Day by D.A. Childers

Wishing you all the best!

[Maria]

I nominate The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne

[Carly]

Child 44

I'm nominating Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. Seriously edge of your seat reading!

[Soumyashri]

[[deleted user]]

I've been wanted to read The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The story is about a time traveling serial killer and a woman who hunts him down.

[Bill]

Soumyashri wrote: ""

We've read a Lee Childs mystery within the past year, Soumyashri. Can you think of another mystery author you might like to nominate?

[Bill]

Ronhummer wrote: "I've been wanted to read The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The story is about a time traveling serial killer and a woman who hunts him down."

Ron, unless I've read it wrong, the book was just published this past month. I see it's available in many formats, but it might be a book that's better nominated once its been available for a longer period. I agree it looks interesting but maybe hold off nominating until a bit later in the year?

[Chuck]

Tad wrote: "I nominate The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver."



I second this selection

[V.M.]

Having read Skin and Bones and Sins of the Father by this author, I nominate his latest book - THE CATCH by Tom Bale which is a tale of a simple favour that has deadly consequences.

[Ethan]

Inferno by Dan Brown

[Shannon]

Tail Spin by Catherine Coulter

[Paul]

Carly wrote: "Child 44

I'm nominating Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. Seriously edge of your seat reading!"

I'd second that, it is a truly fantastic book.

[Soumyashri]

i wud nominate

[Diana]

I nominate Twisted Echoes

[Cash]

Is it wrong of me to nominate Horror at Horsfield Lodge: A Chillingley Village Mystery?

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

One of the moderators suggested I stick it up here. But of course, you're right. I can't nominate my own book. Thanks, Tad. Nomination withdrawn.

[Tad]

Cash wrote: Is it wrong of me to nominate ......

Yes, it's wrong:

2) One (1) nomination only per person. Neither self-nominations by authors nor nominations by their respective publishers or publicist will be accepted.

[Renee]

While I'm terrified of moderating my first discussion, I do want to nominate Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. Hippies and communes and free love can be murderous, even after 40 years have passed.

[Bill]

Cash wrote: "Is it wrong of me to nominate Horror at Horsfield Lodge: A Chillingley Village Mystery?

It's just a damn good mystery that will knock your socks off. Am I biased? Maybe. But it's getting 5-star r..."

What Tad said, Cash. Sorry about that. You can promote in the Author's corner section though. Good luck.

[Bill]

Diana wrote: "I nominate Twisted Echoes"

I can only find one reference to this book in the goodreads library. I've checked his wiki page and he has published about 5 books, with this one in 1993, so I'm willing to take a chance on including it in the poll, but I'm kind of worried it might not be an easy book to find for our members. We'll see.

[Bill]

Renee wrote: "While I'm terrified of moderating my first discussion, I do want to nominate Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. Hippies and communes and free love can be murderous, even after 40 years have passed."

Renee - sounds like an interesting book but check my comment to Ronhummer earlier. This book didn't come out until Jun 2013 and seems to be only available in hard back at the moment. I'd suggest you might want to nominate later in the year when it's been out for awhile and possibly available more readily. Is that ok?

[Bill]

Shannon wrote: "Tail Spin by Catherine Coulter"

Can this be read as a standalone, Shannon? Does it matter if we've not read the first books in the series? It does sound interesting.

[[deleted user]]

Ethan wrote: "Inferno by Dan Brown"

Hi Ethan,

I'm currently reading Inferno. It is such a terrific book. I am sure you will enjoy it if you are a huge Dan Brown fan. Wishing you all the best. Happy reading!

[Robin]

I'm about half way through Black Roses by Jenn Brink and love it! Check it out!

http://www.jennbrink.com/

[Grant]

The dark and controversial thriller K.A.R.M.A. by Grant McKenzie that has garnered 56 reviews on Amazon in the US and 43 in the UK, so far. K.A.R.M.A

[Renee]

Bill wrote: "Renee wrote: "While I'm terrified of moderating my first discussion, I do want to nominate Always Watching by Chevy Stevens. Hippies and communes and free love can be murderous, even after 40 years..."

Absolutely it's ok, Bill. And a good point. Besides there are so many good nominations so far. Sigh, so many books, so little time.

[Vonnie]

I would like to nominate "Time Killer" by Todd Theide. A fabulous new author - I can't wait to see what he comes up with next.

[Pam]

Ronhummer wrote: "I've been wanted to read The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The story is about a time traveling serial killer and a woman who hunts him down."

I second this idea!

[Susanne]

I would like to nominate Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam by Norene Moskalski.
Sea foam sounds like a perfect summer topic!
And I love the cover's picture of sea foam ... beautiful, but menacing...

[[deleted user]]

Bill wrote: "Ronhummer wrote: "I've been wanted to read The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The story is about a time traveling serial killer and a woman who hunts him down."

Ron, unless I've read it wrong, t..."

Bill wrote: "Ronhummer wrote: "I've been wanted to read The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The story is about a time traveling serial killer and a woman who hunts him down."

Ron, unless I've read it wrong, t..."

Okay

[[deleted user]]

How about Adrenaline by Jeff Abbott. I'm surprised it's down to .99 now.

[Bill]

Grant wrote: "The dark and controversial thriller K.A.R.M.A. by Grant McKenzie that has garnered 56 reviews on Amazon in the US and 43 in the UK, so far. K.A.R.M.A"

Grant - I don't know if you're nominating your book or just promoting it, but either way, if you read our guidelines, you can't nominate your own book and also this really isn't the place to promo it as it just confuses the other nominations. Request you use the Author's Corner thread to promote it. Thanks very much.

[A.J.]

I nominate Just what kind of mother are you? by Paula Daly Just What Kind of Mother Are You?

[Gary]

I nominate Poppet by Mo Hayder.

[Lauren]

I nominate New York Dead, by: Stuart Woods New York Dead Starting a series of mysteries would be fun!

[Tracy]

Deb wrote: "I nominate Karin Slaughters Blindsighted! Blindsighted"

I would like to second

[Gary]

Lauren wrote: "I nominate New York Dead, by: Stuart Woods New York Dead Starting a series of mysteries would be fun!"

I second this idea.

[Renee]

Tracy wrote: "Deb wrote: "I nominate Karin Slaughters Blindsighted! Blindsighted"

I would like to second "

Oooh! Good one, Deb!

[Carmen]

I would like The Shining Girls,44,or a mystery series.

[Rihab]

i nominate last to die by tess gerritsen

[Bill]

Rihab - We've already had a Tess Gerritsen mystery in the last year. In fact, two groups ago. Please feel free to nominate something else.

[Carly]

How long left until the vote closes? I'm on UK time :)

[Bill]

Carly - I'm on Pacific Coast time and I'll put up the poll sometime tomorrow.

[Carly]

Ok I'll look forward to that! Thanks Bill :)

[Shannon]

Bill wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Tail Spin by Catherine Coulter"

Can this be read as a standalone, Shannon? Does it matter if we've not read the first books in the series? It does sound interesting."

really i dont know but i think in all her fbi series she always have someone new but i can nom a differnt book though