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Hey, My name is Ishita. I am new to goodreads and this group so I am still trying to figure out things. The "Pick It For Me" sounds quite interesting, can anyone guide me on how exactly it works ?
Hello allMy first post having just moved into a form of semi retirement .... looking forward to reading far more of my favourite genre and exploring new ways of spending my time.
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Heloo!! My name is really complicated but it starts with Jo, so feel free to call me Jo. I am not exactly new to Goodreads. I used it just to keep track of the books i read and want to read. Then i realized that this is actually a community of my fellow readers and why would i miss out on a chance to communicate with my kind of people? I'm super excited to be here!, and just wanted to say hii! ❤
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welcome
Lots of friendly members here.
Hello Jo. Welcome to the group. It is nice to be able to share what we like and don’t like about what we’re reading with others reading in the same genre. Hope you enjoy the group. Gloria from SoCal
Hi All, my name is Andrew James Graham. I have joined Goodreads to hopefully discover some different authors and some brilliant recommendations for must reads.
I usually read the gritty dark British Police dectective novels, my favorite authors being Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Peter Robinson and Peter James, but I also enjoy the underworld organised crime and Gangster type novels by Martina Cole and Stephen Leather.
I also hope you all can advise me on any other groups I could join to share my views on crime thrillers, there are loads out there but I'm not sure which ones are the best for conversation.
I look forward to interacting with you all in the future.
Regards
Andrew James Graham
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welcome, do go on the "Please Introduce Yourself " folder and say hello
Hello everyone!My pen name is Sophy Smythe and I am in real a Dutch medical doctor, living in Antwerp. After closing my practice, I decided to pursue my dream: writing fact-based mystery-thrillers.
My first book in this genre is THE MEDICAL CODE.
Be aware: this book is not for the faint hearted. There are explicit sex scenes, violence and conspiracy all over the place.
I'm so excited! THE MEDICAL CODE by Sophy Smythe launches March, 22, on Amazon.
In the meantime have a sneak peek:
THE MEDICAL CODE - CHAPTER 2
Sophy Smythe
ANTWERP
A few kilometres away, Mo Adali walked through the narrow streets of Seefhoek. The Antwerp people pronounce this as ‘safe hook’, meaning safe corner. Despite the name, the Seefhoek had never been a safe place. Antwerp’s dockers and factory workers used to live here, and brawls and fights were commonplace, but that was a long time ago. Now the neighbourhood is more criminal than ever. An eyesore for the old Antwerpians. Foreign shop owners collaborate to chase away the drug dealers and junkies as the police don’t show up or come too late. Nowadays you can’t imagine that you are in Antwerp at all. You could be anywhere in Marrakesh, Istanbul or Tripoli. Populated by people like Mo. Here he could dissolve in the mass.
It was still early, and the night covered the Seefhoek like a blanket.
In a porch across the street an old man warmed his hands around a cup of coffee. The smell tickled Mo’s nose and a sudden craving for coffee overwhelmed him.
Mo shook it off and opened the flaked door of the grim house in the Lange Scholiersstraat and took off his face mask. He grinned. It was so much easier to disappear now face masks were mandatory. He light-footed climbed the mouldy stairs and greeted his friend Aswad.
‘As-sala mu Alay kum,’
‘Alay kum s-salam.’
Mo couldn’t think of anywhere safer. Aswad made a great living of falsifying passports for members of the ISIS and had a mole inside the police force. They would be long gone before the police would arrive.
Taking off his hoodie, Mo went to his bedroom. He swung his hoodie on the bed and kneeled on the wooden floor. He peeled away the thick, colourful carpet and checked if the hair was still in place. Then he loosened the floorboard beneath, took out his encrypted phone and dialled the number by heart.
‘Yes?’ a distorted voice answered.
Mo still didn’t catch if it was a man or a woman talking. ‘She’s neutralised’.
‘Do you have the info?’
‘No. Something went wrong.’
‘You, moron! What happened?’
‘They discovered me before she could tell where she had hid it.’ Mo told the voice what had happened that early morning. How he had followed Gibson from the parking garage where she had arrived, as the Grandmaster had told him, and how she had escaped him the first time, alarmed by a barking dog. How he had chased her and how he had miscalculated that she wouldn’t scream.
‘Did you kill her?’
‘Yes. I didn’t have a choice. She could identify me.’
‘You blockhead! I explicitly said no killings.’ The voice was ice cold.
Mo sensed electricity flowing through his veins. It took all his effort to contain himself.
‘Had she any papers on her? Phone? USB?’
‘I hadn’t the chance to search for it. Someone saw me. I had to flee.’
The voice fell silent, as if pondering over the next step to take. Finally, the voice spoke. ‘Go back. The information mustn’t fall into the wrong hands. There is too much at stake’.
‘I can’t go back,’ Mo protested. ‘I have to lie low for a while.’
The voice overruled him, and with the authoritative tone of someone who is used to being obeyed, he told Mo what to do.
For more sneak peeks: https://sophysmythe.com/blog
Nice to meet you all, I’m new here looking forward to this!
Hi All! Glad to be part of the book. I've been a THRILLER fan as long as I've been reading and love to have found my people! --Anna Eriksson Bendewald
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Like to say hello, go to the Please Introduce Yourself page.
More people will see and welcome you
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Thank you for inviting me into this group!! I always love to hear from my fellow authors and reading enthusiasts! I can't wait to integrate into these discussions.
Hello all, my name is Dan, I live in New Jersey, US. I just joined about an hour ago. Just wanted to quickly introduce myself.
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Go to the Please Introduce Yourself Post, more people will welcome you.
Welcome
Hello! Really excited to join this group. Just finished re-reading Philip Kerr's "A Philosophical Investigation." I'd forgotten how brilliant this novel is. Wonder if some of you have read this novel. If so, would love to get your take on the novel.This summer I plan to re-read some of older thrillers (The Spy Who Came in From The Cold; The Alienist; etc.) just to remind myself why I got hooked on thrillers in the first place.
Cheers
Paul
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So many new members, between 5 to 10 new members a day.
I hope you will join in with the discussions
Introduce yourself on the Introduction post.
Hello, I'm Poppy.I work in hospitality: a plush establishment, patronised by more gentle, conservative folk. I work. I walk. I read. I work. I walk. I read.
I don't know just yet what I really wanted to read, I'm just picking books from the small library where I work. I hope to find friends and share thoughts on what I do read.
I'm very new to this: I'm all ears or should I say, "All eyes."
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Poppy, kittens arriving soon and the little girl we have named Poppy, the boy Alfie !
Welcome
Named Daisy and Alfie
Hi, Christina from Maine, USA here. I just started reading thrillers in May of this year. I can’t stop!! So glad I found this group!
PLEASE CANCEL THIS & DO NOT SEND ANYMORE
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No group messages since Christmas.
The messages that you see are your own settings, for each group you can change the setting to receive from each group your are a member of.
So really you are wanted to leave due to your own settings.
You are asking me to cancel, a post that we have not sent to you, that you do not have to look or read.
But many do want to look at the different topics.
Welcome, Alex. Enjoy your eyes and your retirement!
Hello from the Hoosier state👋. My name is Maxine AKA Mommamax and Craftimax. Read many mysteries. Not into slasher type of books. Also read bios or autobios of people from different countries. The local library is a best friend. I prefer to hold a book than to listen to a book, but occasionally do listen to one.
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So many new members.
Please do you to the introduction thread to say hello.
And members can welcome on "Please Introduce Yourself"
Hello everyone! My name is JaLisa and I am from Wisconsin. I am looking to make new friends on here and good book recommendations in the thriller, mystery, suspense section. ❤
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Go to our Please Introduce Yourself Page, to make new friends and be welcomed.
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Sean, My name is Jeffery and I am a new member of the group. I live in Adamstown, Pa, and have always been into thrillers, mysteries, spys, and books with a tinge of the supernatural.I would like to post some comments on the author I am currently following, John Connelly and his Charlie Parker series. Where on the website does this posting go/
Thanks for any advice you can give a newbie to Good Thrilers.
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We have a section re books, when you can mention authors you like, authors area.
Lots of places to share, and chat.
Welcome
I'm having a tough time navigating on this site. How do I find 'Please introduce yourself"?
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Hi! I’m Jadine and live in Durham, England. I’m an immigrant from the US (California, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania). I love Thrillers and my husband believes I only read books about murder. And Potter. I buy all my books second-hand and my biggest peeve is when I start a detective series and then can’t find the next one! Having said that, it does mean I just get to visit more bookshops to buy more books. I’ve tried the Kindle but can’t resist the touch and feel of books.
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"Please Introduce Yourself, Lets Get To Know "
This post I started as for the moderators to welcome you to our group.
Great if you go to our most popular topics like
10 Random Facts, Chat Chat Chatter,
regards
Sean
Hello All; New guy! Author, retired CIA Officer, and reader of authentic espionage thrillers (no space lasers, mini-subs, world domination plots) - more a Le Carre, I.S. Barry, Tony and Jonna Mendez reader. Living on the SE coast of the U.S., reading, flying, cooking, and never gardening.
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Great with your career if you could add your "Ten Random Facts" on this topic you will find it on the home page.
Good if you would go on the Introduction page and say hello.
Hello! I love psychological thrillers and would love to connect with others that do too. I am always looking for new authors but I do have my favorites. Thanks for the add :-)
hi I am new and so excited to join a group here on Goodreads.
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Got to Please Introduce yourself, many will see and say hello
Hello everyone, I love to read thrillers, mysteries, crime, historical fiction and history for the most part. I do read a few other genres now and then. Feel free to add me as a friend if you like.
