Nominations open for January 2018 group read

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Now that our read for December has been decided, it's time for everyone to nominate a book for our January 2018 read.

We are changing the criteria for the monthly reads that we had for 2017. For our 2018 monthly reads we will do a different country per month. Starting with January's read we are looking for books set in Scotland.

So - nominate a crime/mystery/thriller/suspense book set in Scotland for our January read. True crime or cosy mysteries are included in this :)

NOTE: Only the beginning of a series (if a series) please :)

This thread will be open until 10th December, then our nominations will go to the vote:) Good luck and have fun!

Authors and publishers, please don't nominate your own work!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

I would like to nominate I'll Keep You Safe by Peter May

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre

[MaryG2E]

I too would like to nominate a title by Peter May. This one is available in hard copy, which would help me.
Coffin Road

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Loved that one Mary :) Good choice!

[Carolyn]

I'd like to nominate A Dark So Deadly the new novel from Stuart MacBride. It's a stand alone featuring a group of police rejects called the Misfit Mob.

[Kerri_M]

I will nominate Where the Bodies Are Buried by Christopher Brookmyre. A new to me author.

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Rob wrote: "I would nominate Blood Salt Water by Denise Mina. Murder and mayhem in a small Scottish Town. I know well the mind set of small ..."

That one is the fifth in a series Rob so we can't use it. would you like to nominate book 1 or change your nomination altogether?

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Kerri_M wrote: "I will nominate Where the Bodies Are Buried by Christopher Brookmyre. A new to me author.

"

New to me too Kerri. I nominated a different book by the same author:)

[Kerri_M]

Phrynne wrote:

New to me..."

That one sounds good too Phrynne :)

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

Kerri_M wrote: "Phrynne wrote:

New to me..."

That one sounds good too Phrynne :)"

Yes, I will be reading this author whether one of our books is selected or not!

[Rob]

Phrynne wrote " That one is the fifth in a series Rob so we can't use it. would you like to nominate book 1 or change your nomination altogether?

Thanks for the input Phrynne. No problem, I will find something else

[Rob]

Scratch my first effort.
This time round I would nominate
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid
Book one in the Karen Pirie series

[Phrynne, Mystery lover!]

That sounds really good Rob. I am going to find it hard to choose what to vote for.

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

I have that one on my owned TBR Rob and it's been there for a LONG time!! It's #63 and my TBR is over 1000 ;)

[Li'l Owl]

I'd like to nominate Sacrifice by Sharon J. Bolton

[Jenny]

I will nominate


Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Good choice Jenny!

[SylviaV]

Hi, I have just joined this group.

I would like to nominate Heart Swarm by Allan Watson

Heart SwarmAllan Watson

This is a new to me author and at the moment Amazon.com has this as a US 75 cent kindle e book.
Cheers,
Sylvia

Here is the book description
It feels like history is repeating itself when out-of-favour detective Will Harlan gets summoned to a crime scene in the village of Brackenbrae after a young girl is found hanging in the woods.

Five years ago Harlan headed up the investigation of an identical murder in the same woods; a mishandled investigation that effectively destroyed his credibility as a detective. The new case immediately takes a bizarre twist when the body is identified as the same girl found hanging in the woods five years ago.

The following day a local man commits suicide and the police find more dead girls hidden in his basement. The case seems open and closed.

Until the killing spree begins.

Harlan finds himself drawn into a dark world where murder is a form of self-expression and human life treated as one more commodity to be used and discarded.

The only clue that links everything is a large oil painting of ‘Sagittarius A’ – a massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy orbited by thirteen stars daubed in blood with the words –

[Sharon]

I'm nominating: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

I'm not sure this fits, but I'm sure Brenda will tell if it doesn't lol 😊

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

It looks fine Sharon. It's set in Scotland and is the genre we need :)

[Li'l Owl]

Sharon wrote: "I'm nominating: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

I'm not sure this fits, but I'm sure Brenda will tell if it doesn't lol 😊"

I just finished reading this one, Sharon, and it was excellent! It definitely qualifies as "Scotland"! 😊

[Sharon]

Good to know. Thanks, Owl and I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

[Nancy]

Nomination: The Long Drop

by Denise Mina

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

You've already nominated one Nancy... post #22 above :)

[Nancy]

Brenda wrote: "You've already nominated one Nancy... post #22 above :)"

Oh, sorry....can I remove #22 message and nominate Denise Mina?

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Sure, I'll delete it for you :)

[Nancy]

Brenda wrote: "Sure, I'll delete it for you :)"
Thanks!

[Brenda, Suspense lover!]

Nominations have closed :) Here is the link to cast your vote: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...