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October 2019: Crime Fiction
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Announcing the Tag for October
Yay! Glad this won - it's one of my most-read genres so October will be an easy month for me. Just as well as I think I'll be attempting to read 10 books this month (that's if trim doesn't fit the tag!)
Part of me is a bit bummed only because I could have doubled down on my October Fall Flurry read if it were spooky! lol. But, this is an easy tag for me for sure, and I will be reading the next installment in the JD Robb/Nora Roberts In Death series, Survivor In Death.
If I get to a second book, I think it will finally be Natchez Burning. It also will fit my long book challenge at 880 pages in my mass market paperback copy!
There are so many great options out there though! And probably not too hard to find something that would fit crime fiction and October Fall Flurry of Holidays....
My trim is The Woman in the Window and I am pretty sure this fits the tag, so YAY! Either way I love crime fiction so it's a win :)
To all you "spooky" voters, so sorry for your loss-but hey you have Fall Flurries to read those.I will be reading On Target-The 2nd in The Gray Man Series. # 1 was a TRIM book for me in May and I am looking forward to spending time with "manly man" Court Gentry again! Also the new book in the Mitch Rapp series(Vince Flynn) came out yesterday-I am # 3 on the wait list, so who knows if I will get it in time. And I also have The Persian Gamble on tap for a different challenge....Going to be a High Octane Thriller Month for me with all my favorite spymasters! WOOT! WOOT!
This use to be my go to genre, I will be back with recommendations later
Sigh. I was afraid of this. I'll try to rustle up something to fit, but I'll probably be hanging out more with the Fall Flurries next month anyway.
Oh hey, my Trim title, Foundryside, was tagged crime by 4 people. Good enough for me.And control-F'ed my way through 37 pages of tags to find one tag for "crime-fiction" if that's the official tag. Ha!
Is the actual tag "crime fiction?" I thought it was just "crime" when we voted.
Hebah wrote: "Is the actual tag "crime fiction?" I thought it was just "crime" when we voted."The tag is "crime fiction" and that is what it was in both the original poll and the revote.
You were probably just so excited to vote that you couldn't make it through reading both words! lol
Nicole R wrote: "The tag is "crime fiction" and that is what it was in both the original poll and the revote.You were probably just so excited to vote that you couldn't make it through reading both words! lol"
Gotcha. I probably just saw crime, went nope, and moved on XD.
I can't remember now... I thought it was "crime fiction," but I cannot be 100%.Rest assured, I will be reading tons of spooky shit in October >:-)
I am doing another outside-of-GR challenge, #31SpookyStories where you pick and read 1 spooky story a day from whatever resource you choose. I have so many anthologies and collection, it has been a blast just selecting what I want to read.
I will join you with the spooky, Meli! The anthologies part sounds neat, though I probably won't join for that.
Hebah wrote: "I will join you with the spooky, Meli! The anthologies part sounds neat, though I probably won't join for that."The more spooky friends, the merrier >:-)
This tag is easy for me since it's one of my go to genres. I have The Poet sitting here waiting for me so I'll read it in October. My trim and horizons books should also fit the tag. I've already nearly all the books on the first page of the list Anita posted. One book I recommend is The Keeper of Lost Causes.
This tag is easy for me too. It was my go-to tag and I'm excited to get back to them. Hence my reading list is waaayyy bigger than I'll finish. Oh well, I can dream.The Brutal Telling
Rosemary and Rue (also good for Fall Flurries)
Valediction
Bones of Coral (a favorite Florida author)
Ordinary Grace (if it comes in on time from the library.)
Garden of Evil (another favorite Florida author)
Murder in Little Italy
I'd also love to get some Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch) and some John Sanford in but that's more than just dreaming as I usually only get about 4 or 5 in a month and that's on a good month.
I'll be reading Big Sky because I love Kate Atkinson & Jackson Brodie, although I'm not a fan of this genre generally.Then I'll switch to Meli & Hebah's spooky / Hallowe'en themed club - I'm planning to read books I'd picked out for the last 2 months' tags that didn't win (witches:A Discovery of Witches & supernatural:Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) & add in a 'creepy' one: We Have Always Lived in the Castle - I'm getting quite excited about this ;-)
I was so hoping for spooky, I've saved so many for that. But no worries... crime fiction is actually my favorite genre and I have a ton sitting on my shelves that I haven't been reading as I try out all the other genres out that that I didn't touch for most of my life. I'll probably read one of my crime fictions and then hang out with Halloween books for the rest of the month.
This is probably the month that most closely aligns with my normal reading habits so all three were easy for me to find books.
Nikki wrote: "I'll be reading Big Sky because I love Kate Atkinson & Jackson Brodie, although I'm not a fan of this genre generally.Then I'll switch to Meli & Hebah's spooky / Hallowe'en themed..."
I just bought A Discovery of Witches at a sale, I will join you in that one for Fall Flurries!
Since crime fiction is a subgenre of what probably is my favorite genre, mysteries, I have several TBR Towers of books that fit! I will just close my eyes and pick...when not reading Proust.
Theresa, just be careful when you pick that book from your towers with your eyes closed... (picturing it right now lol)
Joanne wrote: "I just bought A Discovery of Witches at a sale, I will join you in that one for Fall Flurries!"Yay, that would be great!
I voted for Spooky but crime fiction will do just fine. I have going to read The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
I am sure I have others on my list. It is my type of books to read. I am behind on tagging books. I have a bad habit of adding to my TBR mountain and not tagging them right away.
Joanne wrote: "Nikki wrote: "I'll be reading Big Sky because I love Kate Atkinson & Jackson Brodie, although I'm not a fan of this genre generally.Then I'll switch to Meli & Hebah's spooky / Hal..."
Excellent!
Charlotte wrote: "I was so hoping for spooky, I've saved so many for that. But no worries... crime fiction is actually my favorite genre and I have a ton sitting on my shelves that I haven't been reading as I try ou..."
YAY, another spooky friend!
What was the name of the book/series people were reading a few months ago about a detective who gets help from a ghost? Would that count for both crime fiction AND Fall Flurries?-------
Found it. Rivers of London aka Midnight Riot
I love series by these authors so much I am almost a completist for many of them (settings in parenthesis along with occupation when not police or a PI):--Michael Connelly (LA)
--Robert Crais (LA)
--Walter Mosley (LA in 50s & 60s)
--John Sanford (Minnesota)
--William Kent Krueger (Minnesota)
--James Lee Burke (Louisiana and Montana)
--Lee Childs (varied, usually rural, US sites)
--Craig Johnson (Wyoming)
--C.J. Box (Wyoming; game warden)
--Paul Doiron (Maine; game warden)
--Nevada Barr (various national parks; park ranger)
--John Dunning (Colorado; book dealer)
--Peter May (trilogy in Outer Hebrides)
--Dennis Lehane (Boston)
--Randy Wayne White (Florida; retired NSA agent/biologist)
--Giles Blunt (rural Ontario)
--Philip Kerr (Germany during WW2)
--James Ellroy (LA in 50s & 60s)
--Kate Atkinson (Jackson Brodie series; Scotland)
--James Crumley (Texas and Montana)
--Tony Hillerman (Arizona; tribal police)
--James Doss (Colorado; tribal police)
--Jo Nesbo (Norway)
--John Burdette (Thailand)
--Elliot Pattison (Tibet)
Lots of TBR, so I will be selecting from this short list:
--The New York Trilogy—Paul Auster
--The Sins of the Fathers--Lawrence Block
--The 13th Juror--John Lescroart
--Death of a Red Heroine--Qiu Xiaolong
--The Lost Man--Jane Harper
--Neon Prey—John Sandford
--Ann Cleeves—Raven Black
I must say I am a tad disappointed as I chose Spooky and thought for sure it would win for October. I had voted against creepy and witches and it seemed only right that it would be October's choice.With all the mysteries I read Crime Fiction isn't a stretch for me. But that being said, I always can find something to read and enjoy reading Crime Fiction although I generally tag it as mystery. I have one Bosch which I need to catch up with but their are numerous other choices.
Nicole R wrote: "Oh man, I just remembered that Grisham has a new book coming out mid-month too! The Guardians"I am hoping it is better than his last one!
Yay! My trim of The Flight Attendant matches the tag! Plus I LOVE crime fiction, and it's totally my guilty pleasure.September was a really slow and uninspiring reading month for me (still have both my Trim to finish, and an Egypt book to START and finish all before the end of the month). I have HIGH HOPES for October!!
Well, this works out very well for me, since my first Fall Flurries Challenge book has been tagged various crime shelves already, Plum Spooky. Also, I have another one of hers and may well have something else. So, even though I voted crime fiction, that title ought to have covered me for spooky as well, I would think.As for recommendations, I found a 5 star book (listened to the audio) on the fifth page called The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.
Karin wrote: "Well, this works out very well for me, since my first Fall Flurries Challenge book has been tagged various crime shelves already, Plum Spooky. Also, I have another one of hers and ma..."I think I'll revisit Stephanie Plum too.
Crime/Spooky crossover books:
In the Woods
Midnight Riot Rivers of London series.
Grave Sight Harper Connelly Series (A crime detective who can see how someone died)
Dead Witch Walking
Grave Witch (Alex Craft series)
Stealing Shadows
I think Laurell Hamilton has a crime fighter character too, but her books are pretty dark. And darkly erotic.
I'm going to try to read two books next month, since they both look like quick reads-The Woman in the Window and Fool Moon. Fool Moon should also work for Fall flurries, I think.For those who are disappointed that spooky lost, there is definitely a lot of crime fiction that can crossover into the spooky/Halloween territory. The Woman in the Window was actually going to be my pick for spooky, if that won. And Fool Moon is part of the Dresden Files series, which is about a private detective who's a wizard.
Two other books I'd recommend are Meddling Kids and And Then There Were None. Both fit the tag, but aren't your normal crime fiction. Meddling Kids, in particular, is more horror/sci-fi fare.
SouthWestZippy wrote: "I voted for Spooky but crime fiction will do just fine. I have going to read The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
I am sure I have others on my list. It is my t..."
I really liked that one. I have another book by Eskens on my kindle, so I might read that soon.
So, I would kind of like to read some "crime fiction" that is not murder. So much of it is murder, I'm hoping I can wade through the tbr to find something that isn't. Or, if there's a murder involved, I would like to have something else criminal going on, in addition. Or, I might fall back on something that is murder, but has simply been on my tbr for a long long time.
This one:
- Local Girl Missing / Claire Douglas
doesn't appear to have "murder" as a tag.
- Powder Burn / Carl Hiaassen
does, but it also looks like it involves drugs and/or mafia.
One that has simply been on my tbr for a long time that I really want to get to is:
- The Cuckoo's Called / Robert Galbraith
(Ok, looks like this one might fit a couple other challenges, so I might go with this.)
LibraryCin wrote: "So, I would kind of like to read some "crime fiction" that is not murder. So much of it is murder, I'm hoping I can wade through the tbr to find something that isn't. Or, if there's a murder involv..."It's hard to avoid murder, even with some cozy mysteries. I at least want to avoid serial killers, especially those who torture, and those who turn their attention to detectives and their families. That's a good idea to look at the tags, not just the blurbs.
Maybe a good crime caper, or crimes involving forged art or jewel thieves?
I would also like to try some new authors, preferably female authors and/or female protagonists.
Johanne wrote: "Theresa, just be careful when you pick that book from your towers with your eyes closed... (picturing it right now lol)"Eh, I will live dangerously. Besides, a tumble forces restacking...and different books might suddenly get attention!
Michael wrote: "I love series by these authors so much I am almost a completist for many of them (settings in parenthesis along with occupation when not police or a PI):--Michael Connelly (LA)
--Robert Crais (L..."
Michael - I love a lot of those same series...I even own a firt edition hardcover Nevada Barr...Track of the Cat just blew me away.
NancyJ wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "So, I would kind of like to read some "crime fiction" that is not murder. So much of it is murder, I'm hoping I can wade through the tbr to find something that isn't. Or, if ther..."Try the prolific Donald Westlake. He wrote all kinds of crime fiction and is brilliant to read.
Theresa wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "So, I would kind of like to read some "crime fiction" that is not murder. So much of it is murder, I'm hoping I can wade through the tbr to find something that isn..."Thanks Theresa. I like that there is a lot of humor here. I saw the movie adaptation of Hot Rock (with Robert Redford) years ago. Bank Shot sounds really funny.
I was checking my TBR Nancy and Maisie Dobbs is shelved Crime Fiction. I have not read it yet,I (a top choice for me this month) but I know others here have liked the series. I also have Long Road to Mercy, the first in Baldacci's new series. Pretty sure neither of these involve murder
NancyJ wrote: "Theresa wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "So, I would kind of like to read some "crime fiction" that is not murder. So much of it is murder, I'm hoping I can wade through the tbr to find so..."You can also easily find his books in the library.
NancyJ wrote: "I would also like to try some new authors, preferably female authors and/or female protagonists...."I haven't any suggestions for non-murder crime stories, but have you tried historical mysteries or cozy mysteries? Some of my favorite series by female authors with female protagonists: Margaret Frazer's Sister Frevisse, Carolyn Hart's Henrie O and Death in Demand, and (kinda sorta - a husband/wife team) Anne Perry's Thomas & Charlotte Pitt. Also Mary Stewart wrote romance mysteries in the 50's and 60's that were quite good.
For more contemporary cozies, there's Monica Ferris's Needlecraft series and Donna Andrews' Meg Langslow. If you don't mind "harder" crime than cozy, there's Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon series, Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series, and Carmen Amato's Emilia Cruz series.
If you want to go in the opposite direction with a futuristic series, there's Carrie Vaughn's Bannerless. (I would normally recommend J.D. Robb's In Death series, but that one has a lot of serial killers.)
Darci wrote: "I'm going to try to read two books next month, since they both look like quick reads-The Woman in the Window and Fool Moon. Fool Moon should also work for Fall flurries..."I'll also be reading The Woman in the Window for my trim challenge!
I could do the daughter of time, or the flight attendant. I am pretty sure they are both on my TBR - and one of them I own.
Neither are on my tbr - they are both on the secret phone list, the true tome!
Maybe stick with Verity, because it helps my mission of faux slashing..... Trying to cut the TBR down by two books a month. Where eventually, every (most) new book gets on, but I still manage to cut the thing down. This is one of the reasons I am serious about Trim. I want the old ones out of there, since i have become so newly selective....
We had some kind of fun challenge last year, maybe from the tenth anniversary? I still like the idea of one of my personal challenges being getting one of the top ten, or top 25 off my TBR each year.... Have done that, with the Invisible Bridge (Trim - 16) which was my number one, and with Prisoner of Heaven which was my number 10.
Carolyn Hart has a series featuring a ghost as a detective for those wishing to combine Flurries with the tag. The first book is Ghost at Work.Cindy I highly recommend the Dortmunder series by Donald Westlake for a crime series without murders. Dortmunder is a thief who never seems to get a break and the books are quite humorous. The first book is The Hot Rock.
I know this list says mystery but there are probably some crossovers (I can recommend The Language of Secrets & The Alienist)
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