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Sep 17, 2012 09:41AM
I recently finished Captain and am anxiously waiting to read another book by Mr. Thomas Block. It is wonderfully written and deprived me of sleep for quite a few nights. I just didn't want it to end. ( My way of rating a book. I give 5 stars when I do all I can to stall coming to the end. I found myself putting it down just to stall finishing it. I just didn't want it to be over.
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I am just starting a fellow "good reader's" book that Iwas lucky enough to have won. It is
. It seems to be a rather short book that could have been longer. What has "pulled me in" is that it takes place in the part of Spain where the Catalan language is spoken, after thecivil war and when Franco was in power. It is a true to
life story concerning the effects of what has happened upon the people of Catalonia. I do not know much about
the history of this period so I find this little book extremely interesting because these things could
happen in any country, any time.
I've only just started Who Killed Palomino Molero? a detective novel set in Peru in the 1950s. Quite interesting so far.
Just finished
and it was one of those where you get to the end of the book and really wish it had not ended. Really glad to know the author is writing the next now.
I finished A Wanted Man by Lee Child. It didn't have enough Jack Reacher beating up baddies but still a good read nonetheless. The motel clerk scene had me rolling. I'm now reading Vince Flynn's American Assassin
Donna wrote: "Gatorman wrote: "Just finished Luther: The Calling. Very good thriller, gave it 4 stars. Just started Mandibles."Hi Gatorman, Have you seen the TV series Luther on the BBC?"
No, Donna, I haven't. I hear only good things about it, though.
Reading The Wise Man's Fear then onto Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson. I'm presently attempting to lead the discussion of The Camel Club , our other group read for Sept./Oct. Please do come and take part if you've read the book, or, if you haven't read it then try and do so, okay? (stirring the cauldron...or, errr, pot)
Nicolette wrote: "Diane wrote: "Starting The Vanishing Point
"Let us know what you think. Val McDermid is one of my favourite authors."
On page 100 and totally hooked. This is a stand alone and so different from her others. Not quite as dark unless that comes soon. Interesting though.
Julie wrote: "I am reading
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Julie: I've watched many of the Nero Wolfe shows but haven't read any books. Are they good?
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"Julie: I've watched many of the Nero Wolfe shows but haven't read any books. Are they good?
I just finished Forty Days at Kamas now I am starting the second book in the series Star Chamber Brotherhood.
Just finished Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson . Wow. I thought this one was excellent!
Last night I finished Design on a Crime - Ginny Aiken and now I thinking of reading Hostile Witness - Rebecca Forster.
I'm reading She's Never Coming Back - it's a very dark and disturbing book. A mother is kidnapped on her way home from work and kept imprisoned in a basement by a husband and wife who do horrific things to her. Meanwhile, her husband is left to fret about what's happened to her... It's a complex, quite literary novel, very different to most crime fiction. It reminds me more of the film Funny Games. Recommended if you want something original but be warned - it's nasty.
Hi Mystery and Thriller lovers, I'm so glad to find a group who slso loves this genre. I like to read almost anything but Mysterys are my definite favorites. I think I like Patricia Cornwell the best. Her books are so well researched, they don't feel like fiction. I find them fascinating.If anyone has a favorite, awesome author I would love to hear. Thanks and hope to hear from someone soon Nancy
I am so glad to find a group who enjoy my favorite genre too. My name is Nancy and I'm from good old UT. I think Patricia Cornwell is my favorite author. Her research and writing are so well done it's hard to believe it's a novel!! If anyone has any suggestions on who else to read I would love to hear from you. Thanks Nancy
Mark wrote: "I'm reading She's Never Coming Back - it's a very dark and disturbing book. A mother is kidnapped on her way home from work and kept imprisoned in a basement by a husband and wife who do horrific t..."sounds like a good book but too disturbing to me - am I the only one that finds books like that more challenging in book form than in a movie. I guess because it is playing out in my head.
Mark wrote: "I'm reading She's Never Coming Back - it's a very dark and disturbing book. A mother is kidnapped on her way home from work and kept imprisoned in a basement by a husband and wife who do horrific t..."That one sounds really good - sometimes I like dark and nasty!! I will look for this one on audio at my local library.
JB wrote: "I felt the same about the first book, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. One boring page I still remember is one that lists all of the items the girl bought at Ikea."Don't keep us in suspense, man. What did she get? What kind of a look was she going for? Living room? Bedroom?
I'm just finishing David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. This is the book the HBO series, The Wire, was based upon. Nothing at all like the series, not even close.It has all the elements of a mystery with all the whodunit, coroner's reports, interrogations, stakeouts and court drama but its all the real deal. This is not to say there isn't some story embellishment in it. Reads a bit like a Wambaugh book. I guess you get that when a newspaper reporter writes a book and his author gene kicks in.
Nancy wrote: "I am so glad to find a group who enjoy my favorite genre too. My name is Nancy and I'm from good old UT. I think Patricia Cornwell is my favorite author. Her research and writing are so well done i..."welcome to the group nancy- check out the favorite authors thread for a variety of recommendations in the genre- i would personally recommend harlan coben if you haven't tried him yet- he's one of my favorites. Gone for Good and Tell No One are both great
Ken wrote: "I'm just finishing David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. This is the book the HBO series, The Wire, was based upon. Nothing at all like the series, not even close.It has all the..."
I believe it was actually the basis for the series "Homicide: Life on the Streets". It was also a David Simon series. Also filmed in Baltimore. Not sure if Laura Lippman (Simon"s wife) did any writing for it, as she did for The Wire.
Nancy wrote: "I am so glad to find a group who enjoy my favorite genre too. My name is Nancy and I'm from good old UT. I think Patricia Cornwell is my favorite author. Her research and writing are so well done i..."Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series is really a wonderful treat.
Lori wrote: "Julie wrote: "I am reading
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"Julie: I've watched many of the Nero Wolfe shows but haven't read any books. Are they good?"
Sorry it took so long to answer. My internet service was out for a while. I have also watched the shows. I loved the one on A&E with Timothy Hutton. But, the books are great. Keep in mind the period they are published in, though. Times were very different then.
Just finished Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came - well written, a good read and fun. Cannot fault the narration by Penelope Keith. JB:-)
My new book Under the Black Clouds is coming soon.Daniel is trying to survive and to protect his girlfriend against the Flood that has suddenly made its way to his hometown. He, his girlfriend Milena, and his friend Edward seek out high ground as they wait for the waters to recede. However, as time passes, Daniel begins to understand that there is something strange in the water, an evil entity. He senses it - he feels it from within. Daniel knows that mankind is doomed. Evil has come with the rain, come for their souls. There is only one way to survive and only Daniel and Milena know what it is.
Jan C wrote: "I started Bloodhounds last week. I like Peter Lovesey."This is the second book I read by him, and I am enjoying this one as much as the first.
I'm currently reading the first Sherlock Holmes mystery, A Study In Scarlet and enjoying very much. About to start the 4th Cliff Janeway mystery, The Sign Of The Book by John Dunning.
Finished The Vanishing Pointand while it was good it was not as dark as her other novels, was more mainstream than her usual. I liked it okay but like her darker novels better. Now reading Beneath the Abbey Wall : A Novel.
Tonya wrote: "Just finished Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein. She is one of my favorite authors."I really enjoy Fairstein as well. We read one of hers for my mystery book club, and I have been hooked ever since.
I am starting on these book this weekThe Cold Room byJ.T. Ellison
Sliver of Truth by Lisa Unger
Honeymoon by James Patterson
The Bone House by Brian Freeman
This morning whilst I laid in bath I finished Hostile Witness - Rebecca Forster, which was not as good as I had expected at the beginning, but near the end it started getting better. Now I am about to embark on Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder which has been recommended to me.
I'm presently plowing through Daniel Silva's "Gabriel Allon" books (Israeli Mitch Rapp, basically). They're fabulous! Also, I'm making headway with Wm.Kent Krueger's "Cork O'Connor" series. They're wonderful, too! I'm on A Death In Vienna & Blood Hollow. Busy, busy, busy. (smile)
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