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John wrote: "Please add me to the list of Martin Cruz Smith fans. I think I've read all but one or two of his novels, and Wolves Eat Dogs is a great one. Does anybody out there love Havana Bay as much as I do? ..."M.H, John, one Martin Cruz Smith novel I recommend is Rose, a stand-alone historical mystery set in English mining country. Since it's not part of a series, it's not as well known.
Steve wrote: "John wrote: "Please add me to the list of Martin Cruz Smith fans. I think I've read all but one or two of his novels, and Wolves Eat Dogs is a great one. Does anybody out there love Havana Bay as m..."I just finished Rose and enjoyed it
Steve, I have read Rose and really liked it. You're right, it is a real detour, more historical fiction than mystery, and it has a nice almost Gothic spookiness, as I recall(must admit it has been a few years). I remember enjoying the particular details MCS researched.
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John wrote: "Steve, I have read Rose and really liked it. You're right, it is a real detour, more historical fiction than mystery, and it has a nice almost Gothic spookiness, as I recall(must admit it has been ..."John, Thomas,
Great to hear you liked it. I agree on the spookiness. His attention to the right details really helped there.
Thomas, I agree, Smith gets the details right, and if think he is one of those literary/mystery crossover writers that I tend to enjoy most.
Just started Dean Koontz " The City"""!!!!!!
I'm reading Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson.
I´m reading Fall of Giants by Ken Follett, rather slowly I must admit beacause of University.
Hi, i'm new here, first internet group I've ever joined. I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime but fancied a bit of a change. Pierre LeMaitre is an multi award-winning french crime novelist and his first book to be translated is 'Alex'. Really enjoyed it mainly because of the quirky main character, Commandant Camille Verhoeven, a 4ft 9in post-breakdown oddball who likes to sketch victims. His sidekicks were very well padded out and likeable as well. Violent and gory. Interesting glimpse into the very different French judicial system, much like the great show 'Spiral'. Looking forward to the rest in the series being translated. Like Jo Nesbo's books, however, this may have been translated first but is not the first in the Verhoeven series which annoys me because I like to read series in sequence. That said I thought 'The Bat' was the weakest Harry Hole by far so if I had read it first maybe I would have written Nesbo off and never had the pleasure of the rest of them.
Jane wrote: "Hi, i'm new here, first internet group I've ever joined. I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime but fancied a bit of a change. Pierre LeMaitre is an multi award-winning french crime novelist and his f..."Hi Jane -- I agree about the Nesbø books. I think Harry really grabbed me as a character beginning with The Redbreast (also the first set in Norway). The first 2 wouldn't have kept me reading the series, so I'm glad I started with #3. Alex sounds really good. Thanks for the recommendation, I've just ordered it from my local library. Have you read Fred Vargas? She's written a quirky Paris character I love -- Chief Inspector Adamsberg.
Lynn wrote: "Jane wrote: "Hi, i'm new here, first internet group I've ever joined. I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime but fancied a bit of a change. Pierre LeMaitre is an multi award-winning french crime novel..."Thanks a million for the recommendation Lynn. I have just downloaded it to my kindle. I'm am excited to start a new series, especially a French one. I totally agree with you about Harry Hole. I read 'The Snowman' first then "The Redbreast' and then the rest in sequence. I read the 'The Bat' recently enough and it was disappointing. Harry did not seem like Harry. A friend of mine recently wanted to start the series and I told him to forget the first two and start on 'The Redbreast'. I thought that he would think i was exaggerating how good Nesbo was if he started at the beginning
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Martin Walker.... Bruno series set in France.
Bruno Chief of Police #1. iBook
The Dark Vinyard. #2. iBook
I´m going to start reading Jo Nesbo now, which I have not done yet! Starting with The Bat, Harry Hole #1. But...I have to wait for a couple of weeks because the library only has 2 copies (yes I know small town=small library) so I have to wait until one of the copies are returned. But I have heard great things about those books.Has any of you read it?
Sharon wrote: "Now, for something different recommended some time back on GRs, downloaded but never time to start till now. Delighted the two books I have are set in a part of France I remember well. Martin Walk..."
Bruno, Chief Of Police looks so good Sharon! I can dream of visiting the South of France.
Jane wrote: "Hi, i'm new here, first internet group I've ever joined. I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime but fancied a bit of a change. Pierre LeMaitre is an multi award-winning french crime novelist and his f..."Jane, I agree that Nesbo's The Bat is not his best, but he can be very good. Henning M's Man from Beijing is brilliant and got me reading most of his work. Thanks for sharing your recommendations!
Sharon wrote: "Now, for something different recommended some time back on GRs, downloaded but never time to start till now. Delighted the two books I have are set in a part of France I remember well. Martin Walk..."
I love the first Bruno book.
I just finished
yesterday. A very satisfying read with great characters, took me back (unfortunately) to middle school.Also continued reading
(Kindle) and listening to
(Ovedrive).
Ella wrote: "I´m going to start reading Jo Nesbo now, which I have not done yet! Starting with The Bat, Harry Hole #1. But...I have to wait for a couple of weeks because the library only has 2 copies (yes I kn..."Hi Ella, I think It's the worst Harry Hole by far but I know it is nice to read a series in sequence. If you do read it first and don't think it is great, stick with the series because it just gets better and better. Another option is to start with the Redbreast, the first one set in Norway ( third in series) . I know a lot of people started with this because The Bat and Cockroaches were only translated relatively recently.
I would read it in sequence because you'll know all the characters from previous books. I note that there are stand along books like the "Headhunters". There are comments that come from other books in Jo Nesbo's that are good to follow.
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I just started Abusurdistan by Gary Shteyngart.
Does anyone in this group like suspenseful/murder mystery ghost stories?
Mary wrote: "Does anyone in this group like suspenseful/murder mystery ghost stories?"Try Way to Go by Jennifer moss. I read it and enjoyed it I wrote a review
Mary wrote: "Does anyone in this group like suspenseful/murder mystery ghost stories?"Hi Mary - yes, I'd love more in that sub-genre too! I'm a paranormal junkie.
Hi, I have just got to book 34 in death series of JD Robb and still loving it. I started in March and although have taken a few detours to read other books still go back. Just 5 more books to go then thinking of starting another series, any suggestions?
Jane wrote: "Ella wrote: "I´m going to start reading Jo Nesbo now, which I have not done yet! Starting with The Bat, Harry Hole #1. But...I have to wait for a couple of weeks because the library only has 2 cop..."I agree, sorry dont start with the worse one first, they really do get better
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I recently discovered Colin Cotterill's Curse of the Pogo Stick. He combines Alexander McCall Smith's humor with the social commentary you'll find in Marshall Browne's Inspector Anders series. I enjoy light mysteries (Emily Brightwell, Kate Kingsbury), but it's also nice to read something that is - for want of a better word - a little more intellectual, incorporating a sense of culture and place (the book's set in Laos) without sacrificing good storytelling.
Miguel here, new to this site. I am reading "War and Peace" from Leo Tolstoy and "The Gay Science" from Friederich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
Nupur wrote: "I recently discovered Colin Cotterill's Curse of the Pogo Stick. He combines Alexander McCall Smith's humor with the social commentary you'll find in Marshall Browne's Inspector Anders series. I en..."I absolutely love the Dr Siri Paiboun series. You should go back and read the whole series.
I just finished reading two books the shattering and the body in the Woods and i loved them both but i think the body in the woods is a series.
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But first a nice long run and then some security guides first, then pleasure reads. :)
Just started "In the Woods" by Tana French. Loving it so far!
I'm reading The Firelord's Crown -a sword-and-sorcery fantasy by Dee Harrison. I can usually be found sitting on the couch with a pot of coffee nearby reading mysteries (when I'm not slaving away at a keyboard writing my own) but every now and then I like to jump into the pages of a book that takes me a long way from mean streets and hot lead :-) Dee Harrison is, in fact, doing just that by taking me to some very far away and very interesting places...
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Janelle,I thought In the Woods by Tana French was one of the best mysteries I'd read in a long time. She really captured the people and place so well and gave just the right chill to everything. I've put her newest novel on hold at my library, unfortunately in a long queue.
DS Kane: I just finished reading Greenwald's "Nowhere to Hide" and Reynold's "Blood in the Fields," both non-fiction and topical. Since I write techno-thrillers, my background as a covert operative and my techno-thrillers drive me toward wondering if our national policy can work regarding the wars we've been in for over 70% of our country's history. Greenwald's story about Snowden and the NSA's illegal actions leads me to believe that humans simply crave power. Reynold's story leads me to believe that the only way to eliminate the upheaval from gangs and third-world violence is to alleviate poverty through education. Combine them, and my best thought from reading these two books is that our policy makers and elected officials have it all wrong: They should budget to improve education for everyone, and that might make the NSA and it's spying into all our lives irrelevant.
John,I'm just over halfway through and loving it. I just read some questions Tana French answered on Goodreads. One of the questions asked if readers would ever find out more about what happened during "In the Woods." I didn't read the response (due to spoilers) but I've got to know what happens to Peter and Adam and Jamie! Dang those authors with their open ended stories!!!!
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