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[Sandra]

Hi my name is Sandra I'm new to goodreads .....still feeling my way, I'm currently reading Hakan Nesser's The inspector and the silence....I'm about half way through, any suggestions for my next read would be appreciated

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Hi Sandra,
(And welcome to goodreads too). I saw you've got The Keeper of Lost Causes (Serie Q, #1) by Jussi Adler-Olsen set as TBR. How would that work as a next read?
I'm reading
Borkmann's Point also by Nesser, not sure yet how much I like it. (I find the names and places very confusing, instead of being in imaginary Sweden it sounds like imaginary Netherlands to me)

[Jean]

I'm just beginning Mistress of the Art of Death

[Ken]

Way to mix up your books. I can remember that I liked it. I'll have to re-read it to remember it.

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I've just started Fun and Games, by Duane Swierczynski. A friend called it a cross between Don Winslow and Charlie Houston, so I had to give it a go. So far I'm not really into the L.A. scene, but I'll keep going.

[Mary]

I'm about to start The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin. I've never read anything by this author but I thought a Russian murder mystery could be interesting.

[Jean]

Just finished Mistress of the Art of Death
beginning Lucifer's Tears

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Jan wrote: "I've just started Fun and Games, by Duane Swierczynski. A friend called it a cross between Don Winslow and Charlie Houston, so I had to give it a go. So far I'm not really into the L.A. scene, but ..."

Getting into this, it's kinda funny.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Couldn't make up what or baed where books I might read next, so a "non-world" choice, http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... by Faye Kellerman. Or I guess it kind of does show a different (Orthodox Jewish) LA and some Israel. For the next read I think I'll let my cats choose :)

[Mary]

I just read Dark Matter by Michelle Paver. It's a ghost story that takes place in the Arctic. It was pretty good and definitely a quick read.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Tappava säde - the first Lehtolainen I've ever read. Funny in a weird way... I don't think this one would be so weird that it wouldn't make it in the English speaking markets, but the title would not work (a killing Säde, Säde being a name or also a ray.. so even A Killing Ray/Spray would not catch it). Well, there' a man with a green dragon tattoo in it, so I think A Man With A Dragon Tattoo would be at least a funny title.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

And now time for Nemesis by Nesbø.

[Art]

I'm about a third of the way into Trackers By Deon Meyer. It started off slower than his earlier books but it's grabbed me good and has me hooked now.

[Ken]

I finished "Blood of the Wicked", in the two books i've read everybody gets killed. Mario Silva gets the who done it on his record.

[Mary]

Back to Scandi crime novels after a short break.

Just picked up Artic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason. I just cant seem to get away from these Nordic books. There is just something about the characters, climate and atmosphere that keeps drawing me back.

[Pat]

I have just spent an exciting and enlightening day at SheKilda Melbourne 2011 - Women Crime Writers' Convention celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sisters in Crime Australia. I thought I was fairly in-the-know about what good crime writers were out there, but I was amazed and delighted to be introduced to the international guest authors who I was totally unaware of:
Margie Orford from South Africa;
Vanda Symon from New Zealand; and
Shamini Flint from Singapore.
What a wealth of world crime fiction they have to offer in addition to all the wonderful work being written here by more than 60 other Australian women crime writers (in fiction, non-fiction and YA genres) who attended the conference. The annual Davitt Awards were also bestowed this evening. Winners include:
Adult fiction: Katherine Howell - Cold Justice
Readers' Choice: Pam Newton - The Old School
All the awards will soon be listed on the Sisters In Crime Australia website at: http://www.sistersincrime.org.au/
I came home with a stack of books that I will now add to my ever increasing "To Be Read" list!

[Art]

Thanks for the links Pat, I found some interesting titles for my "to read" list in your post.

I finished up Deon Meyer's Trackers last night and have moved on to James Thompson's Snow Angels.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

After finishing Nemesis, I had to see what happens to that bastard Aaler, so it's The Devil's Star now. Two Harry Holes after each other doesn't feel as dark as two Harry Bosches. :)

[Ken]

I've got "Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada. Looks big. Working on "The Keeper of Lost Causes" by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Bout half way through.

[Art]

Finished Snow Angels this afternoon and was impressed for a first book, now I've left Finland and headed back south for Jassy Mackenzie's Stolen Lives: A Jade de Jong Investigation Set in South Africa

[Fizzycola]

Actually, I think it's his third book. The first one that has been published in English though. Strangely enough, his two first books have only been published as translations.

[Art]

That would make sense, it seemed really polished for a first book. I'm looking forward to reading the next one, I liked Vaaara a lot.

[Ken]

Just finished Jussi Adler-Olsen's book "The Keeper of Lost Causes". It was a real thriller. Finished it in two days. It reminded me of the people I worked with, as Muslim's praying and not eating during Ramadan. Good people to work with. I hope Jussi will keep writing books just as good.

[Art]

Finished Stolen Lives and now back up to Sweden for Sun Storm, I'm also looking forward to The Keeper of Lost Causes in the very near future as well.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Nesbø's Nemesis done... I have a craving for a Harry Bosch now. I might have one Bosch stacked somewhere that I haven't read yet, otherwise it's gonna be The Snowman (Canadian print).

[Art]

The Keeper of the Lost Causes got bumped back just a bit after all, now it's off to Finland as the library had Lucifer's Tears held for me this morning.

[Sharon, Moderator]

BBC News - Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano wins courage award

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomorrah...

Anyone read this? Recommendations?

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

I've read it. It's a good one, and explains why so many things work the way they do in Italy. And while the country is awesome in so many ways, I'd never want to have a company there.
The movie is in Netflix.

[Jean]

I'm reading The Keeper of Lost Causes

[Ken]

I just got done with Camilla Lackberg's "The Stone Cutter". It's pretty wordy. She hangs on to what happens till the end. I don't see the importance to this at all.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

The Harry Hole stories left me with a craving for a Harry Bosch - fortunately I had The Overlook home. Nice to compare the two noir Harrys, I think I'll have to the two for a while. As long as there are a few of each I haven't read yet...

[Sharon, Moderator]

Never read any Connelly. Have you read D. Baldacci, The Camel Club or King and Maxwell? I emailed a publisher when five pages were missing from a book I was reading by Peter James. They sent me a new copy of the book so I could enjoy the ending in full and a few others. In the parcel were two DB, one each Camel Club and K&M, both were good reads. Also a Peter Robinson, Inspector Banks, which I enjoyed. Tried a Lee Childs, Worth Dying For and really disliked it!

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

I think I might have tried a Baldacci a few years ago, but wasn't crazy for it. Now I'm running out of Connelly's (well, Harry Bosch is all I care of his stuff). I might try some of those eventually when I'll run out of foreign noir (as if that'd happen).

I guess I'm getting more and more spoiled. Things that don't make sense especially in how the murder was committed, not having enough shady characters, or having the book written in first person and slipping in the last chapter "oh by the way, I killed that guy" are just turn offs for me. Tell No One of Coben would be a Recommend No One, and I remember giving up a Jonathan Kellerman on around page 20, when the man who was supposed to tell the story was describing something as being lavender colored, after long stories about his family. That failed to give an image of a heterosexual male who was a protagonist in a thriller, or at least I was very unthrilled.

Harry Bosch stories are usually as wild and outrageous as Harry Hole. Definitely noir and full of unexpected. As the series goes on, Harry goes on with the life, so if you'll decide to give a try one day, try the earliest one, or one of the first ones. The style has kept constant, but you'll also catch the younger Harry (which I prefer).

[Sharon, Moderator]

Anna wrote: "I think I might have tried a Baldacci a few years ago, but wasn't crazy for it. Now I'm running out of Connelly's (well, Harry Bosch is all I care of his stuff). I might try some of those eventuall..."

Thank you so much for the tips ...really appreciated. J.Kellerman and his wife, I tried some years ago and just not for me. Beach reads! Have to admit D,Baldacci is a bit Dan Brown, JK, more beach reads...
I am keen to get into HB so will do some research and order an early one...thanks.

[Art]

Heading to Iceland for Voices

[Manugw]

Jo Nesbo is better writer than Larson, a hit "The snowman"

D wrote: "I've almost finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and then I'll be moving straight onto Redbrest by Jo Nesbo. I've heard a lot of good things about his series of Harry Hole novels and I'm looki..."

[Manugw]

Go ahead and read it you are sure not gonna be dissapointed, great crime novel

Jean wrote: "Hello,
I am new to the group and looking forward to scouring the group's bookshelves and discussing books. I have The Snowman by Jo Nesbo on hold at the library to begin my experience."

[Art]

I was going to go to Denmark to finish reading The Keeper of Lost Causes next but I just noticed Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris is due back to the library this Tuesday and there are holds on it so I can't renew it. It's not fiction but fits into the other books I've been reading and I'll be back to the crime fiction books when I finish it.

[Dave]

Just started on Leighton Gage's Inspector Mario Silva series set in Brazil. Almost done with the first in the series Blood of the Wicked which is fantastic so far.

[Art]

Now I'm onto The Keeper of Lost Causes at last!

[Pat]

Anna, if you are feeling at a loss waiting for the next Harry Bosch book to surface you could try Connelly's Void Moon. I'm a Bosch fan, too, but I have to say that this non-series book is terrific. The GoodReads 'review' is too much of a spoiler for me, but this is what I wrote for my library catalogue:
"This is my favourite non-series book by one of my favourite crime writers. The protagonist is a plucky female parolee, a con-artist who has to use all the tricks of her 'trade' to keep herself alive in this hair-raising thriller. There are some very entertaining twists and turns in this one. It's one of Connelly’s best."
I wish he would start a new series using her.

[Russell]

I just finished reading The Detachment by Barry Eisler. 5-STARS

[Kath]

I am currently reading Harbor by John Ajvide Lindqvist and I'm only on page 36 and I really like it so far. Read Handling the Undead by same author and didn't care for it but I think I just don't get into the whole zombie thing. Tried to read World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks and while I thought it was well-written, I couldn't finish it. The zombie thing again, I guess! Just finished the 9th book in the Inspector Rostnikov series, Hard Currency, by Stuart Kaminsky and am gonna take a break from them for a bit while I read Lindqvist.

[Kath]

Jean wrote: "Just finished Mistress of the Art of Death
beginning Lucifer's Tears"

I LOVED Mistress of the Art of Death. Read all the others in the series and was saddened to learn that the author passed away. I was so looking forward to another installment!

[Kath]

Anna wrote: "I've been on a long world mystery/crime/thriller/procedural binge for a long time... shortly interrupted by a mammoth size book by Dawkins, now back to the good reads. I just finished Eye of ..."</i>

I really enjoyed [book:Eye of the Red Tsar: A Novel of Suspense as well. The next Pekkala novel, Shadow Pass: A Novel of Suspense is on my to-read list.

[Jean]

I just found three of the Mrs. Pollifax books in one edition. I'm off to read The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax. and The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

I also read The Eye of the Red Tsar a few months ago - fascinating characters and will keep an eye for the next part out there. And while on a Harry (Hole and Bosch) binge but while not wanting to run out of the noir to read, I started The Chinese Alchemist meanwhile.

[Art]

Back to Sweden tonight for The Blood Spilt

[Art]

Still in Sweden for The Laughing Policeman

[Art]

Off to Iceland now for The Draining Lake