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Fire and Ice by Dana Stabenow
.Interesting to read about a mystery set in Alaska.
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So I finally got to ask it from a Norwegian friend, and his advice was "'Hoola', as in 'Hoola Hoops'.".
Smilla'a Sense of Snow close to the best read ever!!!!!!
Getting ready to start A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder later tonight after finishing up the nonfiction book on the FBI I am reading.
I've picked up Kate Atkinson's Started Early, Took My Dog again. Had to put it down 2/3rds of the way through earlier this year, so I'm starting from the beginning now. With writing this good it doesn't feel like going over old ground. I love Jackson Brodie - and all her characters!
I'm just coming to the end of 'Naked in Death' by J.D. Robb. It's wonderful! A sexy futuristic mystery. I will read more of these!William Doonan
www.williamdoonan.com
Well, I have been thinking to try Mankell, which one you recommend ?John wrote: "I haven't got far enough to judge it yet. Nesbo doesn't grab my attention like the Wallander books, though."
Manugw wrote: "Well, I have been thinking to try Mankell, which one you recommend ?I would recommend you start with the Wallander series. This one is the first of them:
Faceless Killers
Hurray ! My birthday yesterday and the family gave me a Kindle Fire. They also proceeded to download every Ian Rankin, the Steig books, and more. . I was overwhelmed. Lots to Learn about it though. Going to try the "Morse" trick. Mozart, Bach, with my books.Who cares if it snows and I cannot get up the driveway.
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Congrats and enjoy to the max........ :-)
I just finished The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaabebol andAgnete Friis.
I read the recommendations for this book and had such high expectations. The storyline was interesting and kept me reading but it wasn't as good as I had hoped.
“Never ask people. Not about your work. Don't you know what you want? How can you stand it, not to know?” ― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
take a look --THE DEVIL'S AUDIT reviews are on Amazon
Elizabeth wrote: "Smilla'a Sense of Snow close to the best read ever!!!!!!"Loved that book !
I'm working on completing the Stieg Larsson trilogy. I'm on the Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest.
Jean wrote: "Hello Everyone,I am very new to the group and I am looking forward to scouring the group's bookshelves and discussing books.
Does anyone know if there are other books that I should read before [..."
Jean you may want to read Nemesis.
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Art wrote: "Starting Unspokentonight."Art, did you read the first book in the series? If so, do they need to be read in order. Unspoken looks really good.
I'm a lover and a new writer of mystery novels.I'm looking for honest reviews from discerning readers.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would take a look at my preview in Amazon of my first book in the series, entitled THE DEVIL'S AUDITOR. if you're serious and committed to providing a fair and comprehensive critique I would be happy to provide a free e-copy.
Please let me know by commenting on this site.
Naomi wrote: "I would read it for you, Eduardo."oops that would be "preview"
let me know your email and I will forward a PDF file
for now if you would just go to Amazon and in Creatspace if you are a member or in Amazon for the
e-version you can take a look at some of the previews.
The ending is unique to determining the identity of the killer.
any specifics of why you liked or disliked the books
I read Dirty little Secrets ... one could suspect the villian very early. too many chase scenes .Skunk was a good bad charate. I wasn't suere of why the guy who could not speak had been treated so bad.
Yeah a 4 is good
if you like Greek mytholgy:
He was the president of the Kronos of America cement company, named after Kronos, the titan that had castrated his father Ouranos with a sickle. Legend has it he did this while his three titan brothers held the father down. Befitting name for a company that figuratively would do the same to their employees, as they were often fired just before they reached retirement age, in this manner they would not be entitled to receive their full retirement benefits.
Just started The Drop by Michael Connelly, one of my faves...it's already got me hooked.
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Kw wrote: "After reading the initial comments here, I am going to start Jo Nesbo, but the problem is trying to find the books in the library, I don't like to buy them and don't have an ereader, so need to loo..."Try interlibrary loans - ask at your library's circulation desk how you can get books from other libraries.
Just started reading my first Henning Mankell novel, The Man from Beijing. It's a stand-alone and if I like it, I will start the Wallander series. So far it seems to be a good read.
I have begun Now You See Meby S.J. Bolton. This will be my first Bolton book. Has anyone else read her and how did you find her books?
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Curious to hear your comments ...the film is just out in Germany end December. I liked the book very much. There are a few standalone books that are good. The Return of the Dancing Master plus....
HENNING MANKELL
KURT WALLANDER
Faceless Killers 1997
The Dogs of Riga
The White Lioness
The Man Who Smiled
Sidetracked
The Fifth Woman
One Step Behind
Firewall
The Pyramid (short stories)
The Troubled Man....end.
Linda Wallander
Before the Frost 2005
Standalones:
The Return of the Dancing Master 2004 YES
Italian Shoes 2009 YES
The Man from Beijing 2010 YES
Kennedy’s Brain (NO)
The Eye of the Leopoard NO
Chronicler of the Winds NO
Son of the Wind NO
Depths NO
Secrets in the Fire NO
Playing with Fire NO
Joel Gustafsson children's books
A Bridge to the Stars NO
Shadows in Twilight NO
When the Snow Fell YES
A Journey to the End of the World YES
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Sharon wrote: "Kath wrote: "Just started reading my first Henning Mankell novel, The Man from Beijing. It's a stand-alone and if I like it, I will start the Wallander series. So far it seems to b..."Thanks for the info. I will be sure to read more of his books.
Jean wrote: "I have begun Now You See Meby S.J. Bolton. This will be my first Bolton book. Has anyone else read her and how did you find her books?"I have read the 3 preceding books (Sacrifice, Blood Harvest and Awakening) and enjoyed reading them all. They all have an edge to them, with that hint of "other" that I really like finding in a suspenseful novel. Recommended.
I'm reading 'Behind the Redwood Door' by John M. Daniel. Mystery and mayhem in a small California town. I'm halfway through and pleased so far.William Doonan
www.williamdoonan.com
Sue wrote: "Jean wrote: "I have begun Now You See Meby S.J. Bolton. This will be my first Bolton book. Has anyone else read her and how did you find her books?"I have read t..."
Thanks for the recommend, I am enjoying this one immensely and will definitely check out her others.
Below is a list of some writers I have read and liked and my personal rating. Let me know what you thinkList A ENJOYED VERY MUCH
Very original, very entertaining, thoughtful, very well developed suspenseful mystery/thriller. Instructive, revealing many insights and cultural information of the places and the intricacies of the subjects explored.
Dan Brown
Thomas Harris
Edna Buchanan
pj tracy
John Lescroart
Sydney Sheldon
List B ENJOYED
Entertaining, original, developed mystery/thriller.
Instructive revealing some insights and cultural information of the places and the intricacies of the subjects explored
Alex Berenson
Brad Thor
Lincoln child
Sandra Brown
Alex Berenson
List C. ENJOYED SOMEWHAT BUT FOUND FORMULAIC
Entertaining, mystery/thriller. Some romantic personal aspects seem to come from a template.
Tami Hoag
Lisa Gardner
Jonathan Kellerman
James Patterson
John Sanford
Patricia Cornwal
If you love all things Paris: read Cara Black's series with Aimee LeDuc. Aimee is chic, fearless, smart, and she lives in a 17th century apt. on the Ile de St Louis. She's awesome!
Just finished Ian Rankin's second book in his new Malcolm Fox series and really enjoyed it - "The Impossible Dead". Not as bleak and gray as the Rebus series tends to get.On to another Swedish mystery with Asa Larsson's fourth in her Rebecka Martinsson series. Actually, I think I might be in love with Rebecka. An incredibly unnerving and frightening beginning to this one. Love it so far - pg. 42.
I just finished Jo Nesbo's the Snowman
and have begun the Summoner. I must say that
that this has started very well. It is set in Zimbabwe and gives you a feel for a very different place.
I'm reading Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sarah Gran. Unconventional female detective and a great sense of place (New Orleans after Katrina).
I know her books are old and dated, but the humor in Martha Grimes' mysteries is still as lively as it was when written. Just finished The Anodyne Necklace. I've also read The Man with a Load of Mischief, and the Jerusalem Inn. Grimes is a very witty Brit. Pick up one of her books at a used book store and enjoy.
Try the Fantastic Fiction website if you are unsure of the order and series written by an author. A very good resource.
Anita wrote: "Try the Fantastic Fiction website if you are unsure of the order and series written by an author. A very good resource."www.fantasticfiction.co.uk
try a new book and anew author ... YTHE DEVIL'S AUDITORskip to main | skip to sidebar Writers blocks for fiction writing
Friday, July 15, 2011
THE DEVIL'S AUDITOR
The story of an accountant unwittingly caught up in a major financial scandal of global proportions and the many murders committed, some to hide the original crimes of fraud, others of a personal nature involving the oldest of motives, revenge, while still others are attributable to the unexplained insane compulsions of a serial killer.
Hired for a simple project, requiring a two week audit of the Chandler bank’s internal controls, little did Castillo suspect that a simple routine review, described to him as “needing only your rubber-stamping of the process” would result in a major world wide investigation. Disclosing millions of dollars in fraudulent financial activity, requiring Castillo to untangle a virtual “can of worms” in transactions and insalubrious business relationships, that included a multitude of conflicting interests, while unraveling the myriad of layers in cover-up schemes used to not only conceal the fraud but conceal mysterious murders. Murders that ultimately would implicate members of an elite group, at the highest echelons of international financial power.
The police having failed for over five years open the door for Castillo to be hired by the victim’s families, entrusted to go beyond the fraud and identity and bring the murderers to justice
This would be a case of intrigue, suspense, scandal and unresolved crimes of murder, that would challenge Castillo’s skills, not only as an auditor but also those of his avocation… solving mysteries.
It starts in Key West then Miami and then follows a twisting route through the Caribbean, South America as well as the small town of Tahlequah Oklahoma.
Two other friends assist the unlikely hero. His carefree cousin, a former police officer and a doctor the chief medical examiner of the city of Miami.
Although not a doorstopper, its 350 pages are full of fun, facts and forensics.
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Born in Havana Cuba, Ed now lives in Coral Springs Florida. His experience as an auditor has spanned over 20 years. He has conducted numerous audits and fraud investigations of many types of companies, in many industries, in several countries. He audited banks during the commercial loan failures of the seventies and now he has had a ringside seat during the mortgage industry’s recent debacle, leading to the current mass unbridled foreclosures. His work requires a thorough knowledge of each business’ operating processes and the economic and financial environment in which they flourish or fail. He has traveled to many international locations and has dealt with all kinds of financial situations, providing a myriad of experiences, from which Ed has drawn on for inspiration for his stories. You can find Ed’s published essays “Tell It like It Is,” and “The C-level Auditor” on the internet. He has created numerous “what if” scenarios, and has devised plans identifying the existence of fraud. It turns out that this same process has proven to be very suitable and adaptable to fiction writing.
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Anna wrote: "By the way - a friend of mine was curious about how 'hole' in Harry Hole was pronounced. As it probably wasn't going to be as in English.So I finally got to ask it from a Norwegian friend, and his..."
That is great to know, when I got the book I was like "Harry Hole?" Thanks for the info!!
Anna wrote: "How about Robert Wilson (A Small Death in Lisbon, Instruments of Darkness etc - Portugal, Spain, West Africa..), Natsuo Kirino, Yasuo Uchida, Henry Chang (if Chinatown c..."A (new) friend just gave me Wilson's The Company of Strangers, my introduction to the author. For my current read, I cracked the first pages of "Strangers" and Daniel Silva's The Secret Servant. No contest. I'm reading Silva first.
Which is not to say that I won't enjoy Wilson, just that his opening is a bit of a puddle.
Reading now - Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks - more of an historical novel about WWI. Really good though.
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