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[Kelly]

I am reading Lisa Gardner, I have read the whole series beginning with The Perfect Husband, that is really good. I would recommend her.

[Kelly]

I really like Harlan Coben too. I have read all of his books. I have a habit of getting into a series and then always reading those authors. I am trying to break out, so thanks for throwing out some new names everyone!!!

[Michael]

"Just Take My Heart" by Mary Higgins Clark. Emily Wallace, assistant prosecutor gets a case of a husband killing his estranged wife. Did he do it or did the killer of the woman's former roommate recognize her and though she might know something about that killing?
Clark always writes a good story. [image error]

[Bluedaizy]

I feel the same way about Cornwell. I really can't read any of her books anymore. I might try rereading some of her early stuff though.

[Alli]

I just finished Final Justice by Fern Michaels. It is one of the Sisterhood Series. I've listened to two audio books and read three books at least in the series. I like the characters, the plots, the combination of mystery/suspense and romance. This was a quick read.

[Julie]

Just starting The Alexandria Link.

[Jim]

I just finished SCARECROW by Michael Connelly
I liked it and it sure gives you second thoughts about how the Internet leaves all of us open to anyone
I liked ECHO PARK much more but this is still a good read.

[Annthelibrarian]

Bluedaizy wrote: "I feel the same way about Cornwell. I really can't read any of her books anymore. I might try rereading some of her early stuff though."

So exactly true. I remember when I discovered Patricia Cornwell, and read ALL THAT REMAINS, and was blown away by it. I told everyone about Cornwell and read all of her books, but then at some point she made Scarpetta such an unlikeable character, I just gave up, and haven't read a thing by her in many years.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

That's pretty much my experience, Ann.

[Dia]

Julie wrote: "Just starting The Alexandria Link."
I hope you enjoy it. I did. But then again, I have liked all of Steve Berry's stuff.

[Julie]

Dia wrote: "Julie wrote: "Just starting The Alexandria Link."
I hope you enjoy it. I did. But then again, I have liked all of Steve Berry's stuff.
"

Thanks!

[Sandy]

I just finished The Monster of Florence, which I enjoyed not so much for the mystery, but for the farcical Italian justice system. I'm now reading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

[Bluedaizy]

Who is the monster of florence written by?

[Jim]

Bluedaizy wrote: "Who is the monster of florence written by?"


douglas preston

[Kim]

just finished Exit Wounds by JA Jance. really liked it -

here's my review:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Libby]

Just finished ABANDON by Blake Crouch. It's set partly in the present, partly in 1893 in an old mining town out West. An entire town disappears on Christmas Day. What happened to them? Why are people dying now as they look into the disappearance? A terrific read!

[J.R.]

I've just finished James Swain's The Night Monster. If you're looking for a fast-paced, smoothly-plotted suspense novel I highly recommend this one. It was my first Swain, but it won't be the last.

[Paul]

I just finished Steven M. Thomas’s new thriller/mystery “Criminal Karma” and really loved it. His hero is a criminal named Robert Rivers instead of a police officer or private detective. The characters and writing are great. The setting in Venice Beach and Palm Springs is beautifully described. You feel like you are there! The story is very exciting like an action adventure, but there is a lot of depth and mystery to. Even though he is a burglar and robber, the main character is essentially a very decent caring person who has chosen a strange career.

[Linda]

I'm reading Fire and Ice by JA Jance. I'm less than halfway through and it seems good although I'm having a little difficulty with the way it keeps skipping back and forth between the case being worked by Beaumont in Seattle and the case being worked by Sheriff Brady in Arizona. If I put the book down and go have lunch, when I come back to it I can't figure out who's it's talking about right away.

[J.R.]

Linda wrote: "I'm reading Fire and Ice by JA Jance. I'm less than halfway through and it seems good although I'm having a little difficulty with the way it keeps skipping back and forth between the case being w..."

I'm off to Killer Nashville next week and she's the guest of honor. I've got to confess I've never read any of her books, though.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and really enjoying it.

[Pam]

I'm reading John Connolly's Charlie Parker series. I like it, but it's not for the squeamish.

[Annthelibrarian]

I'm reading Summertime by Liz Rigbey and loving it.

[Michael]

Darcia Helle[bookcover:6561520] Reading Darcia Helle's "Hit List"
Ian McCormick's mother has seen something but it frightens her so much she's blackened it out of her mind. The police and a gang called Unit K are watching the house to see if she really does know something. Very interesting.

[Ruth]

Susanna wrote: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and really enjoying it."

I started reading this book this weekend. I wasn't expecting it to live up to all the hype but it has thus far. Almost finished!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I found it enthralling, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

[Melissa (So Cal Gal)]

I loved "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", it was a brillantly written story that prevented be from putting it down.

[Shirley]

I just finished Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown. I have been reading alot of Dennis Lehane, Robert Crais and Lee Child. I just tried Alone by Lisa Gardner and that was very good, quick & easy read.
Now I am going to read Quickie by James Patterson.

[Shirley]

Mike wrote: "Darcia Helle[bookcover:6561520] Reading Darcia Helle's "Hit List"
Ian McCormick's mother has seen something but it frightens her so much she's blackened it out of her mind. The po..."


Mike I was lokking at this to purchase, you'll have to let me know if you like it.

[Barbara]

I accidently started reading "Belle Ruin" by Martha Grimes, thinking this was the Martha Grimes who writes the novels with detective Richard Jury. It's a different author though. In any case, Belle Ruin is about a 12-year-old girl who works as a waitress in her family's hotel, writes articles for a local paper, and investigates mysteries; in this book she's looking into the disappearance of a baby years ago from a nearby hotel named "Belle Ruin" which is now closed and abandoned. I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with this book. I'm having a hard time maintaining interest and wonder if I should keep trying.

[Bluedaizy]

It's a "stand alone" book from the same Martha Grimes who writes the Richard Jury books. I'm pretty sure I've read it as I'm a HUGE Martha Grimes fan, but I've also probably read 200 books since then and don't really remember it. I've only been disappointed in one book by her, Foul Matter, which really seemed like a rant against the publishing industry. (Avoid like the plague!)

I wouldn't recommend reading a book that you're having trouble reading as life is toooooo short, but if you were me, I'd give it a 100 pages or so to get better. One of the things I like most about her writing is how she writes children. I think she makes them smart and interesting, so I'm pretty sure I liked this book. :)

PS if you ever want to check all the novels a writer has written, Fantastic Fiction has a great site detailing most authors works. This is the page for Martha Grimes:

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/m...

[Barbara]

Thanks very much for the information and url Bluedaizy. I was surprised to learn it's the same Martha Grimes as the "voice" of Belle Ruin is so different from that of the Richard Jury books (which are among my favorites).


Bluedaizy wrote: "It's a "stand alone" book from the same Martha Grimes who writes the Richard Jury books. I'm pretty sure I've read it as I'm a HUGE Martha Grimes fan, but I've also probably read 200 books since t..."

[Bluedaizy]

I love the Richard Jury books too. What do you think of Plant's Aunt Agatha? I've always thought she was a nod from Grimes to Agatha Christie and her "ugly American".

[Barbara]

Aunt Agatha is a wonderfully irritating character; she's so flamboyantly and hilariously greedy and self-serving, and doesn't seem to realize Melrose Plant is on to her tricks. How obtuse would you have to be, though, not to notice that expensive knick-knacks disappear from your house after Aunt Agatha visits. Maybe she does represent the "ugly American", though I hope we're not really seen that way.

[Nancy]

Just finished "The Night Following" by Morag Joss. What a hauntingly sad tale. Really two books within a book. A great psychological study of two grieving people and how they dealt with it. I loved it.

[Michael]

"Smoke Screen" by Sandra Brown A TV reporter wakes up next to a corpse and doesn't remember how she got there.
Good read so far.

[Barbara]

I'm reading Darkness Peering by Alice Blanchard. The story starts dramatically, with the decapitation of five cats and the murder of a girl with Down Syndrome. The new sheriff, a troubled man who thinks the evidence implicates his son Billy, shoots himself in the head. The crimes, however, are not solved. Skip ahead 18 years: the sheriff's daughter Rachel is now a cop and a new (and horrible) crime wave commences. Is Billy involved? I'll have to keep reading to find out. The book has a lot of character development and several couples pairing up (which I don't love in my mystery books) - but it's a pretty good read so far.

[Ruth]

I read Darkness Peering a few years ago and i can't remember all the details, but I do remember liking it a great deal and looking forward to a sequel. Not sure if there is one, but thinking there should be. Hope you enjoy it.

~ wishing you goodreads

[Annthelibrarian]

I've enjoyed Alice Blanchard and have read two of her books- The Breathtaker, in which a serial killer strikes only during tornadoes, and Life Sentences, about a sister searching for her sister who has disappeared. Both were mystery-thrillers with lots of twists and turns and quite well done.

[Michael]

In these hot summer days rereading "Offer of Proof"
A woman is robbed and murdered in New York. The police find Damon Tucker running a few blocks away, he has $180. in cash. They bring him to the vic and just before she dies, she seems to identify him.
Arch Gold is given the core to defend Damon.
Enjoyed it the first time and want to experience it again.

[Barbara]

I've put Girl with the Dragon Tatoo on my hold list at the library since so many people have raved about it. I'm really looking forward to reading it. Is Girl Who Played with Fire as good?

Kari wrote: "I just finished Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and was glad it lived up to the recommendations. Now I am waiting for the family to finish Girl Who Played with Fire. "

[Barbara]

I finished Darkness Peering by Alice Blanchard. I guess I didn't like it as much as some of the other folks here. The plot was okay but I found many of the major characters unlikable and I had to wonder about the training of the lead detective, Rachel. She went after an extremely dangerous murderer all by herself - no backup whatsoever. Naturally this turned out to be a bad idea. I would give the book a mild recommendation.

[Jim]

IN A DRY SEASON by Peter Robinson
good as always with Detective Inspector Banks

[Vickie]

Currently:
BOCD in the car: POLTERGEIST - Kat Richardson, paranormal mystery
Purse book: THE UNSCRATCHABLES - Cornelius Kane, funny mystery
Bedside book: STREET MAGIC - Caitlin Kittredge, paranormal mystery

Highly recommend them all.

[Bluedaizy]

I have a car book, purse book and bedside book, too!

[Vickie]

BlueDaizy: = D

The audiobook keeps me mellow in traffic, the bedside book mellows me for sleep or wakes me up and the purse book makes waiting on line bearable.

[Bluedaizy]

Amen, sister!

[Vickie]

Kathy: I have that book on Mt Git'r'Read. It's a wee bit daunting, but I will get to it. Sorry you didn't dig it so much.
-v-


Kathy wrote: "I am trying to read ,Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.It is set in the year 1171,and since I hate History I shouldn`t have even considered it except it is the story of a woman Dr,a f..."

[Vickie]

Alrighty, I stopped for my Friday afternoon start of my 'me weekend' sip'n'read at Star$$ and finished STREET MAGIC - Caitlin Kittredge. It was dark and amazing. I love my paranormal mysteries. Now I get to choose my next bedside book....oh boy!

[Shomeret]

Kathy wrote: "I am trying to read ,Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.It is set in the year 1171,and since I hate History I shouldn`t have even considered it except it is the story of a woman Dr,a f..."

Different tastes make for discussions. I love history and I was very interested in the plot of Mistress of the Art of Death. I found it very compelling. She's very unusual character.

Since then I've read #3 in the series, Grave Goods. I didn't find it as original or as dramatically intense as the first one.

Shomeret