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[Betsy]

Well, I went on a shopping binge and before I go to bed I think I'll start Boujahalian's Night Strangers. The 2nd of two Gone Girls was gone...

[Aiesha]

Finished Fifty Shades of Grey and I need to go back to my usual mysteries before I go into the 2nd book. I'm not into the romance/erotica thing so much so reading it back to back will make me bored lol. Just picked up Trail Of Blood by Lisa Black. I was pretty disappointed with her last book so I'm hoping this one is better!!

[Betsy]

Ursula wrote: "I'm currently reading Promise Me by Harlan Coben. I highly recommend it."

Oh yes, I'd reccommend anything by Coben. Do you know any similiar mystery authors?

[Jennifer]

Finished the three I was still reading at last update: The Poet , One Shot and 11/22/63 . AlsoThe Concrete Blonde and Definitely, Maybe .

Re The Poet -- I liked it, but I like Bosch better. Bosch is deeper and richer. Probably a product of this book being relatively early in Connelly's career. Really liked The Concrete Blonde, particularly the interplay between Bosch and Edgar.

Re One Shot -- this one was a nice break from the other string of Lee Childs which were all towns-in-trouble variations. This one is the first Lee Child I ever read but it was so long ago I had no memory of it-- and it had an interesting premise with an interesting tie to Reacher's past.

Definitely, Maybe -- fluff, not up to the quality of the rest of the series. Stick to long form, Heather!

11/22/63 -- Wow. Interesting that throughout the book the assumption is the world is a better place if JFK survives, and that goes virtually unquestioned until it proves not to be the case. Says a lot about the mythos that has grown up around JFK in our society. We lived in Dallas then -- I was born a few months after the assassination -- and I of course heard the "where were you" stories from my family. My dad, a lifelong republican, once said that although he didn't agree with JFK's politics, it was impossible not to like him. I can see that (and I'm a democrat so I don't have the conflict). I lived in Dallas until I was five or six, and even though I left there at such a young age, I remember the place as having a deep pall of nastiness and negativity like King describes in his afterword. I remember nice people, and the feeling they were trapped in a nasty place.

Reading The Fifth Witness and about to start The Eleventh Man and Four of a Kind: A Novel .

[Tracy]

I just finished In Too Deep and I would recommend it to those who love PNR. Krentz is one of the best in this genre.

[Betsy]

Sandy wrote: "The last mystery I finished was Hold Tight by Harlan Coben, which I liked very much. It was very cleverly written. I've liked all the books I've read by this author.

While waiting for my next myst..."

Hurray for Harlan Coben. I think I've read most of his books ecept fpr his very earliest ones. Since I teach Middle School I read his YA novel Shelter. I liked it,and it was useful for teaching character development and figures of speech.

[Mark]

Just finished Illusions by Bill Pronzini, a Nameless
detective series book, he is excellent, always enjoy his books, paid 50 cents for the book at the library, a good investment. Also, finishing a CJ Box, Joe Pickett book on tape also very good.

[Tracy]

Ursula wrote: "I'm reading Die Trying by Lee Child"

I love this series Ursula.

[Jennifer]

Tracy wrote: "Ursula wrote: "I'm reading Die Trying by Lee Child"

I love this series Ursula."

Me too

[Mikela]

Just completed In The Woods and must say I found it surprisingly good. So looking forward to reading the second in the series to see if it answers some of the questions left unanswered in this one - a mystery within a mystery.

[Jan]

I read A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths and enjoyed it, but not as much as I enjoyed the first 3 books in the series.

[Betsy]

Mikela wrote: "Just completed In The Woods and must say I found it surprisingly good. So looking forward to reading the second in the series to see if it answers some of the questions left unanswered in this one ..."

I've read all three,and want to get the newest fourth.
Faithful Place just breaks your heart.

[Tracy]

Currently reading Reason to Breathe which is very sad and The Mermaid's Mirror which is very happy. I am using the one to defuse the other.

[Yvonne]

Ursula wrote: "The Jack Reacher series was recommended to me and I'm sure glad it was. It's nice to know somebody else likes this series too."

[Yvonne]

I really enjoy all of the Reacher series. I have also gotten interested in the Charles Todd books-murder mysteries in post WW I England.

[Betsy]

Am about 100 pages into Gone Girl,and am really enjoying the inner and outer lives of the two main characters.

[Donna Rochelle]

Jan wrote: "I read A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths and enjoyed it, but not as much as I enjoyed the first 3 books in the series."Hi Jan , I cannot find this book at library yet!
Is main character still hanging with Sheriff?? Thanks

[Jan]

Donna wrote: "Jan wrote: "I read A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths and enjoyed it, but not as much as I enjoyed the first 3 books in the series.""
Actually Ruth doesn't spend much time with Nelson but I won't say more - don't want to spoil it for you :)

[Nic]

Just finished Grave Situation by Alex MacLean. Love it!! Was a very good read and kept you guessing! Highly recommended.

[Red]

I interviewed Sue Grafton today. If you're interested in her writing process, V, or W is for... then have a look!

http://louisvilleky.com/2012/08/louis...

[Betsy]

Reading my GoodReads giveaway. I'm genuinely enjoying it but I thought I might because its' just enough of a quirky romance to amuse me.

[Mark]

Finally reading Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, excellent also listening to Creole Belle by James Lee Burke, no one as good as him.

[Betsy]

Finished Gone Girl,11/23/1963, and Rainshadow Road. All very good in their own way. I wish summer wasn't ending so I didn't have to cut back on my reading.

[Arlene]

Just finished Still Missing by Chevy Stevens.... Very intense but good!!!

[Ashley]

I just finished reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. I have read a few others by her and I absolutely love them all. I decided I'm going to read all of her novels in order :)

[Tess]

I'm busy reading The Gauguin Connection. I can NOT put it down!! It's different from my usual tastes, but I'm blown back by it. Anyone else reading this? I would really, really recommend it.

[Nic]

I just finished Lisa Jackson's "Afraid To Die" Loved it! Now reading Allison Brennan's "Murder In The River City" Great so far!

[Chester]

I recently finished Tim Hallinan's The Fear Artist, fifth book in his Poke Rafferty Bangkok thriller series. A cliffhanger with lots of great characters. Highly recommended.

[Tracy]

I just finished Gone by Lisa Gardner and it is great. A fantastic story and it got me a little emotional at times.

[Arlene]

You cannot go wrong with the amazing Agatha Christie!

[Jennifer]

Started four last night/ today: The Dressmaker , which has already sent me scurrying to Wikipedia to see what fashions by Lucille looked like; Murder With Puffins , which is the second in a cozy mystery series that I read the first of several months ago; Sand Sharks , which is one of two or three later books in this series that remain as part of my "batting cleanup" project, and Eight Million Ways to Die , next in my series reread of the Scudder books. Hoping to race through a couple of these mysteries because I really want to read Gone Girl and Rules of Civility .

[Patricia]

I am reading The Prophet by Michael Kortya and it is excellent.

[Evelyn]

Patricia wrote: "I am reading The Prophet by Michael Kortya and it is excellent."

Patricia, I really liked it, too. I was fortunate to see him talk about the book at my library last week!

[Mark]

Evelyn wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I am reading The Prophet by Michael Kortya and it is excellent."

Patricia, I really liked it, too. I was fortunate to see him talk about the book at my library last week!"

Evelyn wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I am reading The Prophet by Michael Kortya and it is excellent."

Patricia, I really liked it, too. I was fortunate to see him talk about the book at my library last week!"

[Mark]

I am also reading The Prophet and really enjoying it
Listened to Gone Girl while on vacation in Michigan, different thought it was too long, but overall enjoyed it.

[Aiesha]

I finished the 50 Shades books this past weekend & enjoyed them, although not usually my type of read. I've been waiting for The Hunger Games movie to come out so that I could watch it and get a visual for what happened in the first book (I had a hard time picturing what was going on). Now I've started so that I can finish the trilogy.

I also started by Gregg Hurwitz. It was a random book I had in my library that I got for a good price. I read one other of his books, and LOVED it so I'm hoping this one is good as well!

[Dalgliesh]

I have finished the works of P.D. James and am looking for similar authors.

[Alex]

Dalgliesh wrote: "I have finished the works of P.D. James and am looking for similar authors."

You loved it, it seems, from your choice of pseudonym. For my part, the closest I found is Elizabeth George, have you read her books? Mostly because of the English setting, because her characters are different, I found no counterpart for Adam Dalgliesh yet. But Elizabeth George's characters are very endearing too. Maybe less psychological introspection, but still some, and the unfairness and unpredictability of life. Martha Grimes is lighter in my sense, though she is really marvelous at children characters.

[Dalgliesh]

I have tried to read Crombie, Grimes, Beaton, Elizabeth George, b/c some compare them to P.D. James, but I do not find that this rings true. After the first book with these authors there was not a second. Sure James is a mystery novelist, but her work is also great lit., in the words of one critic; "One reads a P.D. James novel in something like the spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." I have always found that the truly great writers do not need the profanity. I thought Alexander Mccall Smith's 44 Scotland Street series was great, as well as Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series, and some of Susan Hill's Simon Serrailler series, but the language in Serrailler ruined it. It would be nice to find more like P.D. James that are not exactly "cozies" yet provide great lit. without resorting to language which would ruin a Jane Austen or Anthony Trollope novel.

[Arlene]

Love PD James and Dalgliesh is one of my favorite detectives. I also enjoy Hazel Holt. She is more of a Cozy writer but very English country village in an Agatha Christie way!

[Yvonne]

I have liked Elizabeth George's earlier books, but the last two wer simply awful. I have rediscovered Reginald Hill.

[Arlene]

I enjoy Reginald Hill as well!

[Denise]

Have you tried Ngaio Marsh?

[Yvonne]

Actually, I was thinking of starting her. I have read all of Dorothy Sayers-I wish she had written more- and all of Agatha Christie. I agree about P.D. James as a great writer. I miss a new one by Martha Grimes and by Ruth Rendel/Barbara Vine.

[Mark]

Just finished both Creole Belle and The Prophet and I am reading The Great Santini by Pat Conroy, I think this is the only Conroy book I never read, but he is great

[Jennifer]

Mark wrote: "Just finished both Creole Belle and The Prophet and I am reading The Great Santini by Pat Conroy, I think this is the only Conroy book I never read, but he is great"

Agree re Conroy although I read The Prince of Tides nearly 20 years ago and in a way I'm still not recovered from it. NOT kidding. He's an astonishing writer.

[Yvonne]

I agree about Conroy.Prince of Tides and the last-South of Broad- are still with me.

[Jazz]

Just finished "Chill Run" and "Killer Weekend". Chill Run was fast paced with several twisted and few LOL moments. I enjoyed Killer Weekend also, looking forward to Killer View.

[Ray]

I've added a video to my homepage. Check it out at http://www.rayflynt.com (it's only 63 seconds).

Also, it apparently doesn't show up on iPad. Anyone have any idea why that might be?

[Mark]

Jennifer wrote: "Mark wrote: "Just finished both Creole Belle and The Prophet and I am reading The Great Santini by Pat Conroy, I think this is the only Conroy book I never read, but he is great"

Agree re Conroy a..."Beach Music is one the best books I have ever read and I truly related with My Losing Season, as an ex college ball player.