Howdy! Let's have some introductions...

[Ken]

Hello Septian, welcome to the group...

[A.C.]

Hi, I’m A.C. Frieden, author of legal and spy thrillers, including the Jonathan Brooks series. My latest——THE SERPENT’S GAME——is set in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans, Panama and Venezuela and available in Kindle, Nook and paperback. Perfect if you like globetrotting intrigue and a literary adrenaline rush.

Delighted to be part of this group. Cheers!

Novelist A.C. Frieden
www.acfrieden.com

[Kirsten]

Hi, everyone! My name is Kirsten and I live in Southeast Washington State. I love world mysteries/crime novel. I think I like them (1) because of being exposed to new cultures & locales, and (2) because of learning about how law & justice is dealt with in other places. Some of my favorite authors are Donna Leon and Philip Kerr.

[Milovesme]

Hello, my name is Chrystine. i'm from Indonesia. I've been fond of mystery and thriller books since in junior high school. I love it because it makes me imagine and think to solve the puzzle, which excites me.

[Bill]

Hello all. I am new to the group. I live in Arizona. Big fan of Barry Eisler, Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larrson, Henning Mankell...currently going through the Lee Child -Jack Reacher series. Hoping to get some recommendations on new authors

[Luca]

Hi All,

I'm relatively new to the group (been skulking around for a while...). I live in London and I'm a thriller reader and author. I'm currently reading some old Daniel Silva and Flynn, while my debut novel Zero Alternative will be published Apr25th.

[[deleted user]]

David. Bookworm. Writer. Old. Nice. Lives by sea. In England. Reading is greatest pastime ever.

[Debra]

Hi everyone!

I'm an avid reader of fiction and have catholic tastes, ranging from Alexander McCall Smith to Stieg Larsson. I'm also a newly published author, with a novel set in Kenya.

I look forward to checking out the recommendations here and learning more about what gets you all going as fellow readers and writers.

Reporting Lives

[Ken]

I see I've been lax in my welcoming everyone. Welcome, authors and book spoofs. Please, add your books to our library.

[Ted]

Hey everyone. I'm an author new to the group. I just finished a worldwide thriller that takes place in Rome, Switzerland, Mexico, and the US; it's called Elixir and it's about a teenage genius who goes on a suspenseful adventure to cure his girlfriend of a mysterious illness:

Elixir



I'm currently giving out free advance copies to Goodreads members in exchange for reviews. Message me or email me (ted@elixirthebook.com) if you'd like one. For more on the book, including the trailer, check out the official website: www.elixirthebook.com

[Joyce]

Hi - so nice to be here.
I'm a mystery writer who loves to travel, so most of my books have international settings. Russian Reckoning takes place in Brooklyn, Moscow and the towns of the Golden Ring:

"This tale of vengeance and hatred flavored with a Russian cultural backdrop will appeal to readers who enjoy unusual mysteries with an international setting." - Library Journal


Roped into helping her émigré stepfather, Nikolai, escape the clutches of a ruthless blackmailer, Jo Epstein must enter a world where criminals enforce a 19th century code of honor, threats arrive inside traditional Matryoshka (nesting) dolls, and fashion models adorn themselves with lewd prison tattoos. And even as she helps Nikolai—who claims to have been framed—to evade the police, Jo can’t help wondering if her musically gifted but socially inept stepfather is as innocent as he claims.

From Vladimir Central Prison to the brooding Russian forest, Jo Epstein investigates the world of the vory—a criminal sub-culture as brutal as it is romanticized—while racing against the clock to solve crimes committed on two continents.

[Thomas]

Hi
I am Tom. I live in New York state and like to read mysteries. Some of my favorite authors: Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell, Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, Dana Stabenow, Nevada Barr, Sharyn McCrumb, Elmore Leonard and Robert B Parker

[Ann]

Hi Everyone,
I am both an avid reader and traveler through books as well as beginning my own mystery series where each book is set in a different country. I grew up stuck in the middle of the woods with parents with no interest in travelling. I had to break out of that in my early 20s and have never (ever) looked back. I did it in a big way by moving to Japan. Since then I have visited over 25 countries. I enjoy reading books set in those countries before travelling to them (but also enjoy reading them while I am on-site). The last number of years I have been increasingly picking up well-written mysteries which are set in the country I plan to travel to. I live in Portland, Oregon, USA right now; but most of all I enjoy expat life.

I should add some examples....though there have been so many it is hard to recall them all. Before travelling to Scotland, I read M.C. Beaton's Hamish McBeth series. Prior to travelling to Israel/Jordan, I read Agatha Christie's "Appointment with Death". Now, as it is looking increasingly probable I will travel to Scandinavia, I am reading Helene Tursten's "Detective Inspector Huss." I wish I had found the Karin Fossum series prior to traveling to Norway...but I read her series and it certainly takes me back to the Norwegian settings I remember so well.

[Thomas]

Ann wrote: "Hi Everyone,
I am both an avid reader and traveler through books as well as beginning my own mystery series where each book is set in a different country. I grew up stuck in the middle of the woods..."

Hi Ann
I also read books with an eye to travel. Nevada Barr and National Parks, David McCullough's Path Between the Seas, before a Panama Canal cruise and The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
by Harrison E. Salisbury before a Russia trip. I have never been to Scotland but have been reading Rankin and Beaton for years

[Ann]

Thomas wrote: "Ann wrote: "Hi Everyone,
I am both an avid reader and traveler through books as well as beginning my own mystery series where each book is set in a different country. I grew up stuck in the middle ..."

Hi Thomas,
It is a lot of fun isn't it? I think I have travelled so extensively now...that I devote more time to reading while onsite. Can you imagine going to western Scotland, sitting back over the ocean, reading a Hamish McBeth (Beaton) while a Scottish lady enquires if she can bring you tea and scones? Now that I have begun writing myself...it is entirely different again. I am knee-deep in writing a mystery series the first of which is set in a small place called Monemvasia, Greece. The detail at which I have to note the photos and names of specific plants, time-period (currently struggling with "is that Venetian or Roman or Turkish") is quite remarkable. I am also finding that reading a book set in wherever I am is now beginning to be a reprieve from having to collect such detailed information wherever I go. I appreciate your examples for the National Parks and the Panama Canal....it doesn't always have to be about specific countries!

[Dean]

My name is Dean. I'm the Head of Social and Community at Autharium. We're an ebook publisher but much more than that, we're also a community of writers and other creatives who work together to get our authors' to a place when they are ready to published. Unlike services like Smashwords, there's a level of curation in how we work with our authors.

Anyway, I'm here to share in the delights of writing and immerse myself more in the fantastic Goodreads community. Looking forward to chatting to lots of you soon. If you want to chat to me about anything, I'm all ears.

Thanks,

Dean.
dean[@]autharium.com

[Jerry]

Hi, I'm Jerry Jay Carroll and I'm high as a kite over this review of THE GREAT LIARS in Publishers Weekly:


"This meticulously constructed thriller from Carroll delivers healthy doses of political conspiracy, paranoia, and pulse-pounding suspense. Oral historian Harriet Gallatin gets more than she bargained for when she begins recording the recollections of former Navy Lt. Lowell Brady, who now resides in an old-age home, but who, during WWII, uncovered a terrible secret about Pearl Harbor. And when Gallatin is ordered to report what Brady shares, what began as a routine assignment becomes a race against time and a battle for survival. Military absurdity and governmental betrayal are depicted with wit and humor in this provocative portrait of outsiders whose honor transforms them from respectable citizens to demonized agitators. Cantankerous, lewd, vulgar, and skillfully rendered by the author, Brady is as warm as he is infuriating. Carroll has crafted a crowd-pleasing page-turner, replete with cultural criticism and refreshing honesty."

I'm a former journalist with two Pulitzer Prize nominations and a New York Times bestseller (TOP DOG) in my background.

[Tom]

Hi, I'm Tom Brennan, a British author in the UK with an unhealthy interest in crime/mystery/thrillers. I enjoy Sjowall & Wahloo, Hammett, Camilleri (especially as my favorite food is Italian), Mankell and Leonardo Sciascia among others. Every so often I re-read Sherlock Holmes to cheer myself up.

Also I have a soft spot for SFF but it's under control.

http://tombrenn.wix.com/tom-brennan

[Jerry]

Hello everyone: I'm Jerry Jay Carroll and I'm flying high over this review of my new book The Great Liars. I'm a former San Francisco Chronicle journalist now living in Arkansas by way of Montana.

"This meticulously constructed thriller from Carroll delivers healthy doses of political conspiracy, paranoia, and pulse-pounding suspense. Oral historian Harriet Gallatin gets more than she bargained for when she begins recording the recollections of former Navy Lt. Lowell Brady, who now resides in an old-age home, but who, during WWII, uncovered a terrible secret about Pearl Harbor. And when Gallatin is ordered to report what Brady shares, what began as a routine assignment becomes a race against time and a battle for survival. Military absurdity and governmental betrayal are depicted with wit and humor in this provocative portrait of outsiders whose honor transforms them from respectable citizens to demonized agitators. Cantankerous, lewd, vulgar, and skillfully rendered by the author, Brady is as warm as he is infuriating. Carroll has crafted a crowd-pleasing page-turner, replete with cultural criticism and refreshing honesty."
Reviewed on 08/22/2014 |

http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Liars...

[Brian]

Hi - I'm a lawyer and real estate professional from the Boston area. I've also published two thrillers, "Grievous Angels" and "Echoes of a Distant Thunder." My love for mysteries and thrillers goes back at least to the Encyclopedia Brown series when I was in elementary school and I have a longstanding love for Agatha Christie. Other favorites include Jo Nesbo, Sue Grafton, early Robert Ludlum and Robert McCammon's Matthew Corbett series. And even though it falls as much into the speculative fiction category as it does the mystery/thriller category, I worship Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series. Slavishly.

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone. I’m a Family Physician for my day job and weekend as a Flight Surgeon in the Air National Guard. We fly tankers in my state and I love to ride along when we fuel other planes. I play trombone in a local symphony. I’m the father of five daughters – all wonderful ladies – and grandfather to three (2 girls and 1 boy). I love walking, biking, reading, scuba diving, traveling. The Guard has taken me to Iceland, Spain, Crete, Turkey, Iraq, Antarctica, and Guam. I love reading mysteries, general fiction, thrillers, and biographies of great people. I love to write and have published two novels. My first, A STEP AHEAD OF DEATH, is a mystery published by Comfort Publishing. My second, a prequel to A STEP AHEAD OF DEATH, titled CONGO MISSION, was self-published via my publishing company, Esengo Publishing. I love talking about writing and publishing and have a lot to learn, especially about markeing and promoting them. I look forward to many good discussions.

[Happy]

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[Raymond]

Hi, everyone! I'm a thriller author, specifically spy thrillers in the vein of Barry Eisler or Daniel Silva. My first book "Dead Drop" is available on the Kindle Store. (Here's the link: http://amzn.com/B00N2IGIGM)

My reading tastes are more varied than just espionage. I just finished "Night Film" by Marisha Pessl-- a thoughtful, interesting book about the conflicts between light and dark and the magical and prosaic. I especially love the use of newspaper articles and clips and such to make the book come alive.

I've also plowed through Daniel Silva's novels. I just finished "The Heist," and my only issue with Silva's writing is that he seems to have fallen into something of a rut-- while the stories are still great, he's gotten to where he comes back to the same characters and setups with some regularity. It's hard to argue with a best-selling author, but I would love to see him branch out a bit.

[Alla]

Hi everyone!
I´m Ella. Just joined this group.
Love to read and I like almost all genres and I´m always willing to give a (good) book a try ;)

[Taylor]

Hi all! I'm an author and rabid devourer of thrillers living in Seattle, WA. I love Stephen Hunter's lineup of thrillers (read Point of Impact - it's basically a textbook for suspense!) so I guess I'd invite Bob Lee Swagger to dinner, although I doubt he'd talk much. Honestly, it might make for a pretty awkward dinner. Maybe Penderghast from The Relic would liven things up.

My own debut thriller Eyeshot has just been released by Joffe Books. Exciting!
http://www.amazon.com/EYESHOT-most-gr...

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Hi I'm a reader not a writer (yet!) from NZ. Not currently reader any mystery/thrillers but will be when I have caught up!

[Jane]

Hi I'm Jane from England...I love thrillers and books that you can never guess the ending of no matter how hard you try!

[Marian]

Taylor wrote: "Hi all! I'm an author and rabid devourer of thrillers living in Seattle, WA. I love Stephen Hunter's lineup of thrillers (read Point of Impact - it's basically a textbook for suspense!) so I guess ..."

Hi Taylor, I'm a Crime/Thriller author with many readers state side. I just had a 'look-in' at your novel, liked what I read, and am going to purchase a copy. Wishing you every success. Carpe Diem.

[Marian]

Jane wrote: "Hi I'm Jane from England...I love thrillers and books that you can never guess the ending of no matter how hard you try!"

Try one of mine. I currently working on the sequel, you maybe surprised. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Came-Ab...

[Brian]

Hello All: My name is Brian. I love detective stories and thrillers. I'm also an author with two books published. Cob Search For A Serial Killer & Twin Killing. I'm presently working on a 3rd book Red Ink, involving a best selling romance writer and a detective...

[Marian]

I will look out for you books Brain. Readers of my novel, 'The Devil Came to Abbeville' requested a sequel, so that's what I'm working on.(Crime/Thriller).
Keep up the good work. Happy days.

[Taylor]

Marian wrote: "Taylor wrote: "Hi all! I'm an author and rabid devourer of thrillers living in Seattle, WA. I love Stephen Hunter's lineup of thrillers (read Point of Impact - it's basically a textbook for suspens..."

Thank you so much, Marian! I hope you enjoy. Happy writing!

[Emm]

Hi, everyone. I'm Emm, and I'm just beginning to poke around in the Goodreads community. I've rated mainly Vonnegut & Irving ... but I will be adding some beloved genre books to the shelf soon.

I have real shelves stacked (messily) with real books in my house. I feel guilty for spending most of my time e-reading new works while unread masterpieces gather dust all around me, but ever since getting the Kindle app for my Blackberry I've been devouring lit everywhere when I have a spare few minutes. There is nothing like having a library in your pocket ... and being able to one-hand a 700-page novel over a few train rides.

When I'm not clicking through a book on my Blackberry I am usually clicking away on a manuscript. While I feel like I'm wasting millions of precious CPU cycles when I compose on a laptop, it turns out I think exactly at the speed of one-thumb typing. I am currently working on the sequel to The Spies of Thurber Hall, which is not strictly a spy thriller, rather a riff on what impulsive/idealistic youth might do with cool spy tools & resources on a large college campus.

Many thanks to the members & admins who have nurtured Goodreads over the years. It feels like I have years to catch-up on here..

[Steve]

Hi all,

I'm a fiction writer from Portland, Oregon, with two novels out this fall. I'm also a literary translator of German fiction, mostly crime thrillers. My favorite authors include John Le Carré, Patricia Highsmith, John Lawton, Charles McCarry, Martin Cruz Smith, and counting.

[Brian]

Marian wrote: "I will look out for you books Brain. Readers of my novel, 'The Devil Came to Abbeville' requested a sequel, so that's what I'm working on.(Crime/Thriller).
Keep up the good work. Happy days."

Will do Marian...thanks...B

[Devi]

Do go through my book review blog at www.shvoong.com/writers/dnair
and my personal blog at www.nairdevis.wordpress.com

[Marian]

Emm wrote: "Hi, everyone. I'm Emm, and I'm just beginning to poke around in the Goodreads community. I've rated mainly Vonnegut & Irving ... but I will be adding some beloved genre books to the shelf soon.

..."
Hi Emm, I'm trying to find my way around Goodreads. I write about tough subjects, loosely based on facts and my own experiences. My genre is Crime/Thrillers.
Nice to meet you. I have literally thousands of books, covering just about everything; I've read maybe a third so I know where you're coming from. Happy Days.

[Marian]

Steve wrote: "Hi all,

I'm a fiction writer from Portland, Oregon, with two novels out this fall. I'm also a literary translator of German fiction, mostly crime thrillers. My favorite authors include John Le Car..."

Hi Steve, I'm from the UK. I'm a Crime/Thriller writer; currently working on a sequel to my latest book, 'The Devil Came to Abbeville.' Nice to meet you.

[Marian]

Brian wrote: "Hello All: My name is Brian. I love detective stories and thrillers. I'm also an author with two books published. Cob Search For A Serial Killer & Twin Killing. I'm presently working on a 3rd book ..."

Hi Brian, I'm going to check out your books. We write in the same genre. I love Patricia Cornwell, and Stuart MacBride. Have you read any of their books?

[Brian]

Hello Steve...Emm...Taylor...:)

[Michele]

Hello. I'm Michele Gwynn, a freelance journalist and author from San Antonio. I write Horror and also mystery/suspense with erotic twists (Exposed: The Education of Sarah Brown - first in the Kriminal Erotic Series). I became a fan of mystery and crime books when I first read the Millennium Series from Stieg Larsson. After that, I picked up books by Henning Mankel, and more. As I delve further into writing the second book in my series, I find I'm creating more mystery and intrigue, and it's a joy. The locale for the books is Berlin, Germany. I was born in Germany and visited Berlin in 2010. I loved it. I became enchanted with the culture and went on to take a couple of semesters of German. I've also visited Wales and I'm thinking my next series after this one will be located there. A little Celtic mystery...I think this means another trip to the UK is in order.

[Steve]

Nice to meet you Brian, Marian, all. Thanks for the welcome!

[Alla]

Hi to everyone who joined after I did :)

[Brian]

hello Ella....:)

[Lara]

Hi - my name is Lara and I live in the US. I enjoy many different types of genres and have recently found myself reading mysteries and thrillers again. I'm currently finishing the second book of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series, The Cockroaches.

[Brian]

Nesbo's books are great Ella. I've read 2 myself...:)

[Connie]

Hi everyone ~ I've just joined this group and I see many of my favorite authors mentioned. I love mysteries and thrillers, particularly foreign, the Martin Beck books, Liza Marklund, Henning Mankell, Tana French, Ann Cleeves, Ian Rankin, I could go on and on. I write a village mystery series, but seem to like only darker thrillers. I'd like to put in a good word for a Zoe Ferraris series, her first book is Finding Nouf. She's American but the series is set in Saudi Arabia. Has anyone read her (3) books in that series?

[Devi]

Clare wrote: "Hi! Mysteries and thrillers are my favourite reads! Nothing too bloodthirsty - Agatha Christie, DL Sayers, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh and Josephine Tey are my favourites - definitely like vinta..."

I am a huge fan of Agatha Christie. and Sherlock Holmes too. For me, both these series are the epitome of Crime, mystery and thrillers. Rest just follows

[Andreea]

Hi everyone! My name is Andreea and I'm from New Jersey. I love mysteries and thrillers and for every other genre that I read, I end up reading 10 mysteries or thrillers afterwards. I am familiar with a lot of the author names that I see here and I look forward to new recommendations.

[Brian]

Hello Connie and Welcome....:)