Howdy! Let's have some introductions...

[Kathryn]

Hi, everyone! I've just found this group and I'm thrilled. (Appropriate, I guess for those who love thrillers. ;-) ) Anyway, I'm currently reading and loving Daniel Silva's very taught espionage-y stories with his art-restorer, Israel hero. Also eating up Laurie R. King's long-running series featuring the "retired" Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick young Mary. True confessions: I am a writer, and published as both Kathryn Johnson and Mary Hart Perry. But I'm all about reading and greatly appreciate suggestions for quality reads.

[Marian]

Hi all. I'm Marian Phair, I live in the UK, and I'm a published author. I read and enjoy all genre. I write about tough themes based loosely on facts and personal experiences. My genre is Crime/Thriller/Suspense. Sad ole git would best describe me. I've spent to long walking in my characters shoes; and I'm too long in the tooth to change. Happy days.

[Rotimi]

Hi'
I eat thriller books. I have also written one by another name as well as more than a dozen other books in several genres. Any comic thriller author/fan here ? Cheers

[Avraham]

I am an author, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur.
I published a memoir in Hebrew, its translation to English, a historical fiction and a space mission/espionage thriller. The last book, "From Timna to Mars" was published in June 2014.

I live in Pittsburgh, PA and I am writing another historical novel on Queen Salome-Alexandra - also known as Shlom-Zion - who reigned in Judea before the arrival of the Romans.

Information, excerpts and chapters are available on my website WWW.AnouchiBooks.com

Avraham Anouchi

[Brian]

Hello and welcome Avraham...:)

[Avraham]

Hello Brian,

Are you a thriller writer or a Goodreads thriller reader?

If you are a writer, tell me about your publication or publications.

[Avraham]

Rotimi wrote: "Hi'
I eat thriller books. I have also written one by another name as well as more than a dozen other books in several genres. Any comic thriller author/fan here ? Cheers"

Brian wrote: "Hello and welcome Avraham...:)"

I am not a comic thriller writer, but my imagination and engineering background drove me to write a scientific thriller for non-scientists. It is "From Timna to Mars". You can read all about it on my website www.AnouchiBooks.com

Avraham

[Alla]

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

I have heard of his books and he is rather popular here in Iceland. I have not checked them out yet, but I plan to. Thank you :)

[Karen]

Hi, I'm new to the group. My tastes are all over the place but I do like mysteries and thrillers as a way to relax. I don't have a favorite mystery author and I'm tired of the ones I've been reading. I was looking for new titles when I found this group. I've read some posts and already have a list of authors I want to read. So this group was a good choice. I am looking forward to becoming a more active member.

[Marian]

I have just finished reading 'Eyeshot' by Taylor Adams. It is one of the most gripping, fast-paced, novels I have read in a long time. I'm so glad to have discovered this brilliant author. I'm definitely buying more of his books, 5 star rating.

[Dianara]

hi im dian..Philipppines..:)

[Marian]

Critique: A masterpiece of a suspense thriller from beginning to end, "The Devil Came To Abbeville" showcases an impressive writing talent that was first debuted with author Marian Phair's first novel, "Shattered Lives" (9781908447913,Very highly recommended for personal reading lists and community library Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be noted that "The Devil Came To Abbeville" is also available in a Kindle edition
This is a review for my latest novel received from Midwest Books, Editor-in-Chief, Mr James A Cox, I'm so happy, I wanted to share this with you. I'm currently working on a sequel.

[Vered]

I'm Vered from Kenya. I love a very wide range of books (apart from insta-love books - yuck). I am intrigued to learn more about authors / books from other parts of the world (for obvious reasons, given where I live!).

Not sure if paranormal thrillers are included under the genres you discuss, but I do love a good one.

Currently I'm reading a non-fiction that reads like a thriller: - brilliantly written and highly entertaining, all about the history of corruption in Kenya.

[Jane]

Hi, I'm Jane from Ireland. I've been eating books since I was a child. I usually read literature, both contemporary and classics, and crime novels, but I will try anything. I particularly love Scand crime writers such as Mankell, Larsson, Nesbo and Indriðason. I'm expanding now into South African and French ones. I've never joined an internet group before but I thought it would be a good way to discover new authors and characters. All recommendations appreciated. I love a good serial killer!

[Moura]

Hello! I´m Inês from Portugal. I´ve enjoyed the adventure that is reading recently unfortunately because, as a child, I didn´t make a habbit of doing it regularly. But now I love to read though i am rather slow because of univesity( 3rd year psychology student, by the way).The reason I´ve joined goodreads is that I wanted to find good books. As for writers, that´s a bit of a tricky question but i like Ken Follett though i am currrently reading the first book of his new trilogy called Century(Fall of Giants), Anne Rice( i was dissapointed with Vampire Armand, i found it too dramatic), Anthony Capella(loved The various flavours of coffee), just to mention a couple.
When it comes to genre, i like crime, mystery, historical novels, science fiction (well written with good strong characters, obviously), fantasy(like game of thrones by George R.R. Martin), and steampunk(the aesthetic just pulls me in though i´ve yet to read one).
I´ve been on the website for quite a while and this is the first group i´ve joined.
Well this is all i wanted to tell you about myself. Recommendations are welcome despite the lack of time.
Have fun and good readings!
PS: For any possible mistakes of any kind, i apoligise. It happens sometimes.

[Charlene]

Try my new books: Murder Across The Ocean a mystery taking place in London and LORI. A family saga from 1970 to 2011.Both are on Amazon.
I enjoyed Libby Fischer Hellman's new book, Nobody's Child.

[vicki]

Hello Jane, my name is Vicki and I am a new upcoming author and I have a mystery thriller out now, Identity Crisis by VLZ at Amazon and my new thriller, The hut in the woods is due out sometime in November 2014.

[Sarah]

Hi Everyone. I love reading basically means I love all sorts of genres. Looking forward to seeing some recommendations of thrillers to read. I've stuck to Jonathan Kellerman and Mr. Kutz ( I don't remember his first name), and others like him. Nice seeing you all. :o)

[KOMET]

Hello members one and all! I'm KOMET and I make my home in Washington DC. I'm an avid reader but I'm especially fond of historical novels - inclusive of historical espionage thrillers. For instance, "Dark Star" by Alan Furst, whom I've had the pleasure of meeting at a couple of book readings at local bookstores.

[Devi]

Hi everyone, due to some technical error, I have changed my blog site to http://www.bubblews.com/account/45615...

Thanks

[Jerry]

Hi, I'm Jerry Jay Carroll. I'm over the moon with this Starred review of THE GREAT LIARS (now $2.99 on Kindle) 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."

Reviewed on: 08/25/2014

[Devi]

Hi everyone. I love to read a lot and have recently started reviewing. I am open to all kinds of books except those with explicit content, violence or horror in any form (I am honestly scared of too violent or horror stories). I especially love spy novels, can never get enough of them
You can go through my reviews here devinair_reviews

I also write at times on random topics. Some time in future, I intend to write a book
You can go through my blog here Thoughts

[Kunal]

Hello people. I am a reader. I am quite new into reading novels. Hope to get recommendations from you people.

[KOMET]

Kunal wrote: "Hello people. I am a reader. I am quite new into reading novels. Hope to get recommendations from you people."

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Hi Kunal,

Here are my recommendations ---

1) Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye



2) Dead Lions by Mick Herron



3) The Pale House by Luke McCallin




4) The Last Six Million Seconds by John Burdett



5) A Commonplace Killing by Siân Busby



6) Carnival for the Dead by David Hewson



7) The Trap by Kimberly Chambers



8) A Deadly Affection by Cuyler Overholt



9) Last Rights by Barbara Nadel



10) Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin



11) The Floating Girl by Sujata Massey

[Pamela]

Hi.not sure if i belong here or not.honestly,i'm a big fan of british crime literature...i've never found anything as compelling in american literature.

[[deleted user]]

hello everyone im lasonia and i love all mystery and supense books. And fanatasy as well. ;) I am from Savannah, Georgia united states

[Janelle]

Hi everyone, Janelle from Ohio. I read mostly YA novels and am currently writing a YA mystery. My favorite mystery author is Michael Connelly, I love how dark and realistic his novels are. I also was just recently introduced to Tana French and so far am loving her specific attention to detail.

[Deanna]

HELLO YALL, SO GLAD TO JOIN WITH OTHER AVID READERS! NOTHING LIKE THE FEEL AN SMELL OF A GOOD BOOK IN MY HANDS!

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Hi all the new members :)
What an awesome selection of readers (and writers).
Not sure if you belong..? But as long as you like crime or thrillers from some part of the world - yes you do. As long as it's a specific location and not a canned cozy backdrop that could be anywhere,

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Col - a reader and blogger from the UK. I do enjoy chatting books - perhaps if I chatted and blogged a bit less I might get a bit more reading done!

Main interest is in US Crime Fiction, probably at the more hard-boiled end of the scale. I also like Espionage fiction, but I'm happy to give most things a go.

Blog is over here, if anyone wants to drop by, http://col2910.blogspot.co.uk/

Looking forward to finding out about some great authors and books that have escaped my radar so far - but not too many!

Cheers, Col

[Thomas]

I looked at your interesting blog. You read a lot! For Alaska try Dana Stabenow. For NC, try Sharyn McCrumb's the Ballad of Tom Dooley. Review on my Goodreads website

[[deleted user]]

Thomas wrote: "I looked at your interesting blog. You read a lot! For Alaska try Dana Stabenow. For NC, try Sharyn McCrumb's the Ballad of Tom Dooley. Review on my Goodreads website"

Cheers - I need to update my State challenge, but I definitely haven't visited Alaska yet! I'll look them up.

[CatBee]

Hi I'm Cat, a recently retired college professor from the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland USA. But I started reading murder mysteries 2-3 decades ago during my PhD program (needed something lighter at the end of the day). Went through Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Marjorie Allingham, and then the usual American mostly female detective authors, who have generally have become too formulaic for me. This GR group is great, because now my favorite mysteries are those that transport me into other, mostly nonwestern cultures, like Tony Hillerman, Colin Cotterill, John Burdett, Qiu Xiaolong, Alexander McCall Smith, and of course Henning Mankell and selected other Nordic Noir. I prefer murder mysteries that focus more on the detectives and the problem solving, less on the criminals and the violence. I'm eager to hear your recommendations (prefer to hear from other readers rather than authors, no offense intended).

[KOMET]

Welcome to the Group, Cat!:)

Have you ever read any of the Inspector Maigret detective novels by Georges Simenon? They're seldom longer than 200 pages, but are well-crafted and give a reader a feel for how Maigret handles cases in a variety of environments. (He doesn't just solve crimes in his Parisian bailiwick.)


You may want to check out this Maigret novel (which I read last year) --- The Hotel Majestic

[Mike]

Hi - New Englander now living in Spain after stops in New York, Florida, Delaware, Ohio and... well you get the picture. I write my own mysteries but I'm a really big fan of John D. MacDonald, Kerry Greenwood, James Crumley and Arthur H. Upfield because they all have characters that really speak to me in one way or another. For me a mystery novel lives or dies not on the intricate plot or the brilliant deduction but on the strength of the characters. MacDonald's Travis McGee, Greenwood's Phryne Fisher and Upfield's half-Aborigine-half white Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte are, for example, all amazing in their own right regardless of what the mystery is. When I'm writing my own stories I always try to keep that in mind.

[Shellie]

I completely understand Mike, I love Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers. I write Suspense/Thrillers as well and I to can relate to certain characters and keep this in mind as well when I am writing. I have certain authors that I love to read as well. John Grisham, Robin Cook, Dean Knootz and I use to be a big fan of Stephen King but over the last couple of years his books became a little to bazaar for me.

[Mike]

I know what you mean about King... he used to terrify me (in a good sort of way) with books like The Stand and The Dead Zone but these days I can take him or leave him. Dean Koontz remains a favorite of mine although he seems obsessed with the Odd Thomas franchise. Personally, I'd like him to write at least one more book featuring Christopher Snow, the guy who can't go out in daylight because of a rare skin condition. Koontz left me hanging with Seize The Night and I want to know what happens next...

[Charlene]

Hi I'm Charlene Wexler. I write essays, short stories, and novels. Two of my novels are mysteries. MURDER on SKID ROW! a story based on a true murder in Chicago when Madison and Halsted was a Skid Row neighborhood. The other mystery is called, MURDER ACROSS THE OCEAN. After a night of passion in a London luxery hotel Lori finds her lover dead. I am a reader of everything. Love Libby Fischer Hellman's mysteries.
Silva too.

[Mark]

Hello my name is Mark and I live in the deep south of the Netherlands where the language spoken sounds closer to the Germans or Belgians.
Before I became a member in book sites I was pretty sure what I liked to read, nowadays I am less sure due to the large world that opened up. I still enjoy 1900-1960 thrillers or pulp stories. Like thrillers and detectives but am a big fan of history in general even if I find that history followed along the lines of religions does bring you to odd places and influences I never knew existed.

The best way to read any book is instrumental music classic or modern as long as it is melodic, a good glass of wine or a decent beer (no lager) and a comfortable chair with the missus and kids not around.

[Marian]

Hello Mark, my name is Marian Phair, I live in England and I'm an author. I write Crime Thriller/Suspense.
I love reading all genre, and agree with you that the best way to enjoy a good book or music is in a peaceful surrounding with a glass of your favourite tipple. Happy Days.

[Devi]

Hi Everyone. I posted a new review on my site. Check it out at Al Tate
Thanks in advance :)

[Craig]

Hi everyone! I'm a humble author from Newcastle, England. But I've always enjoyed a good mystery, and my writing style is based on the cinema I love (Sin City, L.A confidential, Goodfellas, Leon: the professional etc)

My first Novella, The Hitman and the Rose, hit #1 in Amazon's Noir section - so I'm pleased with that!

Looking forward to connecting with readers and being recommended some great books so I can continue to learn, and then produce more work!

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Nice to have new members from around the globe. :)

Joanne, I lived in Cork before I moved to Austin... it was one of those few cities that just felt like home. Would any of your detective heroes by any chance be doing his investigations in Cork or co Cork (like)?

[Leslie]

Hi everyone! I enjoy classic whodunnits. Really I love anything that gets my mind working and analyzing. I also enjoy tales of espionage and coding – both fiction and nonfiction. Right now I am reading Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer.

[S.C.]

Hi, my name is S.C. and I'm from Michigan. I'm married to a Swede, so I've lived in Sweden, and I grew up in several countries in West Africa. I love traveling in real life and vicariously in books, and I love spy and WWII stories. I have a degree in linguistics but currently I'm lucky enough to be spending most of my time writing fiction. I'm writing a series of action adventures where the characters travel a lot. I like to use places I've been, as well as places I wish I could go. Earlier this year I visited St. Petersburg, and I am dying to use that as a location! Some thriller authors I've enjoyed recently, and not so recently, are Olen Steinhauer, Barry Eisler, and Alistair MacLean.

I am excited to find out about some great new books to read, and to talk about them with you all!

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S.C. wrote: "Hi, my name is S.C. and I'm from Michigan. I'm married to a Swede, so I've lived in Sweden, and I grew up in several countries in West Africa. I love traveling in real life and vicariously in books..."

Steinhauer's one of the best in my opinion.

[Robin]

Hi everybody, my name is Robin. I thought I all ready introduced my self here but apparently not. Anyway, I'm a college student living in Manchester England. I have a soft spot for mysteries and thrillers. So I figured this is my kind of group.

[KOMET]

WELCOME TO THE GROUP, ROBIN!!!

If I may, I'd like to recommend the following mystery novel --- "The Floating Girl" by Sujata Massey.

[Ann]

One of my favorite mystery/spy writers is Alan Furst. Lots of WWII stuff.

[Kirsten]

This is SO me!