Crime, Thrillers, Horror and Mystery Recommendations

Bookworm2011 · Post by **Bookworm2011** » 02 Sep 2011, 12:20

Maud Fitch wrote:"Bones" is based on Kathy Reich's Temperance Brennan novels and I can recommend them, great crime stories, better than the TV version.

I agree with you Maud. I just finished reading the first book of the series and couldn't put it down. I'm a fan of "Bones" but the books are definitely a lot better. I like the fact that Temperance is actually older in the books than they make her in the show. I can't wait to pick up the next one.

Genenome · Post by **Genenome** » 06 Sep 2011, 13:27

Hello all. I am new to the forum and read everything I can get my hands on. I'm currently reading " Tortured Journey" by Teresa Meeks and it seems to be pretty good so far. I got her ebook on my Stanza App. She has another book called "Nothing is Always Something". Has anyone here read it?

Timpane · Post by **Timpane** » 07 Sep 2011, 11:20

The rudimentary concept of the article is that somebody has been killed on a train that is attached in the snow. Poroit--a expert detective--happens to be attached on this train as well. One of the travellers is the murderer.

Maud Fitch · Post by **Maud Fitch** » 08 Sep 2011, 07:25

Timpane wrote:The rudimentary concept of the article is that somebody has been killed on a train that is attached in the snow. Poroit--a expert detective--happens to be attached on this train as well. One of the travellers is the murderer.

Talking about trains, I've read "When Will There Be Good News?" by Kate Atkinson (part of her Jackson Brodie ex-policeman series) and there's a train crash. Brodie is onboard and the derailment is gritty, graphic and believable. Of course, true to Kate Atkinson's style, lives and identities overlap and become interwoven in a puzzling mystery because of this train wreck.

Davinci · Post by **Davinci** » 09 Sep 2011, 18:03

I love crime stories with twisted detectives. They all write serials except for Walters

Ian Rankin
Henning Mankell
Peter Robinson
Minette Walters

Marco · Post by **Marco** » 19 Sep 2011, 21:06

LEE Childs Reacher novels are great. if like them try Micheal Connelys bosh novels.

Hannellene · Post by **Hannellene** » 20 Sep 2011, 00:39

i'm reading the "safe haven" by nicholas sparks

Marco · Post by **Marco** » 20 Sep 2011, 19:29

LEE Child reacher novels also Michael Conneley Bosh series. Vince Flynn mitch Rapp are great!!!!!

Momma Day · Post by **Momma Day** » 26 Sep 2011, 17:50

The new book, Heroes of Tohoku Earthquake is an excellent novel that carefully examines ethical dilemmas and the nature of search and rescue. It will appeal to almost all adults, the nature of the adventure and drama will be widely appreciated.

I found the story very easy to read but the storyline was complex enough to keep me interested until the end.

I thought the book was a bit expensive for a Kindle E-Book but then I realized the author donates a portion of every sale to local search and rescue organizations.

Another cool feature of this E-book is you can add Adela Valerian on Facebook and help determine where the search and rescue funds are spent.

SpoiledJane · Post by **SpoiledJane** » 10 Oct 2011, 14:40

Reading The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi, one of the best true crime books I've ever read, and with a Tuscany's flavour plus...

redisme57 · Post by **redisme57** » 11 Oct 2011, 11:32

I just finished reading R. K. Avery's debut novel, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. What a great book. The beginning is about a child being kidnapped and about half way through the book, the kidnapper is caught. I thought to myself, "Well, what can possibly happen now?" Boy was I surprised. The way R. K. Avery tied it all together was quite impressive. Then when I read the author bio, it says R. K. Avery was kidnapped as a toddler. Can you even imagine??? Highly recommend for a quick read. Took me about 10 hours. Thanks!

Writer44 · Post by **Writer44** » 20 Oct 2011, 04:32

I just finished the second Inspector Erlendur novel, Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason. The first one, Jar City was good, this second one was a little too much talking, but good parallel plots. My only criticism of these "Scandinavian" crime books is the bleakness. There is almost no bright spot whatsoever which makes for a depressing read. I get the "reality" aspect, but this is fiction with a measure of entertainment. So give a touch of relief now and then. Just my suggestion.

patrickt · Post by **patrickt** » 20 Oct 2011, 08:20

I just finished Relatively Guilty by William H.S. McIntyre. While I don't normally enjoy books written by and about lawyers, this one was, in my opinion, excellent. It includes a lot of Scottish slang but most of it is clear from the context and about a third of it was in my dictionary.

If you read on a Kindle the price is right, too.
http://www.amazon.com/Relatively-Guilty ... 712&sr=1-1

Ben_Robson · Post by **Ben_Robson** » 31 Oct 2011, 04:59

I recently found The Red House Mystery at a book stand at a market in Berlin. At first I was slighlty irritated that Mr. Winnie the Pooh wrote murder mysteries, but then I found out that this book (published in 1922) was very popular. That did come as a slight surprise

The book itself is an easy but enjoyable read. I had fun reading it and would recommend reading it to anyone who likes detective mysteries, especially because he tries to create a new type of detective that is not Sherlock or Dupin ...

Deovolente · Post by **Deovolente** » 18 Nov 2011, 22:55

The Albuquerque Affliction and Subdue the Earth introduce a modern western hero who does security consulting and investigating in the high tech corridor between Los Alamos and Albuquerque, but he would rather be on horseback in the New Mexico wilderness. His distaste for political correctness and government bureaucracy cause him to long for the west of 150 years ago. He must first deal with the devastating loss of his beautiful wife, Carmelina and find closure by finding her murderer.