The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

It took me a while but I finished Duma Key by Stephen King last night. I liked it really well and like many of his books, it leaves me with something to think about. Now I'm going to start digging in to the pile of 13 new books I got for Christmas. First up is Gone by James Patterson. Can't wait to see how Michael is going to hide out from a killer with his 10 kids and their nanny. Should be good.

recently finished Out of Sight - Elmore Leonard guy was so choice, sad that we're not going to get more of his great stories.

will start A Drink Before the War - Dennis Lehane pretty soon. thought mystic river was excellent and am looking forward to getting into this series of his

Just started A Test Of Wills, a historical set in 1919. The detective, an inspector for Scotland Yard, has shell shock. Very good so far.

I just picked up S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. Cannot wait to get deep into this wonderfully presented read.

I started Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

Last night I finished Private Down Under: - James Patterson and will carry on reading Under Different Stars - Amy A. Bartol.

I am finishing up Second Honeymoon and then I'm going to start the journey through the Millennium series. I already have The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo waiting in my Kindle library! Looking foward to it!

Hope to Die
Just finished today. A good story.

Time off over Christmas has gotten my reading back on track, finished:

and , which were both good.

Should finish tonight.

I'm trying to be good today and not start any of my 2014 books yet.. mind you, it is already 2014 in Australia.. :0).. I plan to start the year with In the Woods by Tana French (I will admint that I did read the prologue this morning. ;0)) and also The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie

Just finished listening to The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case: A Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book for Young Readers (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. It's really a children's book and it would be a great introduction for young readers to the mystery genre.

I just started and . Both of these are new authors for me.

Just finished and absolutely loved it, posted a review.

James Patterson "Don't Blink" - not that impressed so far. I am reading "Winter Garden" by Kristen Hannah for a local book club it is going slow.

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Happy New Year, I am reading another great book by Simon Kernick The Siege, it is very, very good!!

About 30% at the moment, first of my 50 books for this year !

I hope.

regards

Sean

Just finished and gave it five stars. Obviously, for me, the very realistic portrayal of the emotional partnership between police officer and working police dog, plus the PTSD issues for both, were a major part of my interest.

This is one I will keep and re-read.

Just finished A Test Of Wills; very good.

@sharon - how did it compare with crais' other works? i love his elvis cole/joe pike books but have never read anything else from him. wondering if i should give that a shot

Scott wrote: "@sharon - how did it compare with crais' other works? i love his elvis cole/joe pike books but have never read anything else from him. wondering if i should give that a shot"

I'm probably not the one to ask with this as I'm not a fan of his Cole/Pike books. This one (for me) was great but there have been others of the Crais books I've tried that were definitely not my sort of book.

Coincidentally, I also just finished Suspect, only this one by Michael Robotham. I'd read the last two Joseph O'Loughlin books and loved them, so I went back to the one that started it all. Not quite as polished as his later books, but only because his later books are so outstanding. This book is a great read and I finished it in two days. Can't wait til his new one comes out here early this year!

I finished Missing by the Swedish author Karin Alvtegen. Born into a life of privilege, Sybilla is now homeless. Sometimes she hangs out at a hotel bar and charms a businessman into paying for her dinner and hotel room. One night Sybilla chooses the wrong man and he's found dead and mutilated the next morning. Of course Sybilla is the prime suspect. Alvtegen does a skillful job developing the character of Sybilla and the mystery is well-constructed and resolved.

The Death and Life of Bobby Z is the book that started Don Winslow on his “drugs in Laguna” series, which isn’t actually a series as much as an attitude and state of mind. The attitude and stock company are there; the plotting isn’t quite yet. Still, it’s well entertaining. Three and a half stars rounded down to three.

Read the full review here.



Now moving on to Black Karma .

i finished the duma key by stephen king it was ok i didnt' really like it in the begining to me it wasn't saying stephen king but then the murders started and i am like yes totally stephen king!! i would read it again if i want to... goes by fast with kindle...

Recently finished (loved). And now reading , , and

Sharon wrote: "Just finished and gave it five stars. Obviously, for me, the very realistic portrayal of the emotional partnership between police officer and working police dog, plus t..."

This was my favorite all of last year. I can't recommend it enough.

Darwin wrote: "@sharon - how did it compare with crais' other works? i love his elvis cole/joe pike books but have never read anything else from him. wondering if i should give that a shot"

Darwin, I've read The Two Minute Rule and Demolition Angel by Robert Crais and liked them both quite well.

The Sherlockian

I have been reading The Sherlockian - first book of the new year for me. It is absolutely wonderful so far, I would highly recommend it to even a mild Sherlock fan. :)

Shannon wrote: "Starting to read these books now


Just Finsh reading The Skin Map by..."

Careful! JA Konrath's books are so addictive. I absolutely love the characters and I find them to be so gritty and honestly scary. The entire series is worth a read.

I just finished A Wicked Snow. It was a good book.

Just starting by Frederick Forsyth

I am still working on and started .

Jannene wrote: "I finished . A couple days ago. It was a good book. It was a tad confusing in the beginning because she switched from past to present within the same chapter. You tend ..."

Lisa Gardener is awesome....keep reading! I think the 4th of the series is the best. The Neighbor. Love her books!

: "Jannene wrote: "I am still working on "

Tay wrote: I did not like the first half but thought the second half was very good."

Darwin wrote: "@sharon - how did it compare with crais' other works? i love his elvis cole/joe pike books but have never read anything else from him. wondering if i should give that a shot"

Love all his standalone. Hostage and Two Minute Rule were both great but my favorite is Demolition Angel.

Tay wrote: ": "Jannene wrote: "I am still working on "

Tay wrote: I did not like the first half but thought the second half was very good.""

Good to know. I am not moving very fast in the book as it seems a slow start.

For the next week or two i be reading on
Sister by Rosamund Lupton
Black House byStephen King
Gone Missing by Linda Castillo
Killing Floor by Lee Child
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci
Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Just finished my 1st book of the year lol. Under Different Stars - Amy A. Bartol and now I am going to read Bishop Street - Rene D. Schultz.

Jannene wrote: "I am still working on and started ."

206 Bones is my favorite out of the books I have read in this series. Not sure why, it just appealed to me.

I'm reading The Lost Witness by Robert Ellis

I just finished, on audio, Interpreter of Maladies and for all you audio fans I suggest you read it instead of listening to it. I don't think I got the full story through the audio book. I am now listening on audio, The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers. It's a great story.

I finished Low Pressure by Sandra Brown. Bellamy's sister Susan was murdered 18 years ago. A teenage boy was convicted of the murder but Bellamy still has questions and writes a book to expunge the incident from her mind. When the book causes renewed interest in the case many people with something to hide get antsy and Bellamy is threatened. Bellamy and Dent Carter, Susan's boyfriend at the time of the murder, form an uneasy alliance to look into Susan's murder. They discover that witnesses lied, the police and prosecutor wanted to convict someone at any cost, someone is bent on revenge, and Susan wasn't the innocent her parents portrayed. For me the obligatory romance between Bellamy and Dent was an unnecessary distraction but I enjoyed the book and recommend it to mystery lovers.

I'm reading and

I just finished reading . I enjoyed it and gave it a rating of 4 stars. It was an improvement over some of his more recent books, IMHO. It did drag a little at times.

Just finished Gone by James Patterson and it was a big disappointment for me, 2 stars. I started the newest Stephanie Plum Takedown Twenty last night. Hopefully it has something new to add to the mix rather than just the whole Morelli/Ranger thing.

I've sneaked in Soul-Mates Forever - Vicki Green and now going back to Bishop Street - Rene D. Schultz.

Have gone back to one of the classics again Had forgotten just how much I do enjoy the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie.

I am trying to finish "winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah for a local book club. I guess I am not much on Romance.
I have also started "A Killing in the Hills" by Julia Keller - now this is a good one! I finished half of it in one night. Hope to read the rest of it today. I also have her next book of hers here to read "Bitter River". I think I have really found a great author that knows how to create very interesting characters !

I just finished . This was another good book from Kathy. I always enjoy the series. I suspected what was going on in the beginning and begged Tempe to figure it out sooner.

I am reading Jonathan Kellerman's

Sharon wrote: "Have gone back to one of the classics again Had forgotten just how much I do enjoy the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie."

I agree that the books are enjoyable. I also re-read them occasionally.