Books on the Nightstand discussion

Hello
I am looking to start another thriller or mystery book series and I am looking for recommendations.
Thanks!

What are some series you have enjoyed?

Anything by James Patterson or Lee Child.
Thanks for the reply

Jo Nesbo writes some pretty great thrillers/mysteries! His Harry Hole series is one of my favorites.

Jillian wrote: "Jo Nesbo writes some pretty great thrillers/mysteries! His Harry Hole series is one of my favorites."
Thanks! I will look him up.

Carol O'Connell (my favorite)

There's a site that can help you: http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com

Warren wrote: "Hello
I am looking to start another thriller or mystery book series and I am looking for recommendations.
Thanks!"

Two of my favorite mystery series:
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch
Las Angeles Hollywood Detective Bosch loves reading, art and jazz and is an interesting character study.

Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire's Mysteries
Longmire is the Sheriff of Wyoming's Absaroka County. The setting comes to life, there's lots of wise-cracking between the characters, and enough mystery to keep you going. My thoughts about Longmire in the first, The Cold Case, were that he was a large, tall man, heavy set, a bit paunchy, widowed just a year, he's chiseled enough for men and has just enough of a soft side for us women to love him. He drinks hard, mostly Rainier Beer, is ex military, tends to moodiness and seems a bit intellectual. The cast of supporting characters in this first outing include his good friend, Henry Standing Bear, of the Cheyenne Nation, Vic, a smart, sassy, sexy, exurbanite, who becomes his deputy sheriff and plays well to Longmire's grieving soul.

Now for thrillers:

If you're interested in a kick-a** woman, Taylor Steven's Vanessa Michael Munroe is quite good.

Some newbie contenders:
Roger Hobbs Ghostmanand Vanishing Games

Dick Wolf The Intercept, The Execution: A Jeremy Fisk Novel

Some resources that might help

The Big Thrill, International Thriller Writers

Criminal Element

Mystery Scene Magazine
Though you'll get more content with a paid subscription, the online site offers lots of good info.

Thanks everyone for the awesome recommendations and websites

Warren

Tana French is my absolute favorite! Start with "In The Woods" and go from there :)

Warren wrote: "Thanks everyone for the awesome recommendations and websites Warren"

Could you stand one more database? This one is free and gives you so many search options:

http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/l...

on the right side you'll see a box that allows you to pick subjects like thrillers and then click "in a series" on the right hand side and then search. You can then either just browse through the results or narrow it more by choosing something from the left side like "disasters" and then click the narrow button above.

Sounds confusing but play with it a bit and have fun finding new things to read.

Dan Silva has some good ones!

Tana French is great and so is J K Rowling's series (written under the name Robert Galbraith). I also used to love anything Mary Higgins Clark or Carol Higgins Clark wrote. Tana French is definitely the darkest out of all of them but is supremely well-written, the Clarks are the lightest reads.

I highly recommend John Sanford's Prey novels. I echo the Tana French recommendations, too.

I'm not usually a mystery reader, but I've read all three of the Cormoran Strike novels by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling. Loved them all.

You could try some Brendan Dubois novels. They're a little more PG in content than James Patterson.

You could try some Brendan Dubois novels. They're a little more PG in content than James Patterson.

You could try the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz (Odd Thomas). I just listened to the first one on audio earlier this month and really enjoyed the book. It was recommended to me by one of my co-workers.

Not necessarily a series, but I love Dick/Felix Francis books - originally written by Dick Francis, who was a former steeplechase jockey in Britain, and since his death his son, Felix, has taken over. They're all set in the world of racing and as a former equestrian, of course I love it. There are a few of the novels that have a recurring character, Sid Halley, but really all of them are fun.

I second Daniel Silva.

I've been reading the Aimee Leduc mysteries by Cara Black...they all take place in Paris.
Also just started the Louise Penny mysteries which take place in a small town outside of Montreal...only read the first one but they came recommended and it was pretty good so far.

I really like the "Department Q" series by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Not as dark as the "Harry Hole" series (which is fantastic) and has a touch of humor.

I know this thread started some time ago, but in case people are still looking for options, I highly recommend Mick Herron's Slough House sequence following a group of disgraced MI-5 agents. The first entry in the series is Slow Horses. More fun than books have a right to be.