The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Ten Female Detectives:

1. Cordelia Gray - P.D. James
2. Hannah Wolfe - Sarah Dunant
3. Kinsey Milhone - Sue Grafton
4. Jane Rizzoli - Tess Gerritsen

1. Cordelia Gray - P.D. James
2. Hannah Wolfe - Sarah Dunant
3. Kinsey Milhone - Sue Grafton
4. Jane Rizzoli - Tess Gerritsen
5. Mary Russell - Laurie King

1. Cordelia Gray - P.D. James
2. Hannah Wolfe - Sarah Dunant
3. Kinsey Milhone - Sue Grafton
4. Jane Rizzoli - Tess Gerritsen
5. Mary Russell - Laurie King
6. V.I. Warshawski-Sara Paretsky
7. Miss Silver - Patricia Wentworth

1. Cordelia Gray - P.D. James
2. Hannah Wolfe - Sarah Dunant
3. Kinsey Milhone - Sue Grafton
4. Jane Rizzoli - Tess Gerritsen
5. Mary Russell - Laurie King
6. V.I. Warshawski-Sara Paretsky
7. Miss Silver - Patricia Wentworth
8. Dame Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley - Gladys Mitchell
9. Kate Brannigan - Val McDermid

1. Cordelia Gray - P.D. James
2. Hannah Wolfe - Sarah Dunant
3. Kinsey Milhone - Sue Grafton
4. Jane Rizzoli - Tess Gerritsen
5. Mary Russell - Laurie King
6. V.I. Warshawski-Sara Paretsky
7. Miss Silver - Patricia Wentworth
8. Dame Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley - Gladys Mitchell
9. Kate Brannigan - Val McDermid
10. Lady Molly of Scotland Yard - Baroness Orczy

Ten Sidekicks

1 - Dr John Watson

2 - Grandma (Stephanie Plum)

3. Angela Gennaro

Gatorman wrote: "3. Angela Gennaro"

Don't know this one.

4. Archie Goodwin

5. Windsor (Win) Horne Lockwood

6. Godwin DuLac

7. Bunter

8. Lt. Vincent D'Agosta

9. Alex Delaware or Milo Sturgis, depending on your view

10. Signorina Elletra

New list
10 mysteries/thrillers with a city name in the title

1. They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie

Dena wrote: "New list
10 mysteries/thrillers with a city name in the title

1. They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie"

2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)

1. They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie"

2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson

10 mysteries/thrillers with a city name in the title

1. They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie"
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett - Mark Mills

10 mysteries/thrillers with a city name in the title

1. They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett Mark Mills
5. Bilbao Looking Glass Charlotte Macleod

1. They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett Mark Mills
5. Bilbao Looking Glass Charlotte Macleod
6. LA Confidential - James Elroy

They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett Mark Mills
5. Bilbao Looking Glass Charlotte Macleod
6. LA Confidential - James Elroy
7. A Death in Vienna-Daniel Silva

They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett Mark Mills
5. Bilbao Looking Glass Charlotte Macleod
6. LA Confidential - James Elroy
7. A Death in Vienna-Daniel Silva
8. Hollywood Station - Joseph Wambaugh

They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett Mark Mills
5. Bilbao Looking Glass Charlotte Macleod
6. LA Confidential - James Elroy
7. A Death in Vienna-Daniel Silva
8. Hollywood Station - Joseph Wambaugh
9. The Devil of Nanking - Mo Hayder

They Came to Baghdad Agatha Christie
2. Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill (Peter McGarr, book 16)
3. London Bridges - James Patterson
4. Amagansett Mark Mills
5. Bilbao Looking Glass Charlotte Macleod
6. LA Confidential - James Elroy
7. A Death in Vienna-Daniel Silva
8. Hollywood Station - Joseph Wambaugh
9. The Devil of Nanking - Mo Hayder
10. Miami Massacre - Don Pendleton

Ten animals who feature in mysteries/thrillers.

1. Horses - Dick Francis series

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown
4. Dogs-Dean Koontz books

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown
4. Dogs-Dean Koontz books
5. Wolf - Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series

| 2338 comments 1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown
4. Dogs-Dean Koontz books
5. Wolf - Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak
6. Coyotes -Tony Hillerman
7. Cats - Shirley Rouseau Murphy

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown
4. Dogs-Dean Koontz books
5. Wolf - Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak
6. Coyotes -Tony Hillerman
7. Cats - Shirley Rouseau Murphy
8. Hamster - Janet Evanovich/Plum series

< i have a request.....after this list, could we do a list of disturbing reads? i have one book in mind that was weird, was wondering what other weird reads are out there.... >

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown
4. Dogs-Dean Koontz books
5. Wolf - Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak
6. Coyotes -Tony Hillerman
7. Cats - Shirley Rouseau Murphy
8. Hamster - Janet Evanovich/Plum series
9. Coyotes - Patricia Briggs paranormals



(twoo) | 3770 comments < i have a request.....after this list, could we do a list of disturbing reads? i have one book in mind that was weird, was wondering what other weird reads are out there.... >

Sounds interesting....

Fred wrote: "Here is my top ten. I limited my list to suspense and thrillers rather mystery. My top ten mystery series would be very different. They would include authors like James Patterson, Robert B. Parke..."

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE the Payne and Jones series! Chris Kuzneski has this way of writing that makes you want to go inside the book a bit like Dan Brown (just funnier)=D
I'm surprised that he isn't famous yet!

1. Horses - Dick Francis series
2. Dogs - Carol Lea Benjamin (Rachel Alexander-Dash)
3. Cats - Rita Mae Brown
4. Dogs-Dean Koontz books
5. Wolf - Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak
6. Coyotes -Tony Hillerman
7. Cats - Shirley Rouseau Murphy
8. Hamster - Janet Evanovich/Plum series
9. Coyotes - Patricia Briggs paranormals
10. Bloodhound - Michael Bond's Pamplemousse series

Okay....Disturbing reads....

1. Haunted: A Novel - Chuck Palahniuk

1. Haunted: A Novel - Chuck Palahniuk
2. The Wrong Mother - Sophie Hannah

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3. The Devil of Nanking--Mo Hayder

4. Red Dragon - Thomas Harris

5. Aztec - Gary Jennings

6. Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi

7. Cujo - Stephen King

< huh...i'm gonna have to check out some of these! is "devil of nanking" a mo haydr? >

8. In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

9. GarnetHill-Denise Mina

Dena wrote: "10. Signorina Elletra"

bravo for brunetti's priceless friend///signorina Elletra!. amazing researcher, can find anything about everybody through her contacts.

6. The Treatment - Mo Hayder

11. The Sinner - Petra Hammesfahr

T wrote: ""

Yes, it's by Mo Hayder and it's her best book.