A Good Thriller discussion

Here you can name any favourite reads of the year. Whether it be a 5* or a book that you just feel passionately about , or indeed a top ten towards the end of the year - share them with us.

Excited about the Ashoka - The Lion of Maurya from Ashok Banker. It's an ARC available through his website.

Indian history and mythology is not as explored as it could have been.. David you listening... :)

My favorite books this year---

The Sound of Glass by Karen White
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb
Penguin Island by Anatole France
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
Night of the Crabs by Guy N. Smith
The Frozen Sky by Jeff Carlson
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

This year's favourites (so far)

Crime:


In general:

A Selfless Man by Shawn Raymond Poalillo. Best book I ever read. Couldn't put it down.

A Selfless Man

For this list I'm not including those wonderful books that are not thrillers...

My favorite thrillers read this year:
I Let You Go
Daisy in Chains
The Widow

Under the Harrow
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Girl in the Red Coat
In Her Wake
The Girls in the Garden

Some of the great thrillers I read (not necessarily published) this year & recommend to others:

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Still reading, so who knows (with 6 days to go!)...

MYSTERY/THRILLER
Void David Staniforth
The Face of Death Cody McFadyen
Blood Lines Angela Marsons
Dark Water Robert Bryndza
Serpents in the City H.N. Wake
Manitou Canyon William Kent Krueger
Shadow Man Cody McFadyen
The Trapped Girl Robert Dugoni
GENERAL FICTION:
My Name Is Angela Marsons
RainwaterSandra Brown
Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly
The Ballroom Anna Hope

Sandy wrote: "Some of the great thrillers I read (not necessarily published) this year & recommend to others:

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Wow, Sandy, I read none of those! I must check some of the out.

Really difficult to cut the list, but my 10 favorites of 2016 in no particular order:

Blood Hollow William Kent Krueger
Daisy in Chains Sharon Bolton
Dark Water Robert Bryndza
Serpents in the City H.N. Wake
Void David Staniforth
Play Dead Angela Marsons
Blood Lines Angela Marsons
Dear Mother Angela Marsons
Shadow Man Cody McFadyen
The Face of Death Cody McFadyen

Janet wrote: "Here you can name any favourite reads of the year. Whether it be a 5* or a book that you just feel passionately about , or indeed a top ten towards the end of the year - share them with us."

My favorites this year are
The Lilac Girls
The Storyteller
News of the World

Christine wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Some of the great thrillers I read (not necessarily published) this year & recommend to others:


That's what is great about these lists...I can "steal" the ones I haven't heard of ; )

Highly recommend Brighton. Yes, it's a murder/suspense but sooo much more. Makes you think about family ties & how differently you perceive events from childhood when you look back with adult eyes.

I love Mick Herron's series. About MI5 agents that have royally screwed up so you have the spy vs. spy angle but it's the clever plotting & black humour that brings me back.

Ragdoll is not out til next year but I think it's going to be the huge seller of 2017. First time author (which is astounding!) got a 3 book deal with a major publisher based on draft of this one. If you enjoy Stuart MacBride, grab it.

Waiting for your list, Christine! Hope you're enjoying the holidays.

Yes, I was dying to get ahold of Ragdoll several weeks back, but NG had it for Canada and Europe, not US. I have MacBride's on my list. Will check out Brighton and Mick Herron's series. Thanks for the extra info, Sandy!

My longest book Outlander (also most popular)
My Shortest Virgins haha

Favorite Books I can't choose between these three:
The Painter
Ordinary Grace
A Land More Kind Than Home

Thriller: Make Me

YA or maybe fantasy:
A Monster Calls I just hope the movie does it justice

Graphic Art: (Also highest rated) The Absolute Sandman all volumes

NF: The Great Deulge Now I better understand the catastrophe of Katrina

Classics: East of Eden Finally discovered the genius of Steinbeck, The Pearl, Cannery Road, and of course, this masterpiece. Chosen for me by the Wonderful PIFM group

Humor: Furiously Happy I really admire her honest, dark humor

Memoir: Chickens in the Road Love the Mcminn so well captured how I'm trying to live.

The best books i read this year and not only thrillers are:

1. Void, I knew it would be in the list since i read it in January :)
2. The Beauty of the End, this was a surprise for me, it received a lot of low rating, but it still made it to this list. I think it is the kind of books you either Love or Hate.
3. The Forgotten Woman, my first Angela Marsons and i loved it
4. Dark Water
5. The Troubles Keeper
6. The Angel's Game, this was not published this year but this series is simply amazing!
7. Sisi: Empress on Her Own, The story of this empress always fascinated me and this book is the best account i've read about her.
8. Frayed, disturbing and touching Psychological thriller!
9. Elementary, She Read, the best cozy mystery of the year for me!
10. Far from the Madding Crowd, definitely not a thriller, but the style of Thomas Hardy is unique, at least for me :)

Some of the best books I read/listened to this year...

Sandy wrote: "Christine wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Some of the great thrillers I read (not necessarily published) this year & recommend to others:
having hard time keeping up with this!!! so many things going on, including 2 bookclubs

That's what is great about these lists...I can "steal" the ones I h..."

My favorite reads for 2016 (not in any particular order). I had to cut down my list in order to have 10, otherwise I would have posted 15.

Stasi Child David Young
Sweetgirl Travis Mulhauser
News of the World Paulette Jiles
A Great Reckoning Louise Penny
Face Blind: A MysteryLance Hawvermale
IQ Joe Ide
Irmina Barbara Yelin
The Wolf Road Beth Lewis
The Dry Jane Harper
A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles

This was very difficult; I've read so many good books this year.


Play Dead
Blood Lines
Shadow Man
Life or Death
The Illegal Gardener
Saving Septic Cyril: The Illegal Gardener Part II
The Wise Man's Fear
I Am Pilgrim
Warheart
Close Your Eyes attach to this all the books in the series, even if that is cheating somewhat.

I'm blown away by those here that have placed Void in their top ten, thank you. Never expected such an honour; you've made my year :~)

My top ten, hard to pick ten !

Daisy in Chains

A Great Reckoning

Murder in Thrall

The Black Widow

Because I'm Watching

Blind Sight

Here are four of my all-time favorites that I reread this year.

Now You See Me

The Little Drummer Girl

Leave the Grave Green

The Informationist

Angela Marsons series is a popular choice, it is on my list to start this year.

My Top Reads

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Two of my favourite books of 2016 were:
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter and
YOU by Caroline Kepnes.

I loved them so much, I'm doing a buddy read of Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes next week and I'm so excited!

My favorite is the ARC of Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo

My top 2: by Arnaldur Indriðason and by Megan Miranda.