The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Hello to all, first as a reader and secondly as an author whose ninth novel (Unmanned), will be published by Knopf this August. I'd like to start by recommending a wonderful, powerful book from quite a few years ago, a title which tends to be forgotten, partly because the author died in the year of its publication (1998), and partly because it was the only novel he ever wrote. But if you enjoy mysteries/thrillers with beautiful and intelligent prose, evocative international settings, and moody atmospherics, then you can't go wrong with "In the Memory of the Forest," by Charles Powers, set in rural Poland in the early 1990s, when the country was just getting accustomed to life after the Iron Curtain. The only drawback is that, when you finish, you'll be all the more regretful that Powers didn't live to give us more. It's a real gem (published by Penguin, I believe, and still in print), largely overlooked, so give it a try.

Wow, dan, thanks for the recommendation. I have never heard of
In the Memory of the Forest, but will look into it.

and Nine (count'em 9) novels. Color me impressed... will go look at those too.

oh... and welcome to the group.

Dan wrote: "Hello to all, first as a reader and secondly as an author whose ninth novel (Unmanned), will be published by Knopf this August. I'd like to start by recommending a wonderful, powerful book from qui..."

Oh! I think I have that book!
Welcome, Dan! Nice to have you here both as reader and as author!

Welcome to the group, Dan and thanks very much for the recommendation.

Welcome. I've read some of your books and enjoyed them all. Looking forward to "Unmanned" in August.

Thanks for the welcomes, and thanks also to Gram. Let me know what you think of it. Cheers.