Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

Here are the results of our end of the year polls:
M/T Tops
24 people listed 159 different books.

9 votes
THE SCARECROW - Michael Connelly

6 votes
SHANGHAI MOON - SJ Rozan
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Steig Larssen

5 votes
LONG LOST - Harlan Coben
GONE TOMORROW - Lee Child

4 votes
THE WAY HOME - George Pelecanos
THE NEIGHBOR - Lisa Gardner
THE BRASS VERDICT - Michael Connelly

3 votes
WICKED PREY - John Sanford
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE - Steig Larssen
THE FIRST RULE - Robert Crais

2 votes
THE DECEIVED - Brett Battles
THE DEVIL'S PUNCHBOWL - Greg Iles
DEAD AND GONE - Charlaine Harris
LOOK AGAIN - Lisa Scottoline
CHILD 44 - Tom Rob Smith
UNDONE - Karin Slaughter
T IS FOR TRESPASS - Sue Grafton
SILENCE IN THE GRAVE - Deanna Raybourn
DARK PLACES - Gillian Flynn
ROUGH COUNTRY - John Sanford
HARDBALL - Sara Paretsky
9 DRAGONS - Michael Connelly
BADLANDS - Richard Montanari

Only 11 people listed Bottoms. There were 47 separate books listed; not one got two votes.

16 people listed series. There were 50 listed.

8 votes
Harry Bosch

7 votes
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike

5 votes
Jack Reacher

4 votes
Stephanie Plum
Lucas Davenport

3 votes
Sookie Stackhouse
Lydia Chen and Bill Smith
Harry Dresden
"Jack" Daniels
Myron Bolitar

2 votes
Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne
Spenser
Faye Longchamp
Balzano & Byrne


New Authors listed more than once (NTMA)
Bryan Gruley
Spencer Quinn
Steig Larssen
Tom Rob Smith
J A Konrath
David Housewright

Finally, the TOP 10 in Non M/T
24 people listed 116 books.

4 votes
THE GIVEN DAY - Dennis Lehane
TURN COAT - Jim Butcher

3 votes
HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - J K Rowling
TWILIGHT - Stephanie Meyers
THE BOOK THIEF -

2 votes
CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER - Michelle Moran
ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE - Barbara Kingsolver
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN -Stein
CUTTING FOR STONE - Vorghese
THE STORY SISTERS - Alice Hoffman
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK - Neil Gaiman
WORLD WITHOUT END - Ken Follett
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY -
THE HELP - Kathryn Stockett
THE HOUSE ON TRADD STREET - Karen White
VERY VALENTINE - Trigiani
THE MACHINE '75 CINC. REDS - Joe Posnanski

Cheryl - thank you so much for all your efforts! I love these lists and plan to refer to them often as I make my next reading choices.

ditto what marcy said! thanks, cheryl.

Thanks,Cheryl.

Cheryl, thanks for compiling everyone's list. It is always fun to what books come out on top.

Cheryl:
Thanks so much for the compilation and summary of all of our favorite 2009 books!
I look forward to reading the ones I have missed! Without checking to be sure, I think have read 15 of the top MT books and the others look very tempting!

Thank you Cheryl!!

Thank you Cheryl.

Thanks Cheryl

Thank you for doing this. Not much to argue about in the lists.

Cheryl, you're the BEST!!! I love seeing the results every year!

Cheryl,

Great job as usual!!!! The lists are always fun to read.

Good work, Cheryl! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to do this for us, you can see we really appreciate it.

I appreciate all the thanks, but I actually enjoy doing this. I started out as a math major many years ago, and I enjoy playing with statistics. I ran all the fantasy sports pools at school before I retired, and again I enjoyed playing with the numbers.

It is time consuming, but it's only once a year.

Cheryl wrote: "Here are the results of our end of the year polls:
M/T Tops
24 people listed 159 different books.

9 votes
THE SCARECROW - Michael Connelly

6 votes
SHANGHAI MOON - SJ Rozan
THE GIRL WITH ..."

Thanks you for the lists. I have the Larssen books on my Kindle TBR pile. Still working thru Under the Dome.

Thanks Cheryl