The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen"

Ice Cold was my favorite of the Rizzoli and Isles series. I found it quite spooky.

Kathryn wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen"

Ice Cold was my favorite of the Rizzoli and Isles series. I found it quite spooky."

I've never seen the show but I can't wait to read these! I hear they are great!

Janey wrote: "Last night I finished by Michael Connelly and today I've started by Lee Child."

Two of my favorite authors. Both great series!

I finished State Of The Union by Brad Thor. Now I'm reading One Rough Man by Brad Taylor

Love Tess Gerritsen. I've just read Bet you can't... Find Me and have started Scream for Me (Romantic Suspense, #8) both excellent and highly recommended.

Reading by James Rollins.

I just finished Dark Places and boy was it was dark!! Still a great read though! I've read all 3 of her books and loved each one!

Now I'm back to Blindsighted, which I had to stop reading in order to get Dark Places read and returned to the library in the time alloted. This is my first novel by Karin Slaughter and so far, I'm really liking her writing style!

Almost finished with The Thin Man and am really enjoying it. Seems darker than the movie.

I just started . It seems pretty good so far.

Two for the Dough finished hella good gonna start the next one in a few days.

Starting Swimming at Night and Silenced

Aiesha wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen"

Ice Cold was my favorite of the Rizzoli and Isles series. I found it quite spooky."

I've never seen the show but I can't w..."

I like the book series the best, but I do love watching the show, also.

just finished reading . this is so freaky! i had read all Gillian Flynn books. my most fave is , next is and least is sharp objects.

I am not sure what folder this needs to go in, but Before I Go To Sleep is $2.99 on kindle today. It is a daily deal.

started

I'm about halfway through My Forbidden Past which is one of those melodramatic old historicals written in the 40s. I picked it up because an old Ava Gardner movie I saw recently was based on it. Also almost done with Landay's The Strangler , my first foray into Landay since Defending Jacob. Finished Double Life: A Love Story from Broadway to Hollywood and A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage the latter of which was irritating.

I'm reading Vengeance in Death

Just finished In A Dry Season by Peter Robinson and Mr. Monk is a Mess by Lee Goldberg. Am currently reading To Speak for the Dead by Paul Levine.

I just finished The Warehouse by Paxton Helling. This one's a real piece of work: a "psychological thriller" and an all-niter, too. Stock up on coffee and chips for this one.

Jackie Renee wrote: "Currently rereading Agatha Christie's 4:50 From Paddington."

My goodness, I need to re-read this book. It must be over 35 years since I first read it. Let me know Jackie - is it still as good? :-)

I just finished The Anteater of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery by Betty Webb. Great story, good writing and very entertaining. I'll be reading the rest of the Zoo series.

I picked up and almost as quickly set aside Dialogues Of The Dead by Reginald Hill. I see from the jacket Hill is prolific and has a ton of reviews. The Pascoe and Dialudid mysteries seem to be immensely popular. Must be me.

I just don't get it. I found the dialog stilted where others found it witty and rapier sharp. I thought the author tried way, way too hard to be clever. The absolute worst thing was every time anyone did anything they had to answer to some local board, committee, or commission of street sign maintenance or the ministry of recidivism and tolerance. How could people possibly live like that?

Another set aside: Lincoln Child's Deep Storm. I liked Relic when I read it long ago but another Atlantis story, puhleeze.

Child and Cussler must sit around and write silly ideas on slips of paper, put them in a hat and challenge the other to come up with the most ridiculous plot lines possible. The reader can only suspend belief in the rational and embrace the unlikely so many times a page. Not my genre a'tall.

I'm reading In the Woods by Tana French

About halfway through The Gray Man and am enjoying it, good but not great....yet.

Finished , and , and started .

Jim wrote: "I just finished The Warehouse by Paxton Helling. This one's a real piece of work: a "psychological thriller" and an all-niter, too. Stock up on coffee and chips for this one."


when you say a piece of work is that in the good way or in the slang way?

I'm currently reading Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris and Introducing The Honorable Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood.

Currently reading the extraordinarily long The Murder Room

I'd given up on PD James long ago because it seemed her preoccupation with psychology and description eclipsed her feeling for plot and pace.

I'm pleasantly surprised to be speeding along with a true interest this time in the well-drawn characters and leisurely unwrapping of the disclosures. Perhaps sitting through 20 episodes of The Killing has expanded my tolerance for detection at a slower pace.

Just finished . Am hooked to this series! Intelligent, interesting and well-written.

I'm just finishing , which I'm loving. I've got going in the car (LOVE Cotton Malone) and have waiting as soo as I finish that. I LOVE retirement!!

Half way through am really enjoying going back to the vampire chronicles.

Just finished The Gray Man which was good and am starting SEAL Team 666.

Donna wrote: "Just started Death by Chocolate for the mEastery Challenge. I was chuckling from page one."

I just bought that one for my Nook. Can't wait to read it.

I'm so in love with the wine country mysteries right now by Ellen Crosby. Love the main character.

I am currently reading tons of mystery and suspense novels. Dismissed with prejudice by J A Jance, Frozen Heat by Richard Castle, corktown, and a we others.

Just finished Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin. What a great mystery!!! Could not put it down.

Just started both the Jack Daniels and Lincoln Rhyme series. I find it hard to get started on Deaver's books but once I'm in, I'm IN.

Has finished Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim Which I found to be like Roots: The Saga of an American Family - Alex Haley which I've only seen the film, but can picture it in my head. Now I've picked up In Stitches - Nick Edwards For a challenge I am doing at the moment,

I finished Judgement Call by J.A.Jance, a mystery. I liked the book okay but the motivation for the crimes seemed like a stretch. I think Jance maybe needs to take a rest from Sheriff Brady for a while. 3 stars.

Kristine wrote: "just finished reading . this is so freaky! i had read all Gillian Flynn books. my most fave is , next is ..."

I agree with these placements!

Jennifer wrote: "I'm about halfway through My Forbidden Past which is one of those melodramatic old historicals written in the 40s. I picked it up because an old Ava Gardner movie I saw recently was based on it. ..."

I was wanting to read another Landay book too since I love Defending Jacob so much. How is this one?

I just finished reading The Woods. It's the second book I've read by Harlan Coben. I really love his writing style.

I'm a third of the way through The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins. I love it!

Just finished Midnight Guardians by Jonathon King. Am sad because it's the last book in the series.

Reading Sleeping in Eden: A Novel and Brenner and God

Nikki wrote: "I just finished reading The Woods. It's the second book I've read by Harlan Coben. I really love his writing style."

Hi Nikki. I haven't read any Harlan Coben yet, and I guess I should! Which of the two books you've read would you recommend to start me off? :-)

John wrote: "Nikki wrote: "I just finished reading The Woods. It's the second book I've read by Harlan Coben. I really love his writing style."

Hi Nikki. I haven't read any Harlan Coben yet, and I guess I shou..."

I've not read many of his but have loved the 2 I have read!! I read Gone for Good and Tell No One. Excellent, excellent!! He also has a series that I've heard nothing but great things about! The first one being Deal Breaker. I've not read it but plan on it!

I finished One Rough Man by Brad Taylor. It was just okay. I also finished The Program by James Swain which was excellent. I'm now reading The Black Box by Michael Connelly

Aiesha wrote: "John wrote: "Nikki wrote: "I just finished reading The Woods. It's the second book I've read by Harlan Coben. I really love his writing style."

Hi Nikki. I haven't read any Harlan Coben yet, and I..."

Hey, thanks, Aiesha. I'll drag my lazy self over to Amazon and check these out, then I'll stick one in my 'to read' tray (which is groaning, of course, but nothing new there). :-)