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Post by gs11rmb on Jun 23, 2014 9:56:07 GMT -5
I have one rule when I'm reading....it has to be complete fluff! I think enough at work so my reading needs to be brainless. I love murder mysteries. I just finished a Nora Roberts book (Chasing Fire I think). I also love Erica Spindler (a new fav of mine), Julie Garwood (not the romance stuff she wrote), Sandra Brown, David Baldacci and a few others that I'm forgetting right now. Because I suffer from insomnia and also read fast, I read about 2 books a week. I'm always looking for new authors Have you ever read the author Elizabeth George(the Inspector Lynley Mysteries). Excellent PD James, Dorothy L. Sayers...and of course Dame Agatha.. Dorothy L. Sayers is the greatest murder mystery writer ever! That being said, I also love Agatha Christie and PD James and rather enjoy Elizabeth George. I really like Scandinavian crime - the Norwegian Jo Nesbo is outstanding!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 23, 2014 12:12:17 GMT -5
Have you ever read the author Elizabeth George(the Inspector Lynley Mysteries). Excellent PD James, Dorothy L. Sayers...and of course Dame Agatha.. Dorothy L. Sayers is the greatest murder mystery writer ever! T If you read the 3 books written after her death, be careful. I actually liked the 1st couple but the 3rd was so bad I won't read anything written by Paton-Walsh again.
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Post by gs11rmb on Jun 23, 2014 12:20:33 GMT -5
"If you read the 3 books written after her death, be careful. I actually liked the 1st couple but the 3rd was so bad I won't read anything written by Paton-Walsh again."
I liked "Thrones, Dominations" but then the plot was sketch out by DLS. "Presumption of Death" was OK but I don't even remember who did it now - so clearly I didn't love the book! I didn't realize there was a third novel but after your review I think I'll probably skip it.
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Post by michelyn8 on Jun 23, 2014 12:31:56 GMT -5
Bosch is a homicide detective. haller is a lawyer, and Bosch's half brother. Of the two I prefer Bosch. The Gray Man is an assassin-for-hire but targets only "bad guys". Those are the most similar. I've read some of the Bosch books and but got a little tired of them. I never read Lincoln Lawyer (enjoyed the movie) but now that you've mentioned the relation, I may give it a shot. I discovered Michael Connelly when I picked up a copy of The Poet years ago. I think Bosch had a minor part in that one but he is more prevalent in the "sequel" - The Narrows. I'm a David Baldacci fan and have read most of his stuff but still working on the newer character lines. And I've wanted to give Jack Reacher a read but also just haven't gotten around to it. My daughter gave me a Kindle for Mother's Day and since then I've used it to finally read Mockingjay since my niece would never remember to send me her copy, a fluff book called Why I Love Singlehood, and about 2/3 of LA Noir. LA Noir is what the series Mob City was based on and its been kind of interesting to learn the history of the LAPD and LA itself. I never realized the mob was so prevalent out there. Usually when I think of the mob, I think Chicago, New York or Las Vegas. I've also started on The Sun Also Rises. I keep meaning to read more classics but I wouldn't really read them in school because they bored me (mostly Shakespeare back then) so its hard to find any that I'm confident I can stick with. I started using the Goodreads site to log all the books I remember having read in my life. Everytime I add one, I remember another. Its been kind of neat to see how my tastes have changed over the years and which authors I've stuck with. I even signed up for the 2014 reading challenge. I know I'm way behind but now with my Kindle and the ap on my phone, I'm determined to spend more time reading and less time surfing the web or watching TV - at least until The Walking Dead returns this fall.
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Post by achelois on Jun 23, 2014 12:41:43 GMT -5
Bosch is a homicide detective. haller is a lawyer, and Bosch's half brother. Of the two I prefer Bosch. The Gray Man is an assassin-for-hire but targets only "bad guys". Those are the most similar. I've read some of the Bosch books and but got a little tired of them. I never read Lincoln Lawyer (enjoyed the movie) but now that you've mentioned the relation, I may give it a shot. I discovered Michael Connelly when I picked up a copy of The Poet years ago. I think Bosch had a minor part in that one but he is more prevalent in the "sequel" - The Narrows. I'm a David Baldacci fan and have read most of his stuff but still working on the newer character lines. And I've wanted to give Jack Reacher a read but also just haven't gotten around to it. My daughter gave me a Kindle for Mother's Day and since then I've used it to finally read Mockingjay since my niece would never remember to send me her copy, a fluff book called Why I Love Singlehood, and about 2/3 of LA Noir. LA Noir is what the series Mob City was based on and its been kind of interesting to learn the history of the LAPD and LA itself. I never realized the mob was so prevalent out there. Usually when I think of the mob, I think Chicago, New York or Las Vegas. I've also started on The Sun Also Rises. I keep meaning to read more classics but I did what I could not to read them in school because they bored me (mostly Shakespeare back then) so its hard to find any that I'm confident I can stick with. I started using the Goodreads site to log all the books I remember having read in my life. Everytime I add one, I remember another. Its been kind of neat to see how my tastes have changed over the years and which authors I've stuck with. I even signed up for the 2014 reading challenge. I know I'm way behind but now with my Kindle and the ap on my phone, I'm determined to spend more time reading and less time surfing the web or watching TV - at least until The Walking Dead returns this fall. When I was younger, I read a lot of trashy romance novels, but now I am post-menopausal, not so many. :-)
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 23, 2014 12:41:57 GMT -5
"If you read the 3 books written after her death, be careful. I actually liked the 1st couple but the 3rd was so bad I won't read anything written by Paton-Walsh again." I liked "Thrones, Dominations" but then the plot was sketch out by DLS. "Presumption of Death" was OK but I don't even remember who did it now - so clearly I didn't love the book! I didn't realize there was a third novel but after your review I think I'll probably skip it. Yeah, I won't give spoilers out here but I'd be happy to rip it to shreds and give you spoilers in PM, if you want. ETA - another book to skip is the last book in Jean Auel's Earth Children series. I'm going to pretend she never wrote it (kind of like Highlander 2 doesn't exist for some people.)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 12:49:46 GMT -5
Another Nordic crime writer I like is Jussi Adler-Olsen ... Keeper of Lost Causes, etc.
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Post by teen persuasion on Jun 23, 2014 14:40:04 GMT -5
"If you read the 3 books written after her death, be careful. I actually liked the 1st couple but the 3rd was so bad I won't read anything written by Paton-Walsh again." I liked "Thrones, Dominations" but then the plot was sketch out by DLS. "Presumption of Death" was OK but I don't even remember who did it now - so clearly I didn't love the book! I didn't realize there was a third novel but after your review I think I'll probably skip it. Yeah, I won't give spoilers out here but I'd be happy to rip it to shreds and give you spoilers in PM, if you want. ETA - another book to skip is the last book in Jean Auel's Earth Children series. I'm going to pretend she never wrote it (kind of like Highlander 2 doesn't exist for some people.)That bad, huh? I've been meaning to read it eventually. What's a few years, after waiting, oh, a decade or so for the last few books to finally come out. I think I had a feeling that might be the case, after the second-to-last book changed the spelling of one character's name; it drove me crazy.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jun 23, 2014 14:47:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I won't give spoilers out here but I'd be happy to rip it to shreds and give you spoilers in PM, if you want. ETA - another book to skip is the last book in Jean Auel's Earth Children series. I'm going to pretend she never wrote it (kind of like Highlander 2 doesn't exist for some people.)That bad, huh? I've been meaning to read it eventually. What's a few years, after waiting, oh, a decade or so for the last few books to finally come out. I think I had a feeling that might be the case, after the second-to-last book changed the spelling of one character's name; it drove me crazy. Yep. You know that whole invisible contract a writer makes with the reader about characters? In my opinion, Auel broke just about every single contract made with the main characters - (I read Jenny Crusie's blog and she talks about writing quite a bit and that's when I figured out exactly WHY I was so disappointed and unhappy with this book. I highly recommend the blog, even if you don't like Crusie's books.) It's like Auel went down a checklist of points to resolve on a really bad day/week/month and made her characters do 180s. Again, if you want spoilers, pm me.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jun 26, 2014 10:47:29 GMT -5
Have you read Karin Slaughter? She writes murder books with ongoing set of characters. Catherine Coulter is good too but she has a little less grit IMO. Thanks for the Karin Slaughter suggestion. I read Fallen over the weekend and LOVED it. Too bad my Library only has 4 of her books and 2 of them are novellas. Sigh. At least these are also books my DH will read. So I buy them, he can read them too (assuming I give up the kindle ... actually we need to get the iPAd fixed so he can read on there). I'm glad you liked it. She is my favorite author at the moment
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jun 26, 2014 10:48:58 GMT -5
I can see why. Blindsighted was only $1.99 on Amazon. Swoon. I'm going to be spending too much money.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 26, 2014 10:53:34 GMT -5
I can see why. Blindsighted was only $1.99 on Amazon. Swoon. I'm going to be spending too much money. That's the one that has a scene that stuck with me. Great book though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 11:10:47 GMT -5
Just finished the Circle... Interesting perspective on where we are headed as a technical/ social media society, and asking questions if what is public and private and what go people have a right to expect and know... Not 'must read', but engaging enough its worth a read. Anyone wants it, P&M me and I'll ship it off...
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