Leto

Who's your favorite mystery, thriller or crime story author of the moment ? What would you reccomend to read in the genre this summer ?

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Alexa

My favorite is Mary Higgins Clark. And forever Agatha Christie.
I have "For the sake of Helena", by Elizabeth George on my summer list for the moment.

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Princess Ivy

Agatha christie, ruth rendel/barbara vine, janet evanovitch, elizabeth george, patrica d cornwell, johnathan kellerman...
list is fairly long (goes on for several more pages, but thats the top few.

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Leto

For my part, no matter how I'm fond of Agatha Christie (I've read most of her books, even the spy ones), I prefer crime and cop story to mystery books, as the one wrotten be Elmore Leonard, Dashiell Hammet, Chester Himes and James Ellroy. In fact I'm a big fan of noir novels and films.
Spy novel and thriller ala John Grisham or Tom Clancy are not my favorite, but I really enjoy them in summer, lazying on the beach. Currently reading the Janson directive by Robert Ludlum.

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Princess Ivy

personally, i find grishom a bit dry and clancey a bit to 'been there done that got the t-shirt'
i'd rather read something well crafted and/or funny

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littlemissattitude

Definitely James Ellroy.* Amazing writer, if you have the stomach for his material.* Jonathan Kellerman is very good but his wife, Faye Kellerman, is even better.* Stephen White writes a good series about a therapist in Colorado who also solves crimes.* I've always really liked Robert B. Parker's "Spenser" novels, but I'm warning you that you'll get hungry if you read them - lots of food preparation scenes as a background for discussions about the crimes being solved.* Tony Hillerman writes about tribal policemen Joe Leaphorn, an Indian with an anthropology degree and Jim Chee, who besides being a cop is also learning to be a healer, in a series of very good books, some of which have been turned into movies for PBS in the States.* Kathy Reichs writes about a forensic anthropologist who divides her time between Canada and the southern US.* Patricia Cornwell is also very good.

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Alexa

It seems it's the time for me to go back to the library with a fresh liste in my hand. Thanks, Littlemiss. :smilie:

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Leto

Patricia Cornwell is a good one, but I was unimpressed by her last work with Scarpetta. Story is starting to be redundant and not focused anymore in the thriller

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Princess Ivy

check the thread about her, especially her new 'hero' *shudder*

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Princess Leia: I don't know who you are or where you've come from, but from now on you'll do as I say, okay?

Leto

Just read one of this new trend, and found it good but not great.

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