Can anyone recommend a good thriller or detective book . Cheers
Can anyone recommend a good thriller or detective book .
Cheers
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Can anyone recommend a good thriller or detective book .
Cheers
angela marsons
taken…no escape…
Columbiana
I like Angela Larson, Agatha Christie, graham Hurley so many
Try @Cally ?
Chris Carter’s Robert Hunter series is excellent. But, beware, pretty gruesome.
@Michael
@Peter
@Tina Peter James all the way. New book is out this month
Yep…can’t wait
@Tina have met him twice and off to share an evening with him at an event that he is doing. So looking forward to it. He is a fascinating man to listen to
The silent patient, the death sculptor
I really enjoyed the Strike detective series by Robert Galbraith
@Chris me too
the debt collector series by Jon Mills — fab
Angela Marsons, Robin Roughley, Peter James, Rachel Abbott, Mel Comley, Helen Durrant, Joy Ellis, Helen Fields, Heleyne Hammersley, Caroline Mitchell, LJ Ross and Marcia Turner
Thanks for the mention Ann.
@Ann love them all.?
Angela Marsons and Robert Brynzda 🙂
DI Braddick series plus Alex Ramsay series both by @Conrad
Gus McGuire series by @Liz
DCI Ryan series by @Louise
Roz Kray series by @Rob
All very different but all very good
@Susan thanks for the mention x
Thank you, Sue. x
@Susan Thanks Susan xx
@Conrad do I need to read these in any order
Pete Mcgreal Hi Pete, some of them are set in Warrington, so you’ll feel at home with them ha ha. You can get all 4 Braddick books on sale for £2.97 today here;https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QF9LHBT/ref=series_rw_dp_sw
Are they ebooks
@Pete They’re both, which do you read?
Paper backs
Will have a look on amazon I’m on hols next week
@Pete Here is the first one, Brick; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brick-action-packed-thriller-Conrad-Jones/dp/1912175231
I’ve read all the Angela marsons books loved them and I’m just reading deadly secrets OMG this was supposed to be my holiday book for next week but it won’t last that long . So there my kind of book s thanks every one but if anybody got anything like them recommend please .
Regards pete
Jill Dawson’s The Crime Writer
peter james
tony j forder
Any by Lawerence Sanders.
Any Robert Bryndza they are all really good
Chris Carter, Angela Marsons
Philip Kerr ‘s Berlin Noir” or any of his detective Bernie Gunther’s books.
Hi @Pete I have only just discovered Angela Marston and making my way through in order , at the same time I heard about her I was given name of another author , James Oswald , tried one & liked it , am on second one now , Prayer for the Dead. Really enjoying it too.
James Oswald is a cracking writer. meantime reading his latest No Time to Cry
@Maureen I read Cold as the Grave first and liked it, normally I would have gone back to his first one but took a book back to library,thought I would just have quick look & there were 3 there Prayer for Dead , The Damage Done & Written in Bone so I got all three [as you do ?]. Will start at begining after these.
Peter jamed
Graham masterton, James Oswald
Any David Baldacci he is a great storyteller lots of twists
John Sandford’s Prey series. There are loads and all really good. Great character development throughout all the books too. His spin off Virgil Flowers series is also great.
Catriona King, Mark Edwards
If you want British based crime try Angela Marston based in the Black Country, Steven Dunne & Steven Brown both Derbyshire based. Or try Lee Childs series featuring Jack Reacher.
Tony Parsons
Angela Marsons books are fantastic!
James Oswald, Robin Roughly, Stuart MacBride, Robert Bryndza, Carol Wyer, are a few of my favourites
@Sheila love Carol Wyer’s books
Ian Rankin and the alex cross series by James Patterson but u have to start at beginning
Louisa Luna Two gurls down. A female Jack Reacher ..Lee Child’s hero also quitegripping.
What sort do you like? Police procedural? Domestic noir? Thriller? Spys? Light humour? Dark humour? Character driven or plot driven?
@Tony’s DI Bliss series ? xxx
Try ‘Stone Mothers’ by Erin Kelly. Borrowed the proof copy from my son. I must say it’s the best book I’ve read in a long time.
Michael Connelly … Harry Bosch series
Angela Marsons is brilliant so is Peter James and Peter Robinson
LJ Ross books are brilliant and addictive. Start with the Infirmary
Michael connelly writes some good books
You can’t beat @Malcolm
Thank you everybody what a good crowd you are .
Best Regards Pete.
Thank you very much, Silvie.
Just finished Past Tense by Lee Child (Jack Reacher series)…. V.G.
What did you think Val I read 80 pages and gave up but I love jack reacher .thanks x
I finished it and glad I did … a little slower paced & probably not his best, but v.g. IMHO.
Paper Dolls by Emma pullar
Before I Go to Sleep is very good.
Read that one brilliant
@Pete it was wasn’t it? The film was disappointing.
Not seen the film but there never as good as the book are they .
I’m just finishing deadly secrets by Robert Bryndza gory but if your not sqeemish bloody brilliant
@Pete no, books are usually always better. I’ve not read any of his, will have a look. I don’t mind a bit of gore….
@Vicky
Give them ago you won’t be disappointed unputdownable ?x
@Pete just realised i have read The Girl in the Ice, will have a look at his other ones.
All Gillian McAllister’s books are excellent.
Would recommend @Leigh xx
@Valerie Thank you ?
Sharon Bolton x
Cheers x
Pete Mcgreal she written a series on a police officer called Lacey flint… fab books…
Thank you will give them ago do you have to read them in order x
@Pete yes as it lays the foundations for the follow up books . I picked up the first book in a charity shop, read it but not realising it was part of the series…then that was it, I had to read the rest lol
@Sally as you do x
Blair Howard
Chris Carter books ..
The Bernie Gunther novels by Philip Kerr. Magnificent.
Anything by @Sarah, @Tara and @Liz
@David I’m honoured. Thank you!
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@David thank you!
Thank you David -such good company to be in and of course your books are brillinat too xx
Have you tried the Ted Darling series by L M Krier? 12 in the series so far. They are Brill.
Justice series by Mel Comley ?
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Simon Beckett books, the David Hunter series starting with The chemistry of death is brilliant.
He takes a lot of stick for not writing his collaborations but I loved James Patterson / Michael Letwidge’s Step on a Crack. I read it in one go and was exhausted!
Angela Marsons Liz Mistry Mel Comely Jeffrey Deaver James Patterson to name a few ?
Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Joy Ellis
Headhunter – Michael Slade.
DI Frank Miller series by John Carson
The montalbano series, the Dexter Morgan books are great ( dark sense of humour required).and the Charlie Parker series by John Connelly
The Grace series by Peter James or Thorne by Mark Billingham
Elly Griffiths and Phil Rickman are both fab reads! xx
All Val McDermids books are great
just finished John Le Carre’s legacy of spies!
And ? X
@Pete yes i enjoyed it – revisiting an old thread in a new light!
@Rachel ?
I am writing a thriller story right now.
My new crime thriller has been getting great reviews. I’ll make you a deal! Otherwise, if you have never read the early Michael Connelly books (Harry Bosch series) I’d highly recommend those. But mine first. https://books2read.com/RighteousAssassin
Elly Griffiths and Helen fields
Try a wolf in sheep’s clothing by WJ Willans
I’ve downloaded more than six hundred wonderful crime books. Unfortunately, I’m better at downloading now than I am at actually reading them, so can’t really recommend any yet
Where to start! If you like a series then try Jo Spain, Peter Robinson, Alex Gray
Currently trying out one of Elizabeth George’s Lynley novels since I’ve enjoyed the tv series!
Read Jake Needham novels.
My favourites are Stuart MacBride,Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, DK Hood, Patricia Gibney, Helen Fields, Ben Cheetham & I’ve just started reading books by Katerina Diamond. I’ve enjoyed reading all of these books ??
Which is your favourite Diane x
@Pete that’s a tough question Pete…if you’ve read Angela Marsons then my next 2 would be Rachel Abbott and Stuart MacBride but I’ve throughly enjoyed reading them all.Ive also read Karin Slaughter & Camilla Lackberg books ??
Check out Mason Cross or M.J. Arlidge’ s latest
L J Ross Ryan series is brilliant 🙂
Chris Carter never fails to deliver superb books
Sam Wick series by Chase Austin is a new one and brilliantly shaping up… you might want to check it.
Cheers
The Couple on Cedar Close and Black Heart (Dan Riley Series) by, er…me ☺️
@Anna-lou I loved The Couple on Cedar Close.
Thank you x
I am Pilgrim
The only book I’ve ever read twice fantastic read
Ian Rankin .. In A House Full if Lies …. Martina Cole .. Betrayal
Full Of Lies .. not if !!
Lee Child, Mark Billingham, Stuart McBride, Elmore Leonard, Robert B Parker, Robert Crais, George Pelecanos
@Mel has a few series
@Tara
@Conrad
@Rob the Roz Kray series Malcolm Hollingdrakehas A fab series
@Sarah thank thanks very much for the mention x
@Sarah thank you so much ?
Thank you, Sarah. Much appreciated.
Lisa Jackson she has written over 30 books. She my favorite
some fab suggestions above. Don’t know if these authors have been mentioned (fab books):
@Clare Chase and @Malcolm. ?
Thank you, Carla.
The Charlie Parker P.I. books by John Connolly excellent series?
No Man Left Behind.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0747894K7
This whole series is AWESOME! I recommend all of his books! They are all 5 star reads for sure!
@Bobbi Thanks, Bobbi, you’re the best…
A few authors I don’t think are mentioned here are
Katherine John,
Kerry Wilkinson,
MJ Arlidge,
CJ Lyons,
LJ Sellers,
Traci Hohenstein,
Celina Grace,
Marti Green,
Bo Brennan,
Kendra Elliott,
RC Bridgestock,
Alafair Burke
Some of these may only be available on kindle
Have you tried the Galway Homicide series starting with Murder on the Old Bog Road? Different, not at all gory, and nice descriptions of the beautiful landscape in the West of Ireland. But then I am a bit biased ……