What are you currently reading?

[QualityBookReviews]

An open discussion on what everyone is currently reading. Make recommendations to others, discuss what is new, hot, bestsellers, anything and everything related to books and the authors.

[Larry W. Chavis]

At the moment, I am reading an anthology entitled, *Thriller,* edited by James Patterson. It brings together short stories of the thriller-suspense genre by authors such as James Grippando, David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, F. Paul Wilson, etc. Next up on my "to-read" list is a collection by Jeffrey Deaver, whose work I haven't read up till now. The tales in *Thriller* are varied in style, but thus far each has held up to the implied contract - "Give me some time, and I'll give you something worthwhile." If you like short fiction, it's worth a read.

Not really related to this venue's focus, I also have going *Massacre at Montségur,* a history of the Albigensian crusade of the thirteenth century.

[Margot Renne Payne]

Don't you just love The Liar's Club?! I've read it three times. She is one of those authors (a poet) that can really write so beautifully and even though it is a sad story--her story--there are just these laugh-out-loud moments. I love that book! I didn't like Cherry as much. I love poets who also write fiction.

I also read 2-3 books at a time. Only one fiction at a time-- but a couple of nonficiton along with it. I read nonfiction very differently. I can pick it up and put it down. With fiction I just read it straight through to the finish.

[Steven Torres]

The Barbed Wire Kiss by Wallace Stroby. It came highly recommended by Reed Farrel Coleman, and I thought he might know something about mysteries. Turns out he did. Good going so far.

[Margot Renne Payne]

I really enjoyed The Barbed Wire Kiss. Also, thanks Steven, the ARC of The Concrete Maze arrived in the mail today! I had just started Beneath a Panamanian Moon, by David Terrenoire--and am thoroughly enjoying it. So your book is next on my stack. Working my way through all the authors on CS--in addition to other books I can't resist.

Jon--I read The Liars Club three times. It will remain one of my all-time favorite books. Brilliant, beautifully written. I'm sure I'll read it again.

[DADavenport]

Ken Bruen's Priest, and savoring it like a glass of Jameson! I am a fast reader, but I don't want to miss a word. And it's terrific. I find myself laughing out loud at some of his lines and getting strange looks in the lunchroom. Thanks for another great read, Ken!

[Dagnya Wrend]

Laughing out loud is absolutely what I do when reading Bruen. He is a genius and I love him!!

[Naomi Johnson]

I hate to say something as trite as 'ditto' but when it's no less than the 100% unvarnished truth, what else can I do?

[Donna Moore]

I loved THE BARBED WIRE KISS Steven. That Reed certainly knows how to recommend a good book :o) And DA, PRIEST is excellent. I just finished the most recent in the series, CROSS. Every time I read a Ken Bruen it just blows me away.

I have just started Scott Frost's NEVER FEAR which is interesting so far. A policewoman in LA investigates the unsolved murders of 3 women nearly 20 years ago when her half brother, who she didn't know existed, is found murdered.

[Karen from AustCrime]

I'm reacting to a long hot miserable summer so I'm reading Ice Moon by Jan Costin Wagner and then I'm going to follow that up with Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell.

My "handbag" book at the moment is Lucy Sussex's Anthology Shadow Alley which is a series of short stories by luminaries like Kerry Greenwood, Garry Disher, Jennifer Rowe and so on - all of whom were asked to take their main character back to their childhood / teenage years.

[Iain Rowan]

I read Ice Moon last month, and thought that it was great. Unfortunately it also seems to be the only one of Jan Costin Wagner's novels that's been translated into English, which is more than a little frustrating.

[Karen from AustCrime]

Darn blast mutter mumble - that's bad news - I just finished Ice Moon and it was extremely good.

[Iain Rowan]

I've emailed Harvill, who publish him in the UK, to ask if they have any plans to publish any of the others in translation. Not heard anything back yet.