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It appears to me that American crime writers are preoccupied with serial killers and thrillers. Given this subject matter, then their objective seems to be to seek to write the grossest murder methods. As you say, this IS violence porn. What I wou...
Frederic Brown (better known for his science fiction) wrote three books about a young man and his uncle in Chicago during the early fifties. The first, "The Fabulous Clipjoint," is the best. The other titles are "Dead Ringer" and "Bloody Moonlight...
The best historical mystery of all is "The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey.
Lindsey Davis' Falco series is charming. Falco is an informer (detective) in Vespasian's reign. Imagine James Rockford in ancient Rome.
Anne Perry wrote two series. A...
Because your taste in mysteries and mine are similar, I bought the first of your books from Amazon. It's waiting on my TBR stack. Cheers.
I agree. The last book about Resnick just about broke my heart. John Harvey's also published poetry. I should read some.
Mankell is my favorite of the Swedish writers. Faceless Killers is the first of 10 or 11 in the series. Do read them in order of publication.
In a break from my usual reading diet of mysteries, I'm reading Craig Ferguson's autobiography. Love tha...
To obtain preferred treatment:
In Italy, be a doctor (dottore for both MD and PhD)
In Germany, wear a uniform
In Mexico, try to speak Spanish
In England (outside of London), smile
In Scotland, breathing is sufficient
In London, nothing will make a...
The difference is that Bruen has a sense of humor, albeit a black one.
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- Davenport, Iowa
- About Me:
- Mysteries, Dave Matthews Band, and portraiture in beading occupy my free time. Looking forward to retirement --- more free time.
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- Reader
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, Ian Rankin, Colin Dexter, Val McDermid, Charlie Huston,Lawrence Block, Frederic Brown, Ken Bruen, James Lee Burke, James Sallis, Robert Crais, Lindsey Davis,
Michael Dibdin, Eric Garcia, Richard Morgan
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- Best TV show this season, no doubt about it, was Friday Night Lights.
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 10:00am on September 5, 2009,
John Gannon said… - Hi Suzanne - I'm new around here and trying (very hard) to make some headway - have you any tips?
- At 7:56am on August 23, 2009,
Preetham Grandhi said… - Hi Suzanne , I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a murder, mystery, psychological thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. You can also read more reviews by clicking on the More Reviews button at the website. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
- At 10:50am on December 3, 2008,
Dan Coleman said… - Or you could just read it here on my page in pdf, where it's perfectly clear and easy going.
- At 11:23am on July 18, 2008,
Dan Coleman said…
- Hi, Suzanne,
Assuming you're still with us here at the space, welcome.
Please have a free read of my novel, FOUL SHOT, at my site, www.PVT-i.COM, when you have the time.
If you have a problem pulling it up, let me know and I'll help.
Hope you can enjoy it.
Dan
- At 9:03am on July 7, 2007,
Pari Noskin Taichert said…
- You like 'em dark, Suzanne. I don't write that myself, but appreciate those who do it well.
BTW: you might be interested in our blog -- Murderati.com because Ken Bruen is a contributor. Also, he'll be on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson next Tues. July 9
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