The GMG Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Club

[Jo498]

You all probably have read them already but among the best "alternative Nazi history" novels are Robert Harris: Fatherland and Stephen Fry: Making History.

[Jay F]

You all probably have read them already but among the best "alternative Nazi history" novels are Robert Harris: Fatherland and Stephen Fry: Making History.

I read Fatherland some time ago, and think I saw the (TV?) movie. I ordered Making History. Thank you.

[Roy Bland]

🗓what do you think of this Italian version of "Spider's web" by Agatha Christie?Are the performances, the actors and the scenography satisfactory?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXuj2edoT94

[DavidW]

Dude, Michael Connelly is the finest author today. I have every one of the Harry Bosch books and have read them several times each; no worries, it won't be dirty cops. The thing about Bosch is him, he is so noir. The depth of the mystery is one thing, the overall mood is something else again. Just this afternoon I finished rereading the first book in another series by Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer.

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After you are done with Bosch, try Haller.   

This is a blast from the past.  I still read Connelly.  But after twenty or so books I way slowed down.  Read Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series along with Blood Work and the sequel.

[Irons]

After a 70 year run in the West End, Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap has made it to Broadway.

[DavidW]

I'm surprised that no one started this before: not MN Dave, or perhaps Utah Bill or myself. This is for mysteries and thrillers of any media, but I think TV and movies are already covered well in their threads... but novels are not.

I started reading Tony Hillerman. I began with Dance Hall of the Dead. Joe Leaphorn has an excellent eye for detail, on par with Sherlock Holmes. But he doesn't always catch the killer fast enough! I needed to use an interlibrary loan to get the first novel The Blessing Way, which finally came in, and I'm reading it now. The interesting thing about Hillerman's mysteries is (a) the setting (New Mexico) and (b) the exploration of Native American culture.



I didn't care for the first Gray Man novel by Mark Greaney, but I finally gave him a second chance with the sequel On Target, which is a way better novel. It has a Black Hawk Down type of scenario, and it was an exciting page-turner. I will be reading more Greaney novels.


What mysteries and thrillers are you reading?
 

[Kalevala]

Boy, I haven't read a mystery novel in ages!  I did borrow an Agatha Christie DVD recently.  Read many of her books years ago.    Watching a bunch of the Midsummer series too.

Looking forward to hearing what others here say that they are enjoying.

PD

[Florestan]

I liked the mystery novels of the Spanish Arturo Perez Reverte. They belong to the "intellectual" subset of the genre* and are not bad, although their finale (to borrow a musical term) is rather anticlimactic. They are well written, agreeable and don't stretch credulity too far --- what more could you ask for, considering the genre?

* the one which Umberto Eco is the undisputed and indisputable master of, what with The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum


And talking of thrillers, there's another Spaniard whose novels I liked: Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Much more "gothic" than Reverte's but equally well written and agreeable, considering the genre.

Within the confines of the genres, I heartily recommend these two writers.

[VonStupp]

Coincidentally, I just started A Diary Found at Lynchburg this week. Reading is slow going for me currently, since I now am on a 14-hour work schedule, so I get to it in extremely small bites.



Otherwise, my wife is the voracious reader of the family, who recently finished reading all of Agatha Christie's Poirot books from the pictured series below. I think I have only read Ten Little Indians / And Then There Were None from Christie.
VS

[Jo498]

I would have bet that there was already a similar thread, maybe with a different title. Or was that in general "reading" thread?

[Kalevala]

I liked the mystery novels of the Spanish Arturo Perez Reverte. They belong to the "intellectual" subset of the genre* and are not bad, although their finale (to borrow a musical term) is rather anticlimactic. They are well written, agreeable and don't stretch credulity too far --- what more could you ask for, considering the genre?

* the one which Umberto Eco is the undisputed and indisputable master of, what with The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum


And talking of thrillers, there's another Spaniard whose novels I liked: Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Much more "gothic" than Reverte's but equally well written and agreeable, considering the genre.

Within the confines of the genres, I heartily recommend these two writers.

The Name of the Rose is a wonderful novel (and movie too with the late great Sean Connery).

I just started A Diary Found at Lynchburg this week. Reading is slow going for me currently, since I now am on a 14-hour work schedule, so I get to it in extremely small bites.



Otherwise, my wife is the voracious reader of the family, who recently finished reading all of Agatha Christie's Poirot books from the pictured series below. I think I have only read Ten Little Indians / And Then There Were None from Christie.
VS

And, like your wife, my intention is/was to check out the DVDs of Poirot and David Suchet.   

K

[San Antone]

I am also a fan of the Tony Hillerman books.  Some other favorites are the Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, the Morse books by Colin Dexter; the Dalgleish mysteries by PD James; Ruth Rendell; Ann Cleeves "Vera" series.  (I also am a fan of the tv productions, although prefer the books.)

I generally read British mysteries more than the US variety, although I used to read Chandler, Elmore Leonard, and others a lot.

I go on spurts, reading a bunch of mystery novels and then none for months, or even years. I am currently in a binge of PD James, and may continue after I've finsihed her Dalgleish books. 

Good fun.

[DavidW]

* the one which Umberto Eco is the undisputed and indisputable master of, what with The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum

I recently picked up The Name of the Rose at a used bookstore, not knowing anything about it but thinking that the premise was interesting. I like discovering gems in bookstores. This is the copy I bought, a nice old mass-market paperback (they age better than people think):

[DavidW]

I would have bet that there was already a similar thread, maybe with a different title. Or was that in general "reading" thread?

I thought so as well, but the search didn't find it. I even tried Google. No joy, but I found the SF, fantasy, horror thread. Maybe it was in the forum pre-crash? It is nice to know that I'm not losing my mind!

[Jo498]

Might have been within the general reading

I thought so as well, but the search didn't find it. I even tried Google. No joy, but I found the SF, fantasy, horror thread. Maybe it was in the forum pre-crash? It is nice to know that I'm not losing my mind!

https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,23365.0.html

[Kalevala]

I am also a fan of the Tony Hillerman books.  Some other favorites are the Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, the Morse books by Colin Dexter; the Dalgleish mysteries by PD James; Ruth Rendell; Ann Cleeves "Vera" series.  (I also am a fan of the tv productions, although prefer the books.)

I generally read British mysteries more than the US variety, although I used to read Chandler, Elmore Leonard, and others a lot.

I go on spurts, reading a bunch of mystery novels and then none for months, or even years. I am currently in a binge of PD James, and may continue after I've finsihed her Dalgleish books. 

Good fun.

Really enjoyed the Colin Dexter books (plus also the t.v. series).

K

[Bachtoven]

I read a lot of Nordic Noir novels, and two favorite authors are Lars Kepler (actually a husband and wife team) and Jo Nesbo. Neither author is for the faint of heart!

[Papy Oli]

PD

Welcome back, K! 

[DavidW]

https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,23365.0.html

Ah, you found it... and I started it! Alright, I will merge the threads.

[Bachtoven]

This is one of the most disturbing yet compelling serial killer novels I have read (It's the first in a trilogy). There's a scene near the end that I wish I could un-read...