Nicola Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Personally, I would recommend any of his books Charm is sending me The Blue Nowhere in the post and I can't wait to get started! I've not read any Deaver book that isn't in the Lincoln Rhyme series so I'm really looking forward to it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I would suggest Chelsea Cain's Sweetheart and the sequel Heartsick. I had never heard of Cain before until I saw the books in the library and they sounded really interesting. Picked them up and read it and now I'm eagerly waiting for the third novel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I would suggest Chelsea Cain's Sweetheart and the sequel Heartsick. I had never heard of Cain before until I saw the books in the library and they sounded really interesting. Picked them up and read it and now I'm eagerly waiting for the third novel I have heartsick coming in the post any day, very exicted to read it, it's about time we had a decent female serial killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I have heartsick coming in the post any day, very exicted to read it, it's about time we had a decent female serial killer. Oooh, I'm excited for you! I definitely agree about the female serial killer thing. I really liked Heartsick but I think I enjoyed the sequel Sweetheart more. I said this to Charm the other day that there are a couple of weird and unusual aspects to the story and Cain plays really well with those aspects. The second book definitely goes deeper into the story and the characters. If you enjoy the first book, I'd recommend you read the second book without reading the blurb so you'll get more out of it on your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Oooh, I'm excited for you! I definitely agree about the female serial killer thing. I really liked Heartsick but I think I enjoyed the sequel Sweetheart more. I said this to Charm the other day that there are a couple of weird and unusual aspects to the story and Cain plays really well with those aspects. The second book definitely goes deeper into the story and the characters. If you enjoy the first book, I'd recommend you read the second book without reading the blurb so you'll get more out of it on your own Thanks for the advice, I'll try what you said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LL13 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Try PJ Tracy (Dead run, Want to Play etc) - some great characters and thrills Would also highly recommend Chris Mooney and his heroine character CSI McCormack Good American thrillers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave165 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I enjoyed the books by a relatively new Irish author Declan Hughes He writes about a private detective returned from the States and I can thoroughly recommend them if you like that kind of fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I would suggest Chelsea Cain's Sweetheart and the sequel Heartsick. I had never heard of Cain before until I saw the books in the library and they sounded really interesting. Picked them up and read it and now I'm eagerly waiting for the third novel Is that evil at Heart?? Thats already in my local library I spotted it the otehr day. I have Sweetheart and Heartsick on my TBR pile as someone gave them to me as a present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) Is that evil at Heart?? Thats already in my local library I spotted it the otehr day. I have Sweetheart and Heartsick on my TBR pile as someone gave them to me as a present. Yep, it's Evil at Heart and I've already read it too It wasn't quite as good as Sweetheart and Heartsick but great anyway! You should definitely read them soon, and read them in order! Edit: Oh my, I think I've put the books in the wrong order in my previous posts, the real order is Heartsick, Sweetheard and Evil at Heart!! Edited November 27, 2009 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausonius Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I came across this book recently: just published last month. Highly recommended for adults as well as teenagers. Why Begins With W. From an on-line review at "The Good Music Guide": "I recently finished Why Begins With W. Great fun! Doubt that most references would be picked up by the average teen. I especially liked the androgynous Patrick MacGoohan narrator and the plot development of unblossoming; very Agatha Christie. Indeed, half way through I thought the author might even be going for a Murder on the Orient Express finish, where a clique of jealous upperclasmen kills (the victims). The (...) twist was unseen, but totally justified in restrospect. Excellent story. Hope it catches on. Will leave a review on Amazon soon." I am not sure what the reviewer means by a "Patrick McGoohan" narrator: the narrator refuses to divulge his/her gender to the reader. There are clues both ways, which is part of the fun in the book. I assume it might be a reference to McGoohan's famous TV series The Prisoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I came across this book recently: just published last month. Highly recommended for adults as well as teenagers. Why Begins With W. From an on-line review at "The Good Music Guide": "I recently finished Why Begins With W. Great fun! Doubt that most references would be picked up by the average teen. I especially liked the androgynous Patrick MacGoohan narrator and the plot development of unblossoming; very Agatha Christie. Indeed, half way through I thought the author might even be going for a Murder on the Orient Express finish, where a clique of jealous upperclasmen kills (the victims). The (...) twist was unseen, but totally justified in restrospect. Excellent story. Hope it catches on. Will leave a review on Amazon soon." I am not sure what the reviewer means by a "Patrick McGoohan" narrator: the narrator refuses to divulge his/her gender to the reader. There are clues both ways, which is part of the fun in the book. I assume it might be a reference to McGoohan's famous TV series The Prisoner. Thanks for this review, I love finding a cheeky who dunnit novel. Have put that in my littlebalck reading book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausonius Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 The novel is quite "cheeky" indeed! The narrator offers some unpleasantly true commentary on school life, while investigating a murder-suicide (or a double murder) at her/his high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelfoley Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Two brilliant books i'd highly recommend are The Power of the Dog and The Winter of Frankie Machine, both by Don Winslow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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