Tumper Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Anything by Conan-Doyle or Agatha Christie, I am also partial to Christopher Fowler and his Bryant & May stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eliza1 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I liked Beneath the skin by Nicci French and A place of hiding by Elizabeth George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophelia Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) I had difficulty answering this one, too. I loved 'The Woman in White' and also most of Colin Dexter's 'Inspector Morse' stories but, if forced to choose one then it would be a P D James. But the trouble is - which one? .... Ermm - I'll get back to you! Edited September 20, 2010 by Ophelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Such a difficult call! It would probably be a Sherlock Holmes book and if I have to chose, then I would go for Study in Scarlet - such a well rounded novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Books do furnish a room Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Difficult one; I have fond memories of the Peter Wimsey novels, but I still think Sherlock Holmes is the best. But I still enjoy modern writers like Gerritson and Cornwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick88 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I have read many fascinating thrillers, especially by Elizabeth George (does anyone know her?) Currently my favourite has to be "Well-schooled in murder" by Elizabeth George herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I don't read a lot of mystery/crime/thriller books but I did enjoy 'The Black Dahlia' by James Ellroy and 'No Time For Goodbye' by Linwood Barclay, I like how both of them were done, especially 'The Black Dahlia', great story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I'm very fond of the oh-so-English Miss Marple of Agatha Christies books and also Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Whimsey. There's something strangely ungruesome (is that a word?) about murder in a peaceful little English village. Nothing like a 'nice' murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Almost an impossible question to answer, in my opinion. There are sub-genres within the genre. My first experience with the detection stories was Sherlock Holmes, the short stories were the subject for study in one year in my grammar school. I enjoyed them so much I used to get up early to read them before going off to school. My elder sister was a big Agatha Christie fan and I used to read her books when she had finished with them (I remember reading one in one sitting, think it was WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS}. I thought Poirot was a wonderful character. I then moved on to authors such as Alastair MacLean, I thought THE GUNS OF NAVARONE was an excellent book at the time and is one of the few books in this genre that I have re-read. Now I like to read police procedurals, courtroom thrillers, political conspiracy type books. Tastes change and a book you once thought highly of, if re-read now might diaappoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I've had a further think about this and I would like to mention Gerald Seymour's ARCHANGEL, written in 1982. Not sure it's my all-time favourite but it is a very good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 to choose but one is very difficult, all of the Rebus novels are excellent and The Snowman by Jo Nesbo is truly remarkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai_Mai_Shu Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Easily The Poet by Michael Connelly ditto. Very good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suejackson Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Wow, tricky one this !! I have always liked Espionnage thrillers, and The Devil'S Alternative by Forsyth would be hard to beat as a Twist in the Tail type book. Crime thrillers - I am currently into Craig Russell's series abot Jan Fabel in Hamburg's murder squad. Robert Ludlum always wrote quality thrillers, with The Parsilfal Mosaic, Aquitaine Progression and the two Materese novels up with the best of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Prob the best thriller/crime book in the world.... shatter by Michael Robotham...if you have not read now do yourself a favour and beg steal or borrow a copy it is fantastico!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alki Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hmmmm... I have a lot of books of that kind in my head right now but I think my favorite is "The big four" by Agatha Christie... I like most of her books actually!!! John Grisham and Ian Rankin are quite good at writing mystery novels too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I don't read a lot of mystery/crime/thriller books but I did enjoy 'The Black Dahlia' by James Ellroy and 'No Time For Goodbye' by Linwood Barclay, I like how both of them were done, especially 'The Black Dahlia', great story ^Still the same, I am going to add the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris, I would consider them mystery/thriller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Weave, I forget, have you read Too Close to Home by Barclay? That was a real page turner for me. Haven't yet read NTfG but it's on my TBR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Weave, I forget, have you read Too Close to Home by Barclay? That was a real page turner for me. Haven't yet read NTfG but it's on my TBR I haven't read it Frankie yet but I do have a copy, I am determined to get around to reading it. :)Thanks for the info, I enjoyed NTFG Edited March 29, 2011 by Weave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Alrighty then. I hope you enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Alrighty then. I hope you enjoy it! I'm sure I will I am sitting thinking about where it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm sure I will I am sitting thinking about where it is Quit sitting, search for it and put it on your nightstand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Quit sitting, search for it and put it on your nightstand Yes ma'am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimmergirl01 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 If I can have 2 - which is cheating I know, but ... The ABC murders by Agatha Christie, love all of them but this was the first one I ever read.. many moons ago A Place Of Execution by Val Mcdermid, once I started reading it I could not put this book down and in my opinion is better than her Tony Hill/ Carol \Jordan series although I like the earlier ones of this series too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ooh, not seen this thread before, I would also cheat and go for two - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paun Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Dr. Siri mysteries from Colin Cotterill are my favorite mysteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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