Fan Girl Friday
February 27, 2009 | Fan Girl Friday
Continuing the favorite books discussion that started with romance here went on to sci-fi and fantasy titles here , a list of mysteries and thrillers.
The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout–has hung on to first place for many years
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is well worth the time
Sax Rohmer’s Fu Manchu stories are a fascinating adjunct to the Sherlock Holmes cases
Eventually, I lost interest in Travis McGee’s adventures by John D. MacDonald but it took a couple of dozen books…
Ditto for Robert Parker’s Spencer (I actually liked Hawke better), but then I would…
Dashiell Hammett does it better than either MacDonald or Parker, but he wasn’t as prolific
Patricia Wentworth writes the very comfortable Miss Silvers stories
Tess Gerritsen pens wonderfully twisted novels of mystery and suspense, sometimes with a medical twist
Donald Westlake writes a dependably gripping who-done-it
Charlaine Harris’s Shakespeare series is excellent.
I’ve been riveted by everything Lynda LaPlante has written. But, her cold series is my favorite.
David Baldacci’s The Winner is on my keeper shelf–the rest of his stories I’ve found uneven, some gripping–some not so gripping.
Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series varies too, but the difference is between OMG this is fantastic and pretty damn fine
P.D. James writes wonderfully perverted villains and complicated heroes
Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield series enthralled me so completely I haven’t tried his other titles
Peter Abrahams thrillers have kept me up much too late on more than one occassion
I read lots of John Sandford’s prey series before I lost interest
Tom Clancy’s first few military thrillers riveted me
Elmore Leonard is worth reading for the dialogue alone
I love Jeffery Deaver’s stories except for Lincoln and Amanda I can’t erase the Denzel Washington version of the famous detective and it interferes with my enjoyment of the books. Fortunately, he’s written lots of other stories. The Blue Nowhere was especially terrific.
I’m sure I’ve forgotten favorites, please add yours.
When both Hunter and Tru bond with Amber their mating triangle threatens everything they hold dear.
Determined to help rescue the princess, Cassandra agrees to act as the dragons’ sex slave, but can she guard her heart from the dominant males?
Camille, a plump, sweet-natured breeder, is caught in New Eden’s endless war with Baldor. Her mates, Jaxon and Aegis, need cunning and courage to rescue her. They need a miracle to capture her heart.
Werewolf-whisper Daniel is the only one who can heal Scarlet’s broken werewolf connection. If he succeeds then the pack’s needs will eclipse his claim on her heart. But if he fails, they'll both die.
A lonely woman finds passion with a dominant much younger lover, when she tries to leave she learns her new master plays for keeps.
One dangerous warrior woman plus two rogue demon males equals a love to threaten an empire.
Getting paid to watch Eduardo is Desiree’s dream assignment, but when he reaches out to her, crossing the line, everything changes.
Deep in her secret heart, she lusts for a sexy pirate who’d be her master and commander in the bedroom. But, this man may be too dangerous
She finds paradise in the arms of twin brothers, but their law demands she chose one warrior to mate and one to die.
One woman, two men, three wounded hearts--though already mated their love is still forbidden.
