Looking for new book series - Page 3

Stitchawl · 08-07-2009, 10:21 PM

I'll second 'The Stainless Steel Rat ' series! Wonderful pageturning reading! Also Dana Stabenow's ' two series. I learned of them here, read them, and am waiting for more of them!

Stitchawl

wayspooled · 08-08-2009, 12:03 AM

Male or female protagonist preferred? or doesn't matter?

You might try out the Mathew Scudder books by Lawrence Block

or

Alex Delaware books by Jonathan Kellerman

or

Decker books by Faye Kellerman

or

Harry Bosch books by Michael Connelly

They're good reads, good characters, good stories.

Stitchawl · 08-08-2009, 01:47 AM

Jonathan Kellerman's first handful of 'Alex Delaware books were great. Then he started getting too 'dark' for my taste. Fortunately, his wife, Faye, has an even better series with the characters Peter Decker and Rina Lasarus! Great stuff!

I'm all set to re-read the Matt Scudder series myself. They are engrossing too!

Stitchawl

Renaldo · 08-08-2009, 10:33 AM

Another vote for the Dresden files here. I read book 1 to check them out a few weeks ago. Now I'm on #7. lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LDBoblo

I finished Fool Moon a little bit ago and didn't really care for it that much.

Yeah, kind of agree with you, but don't give it up. Butcher was really still trying out the characters for the first 3-4 books, I think, and books 2-4 kind of suffer for it in that regard. As the series progresses he really grows as a writer and because of it his characters start to grow too. I think he really didn't know where or how to take the series at first, but then he hits his track and it goes from there. So, keep the fist handy for shaking but continue on with the series and I think you'll be happy.

Good thread here, lots of suggestions I'll try!

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08-07-2009, 10:21 PM	#31
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I'll second 'The Stainless Steel Rat ' series! Wonderful pageturning reading! Also Dana Stabenow's ' two series. I learned of them here, read them, and am waiting for more of them! Stitchawl

08-08-2009, 12:03 AM	#32
wayspooled Crab In The Dark Posts: 486 Karma: 2328180 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Tablet PC until a 10" comes out that I like	Male or female protagonist preferred? or doesn't matter? You might try out the Mathew Scudder books by Lawrence Block or Alex Delaware books by Jonathan Kellerman or Decker books by Faye Kellerman or Harry Bosch books by Michael Connelly They're good reads, good characters, good stories.

08-08-2009, 01:47 AM	#33
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Jonathan Kellerman's first handful of 'Alex Delaware books were great. Then he started getting too 'dark' for my taste. Fortunately, his wife, Faye, has an even better series with the characters Peter Decker and Rina Lasarus! Great stuff! I'm all set to re-read the Matt Scudder series myself. They are engrossing too! Stitchawl