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I don't read these as ebooks though - I only read detective stories once so I borrow them as pbooks from the library. I have also read some Dick Francis. He's not one of my favourites but I have really enjoyed dramatisations/readings of his books on the radio. (I think I prefer them because they're cut down versions and it brings out the drama of the stories.) |
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I love Will Thomas's Barker/Llewelyn series. Billed as "Victorian whodunits", but without the cozy feel of other Victorian-era novels. Great action, dry humor.
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06-08-2009, 11:50 AM | #19 |
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I've also read an enjoyed all of Connolly's books except his latest (Scarecrow?). My wife and I are both Harry Bosch fans.
Too many others to mention. Both Kellermans, Deaver, Patterson, Coben, W.E.B. Griffin, Sandford, Block, ... |
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Dick Francis books are just great. I have read everyone numerous times. His books are some of my favourite “comfort books” that I reach for when I am not feeling well or just need time with “an old friend”.
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i read mostly sci fi books but now and again i like to read ed mcbain 87th precinct novels
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06-08-2009, 12:46 PM | #23 |
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Absolutely! They aren't usually about horseracing itself but his characters are generally involved with the sport in some way. If you like crime fiction he did extensive research for his books. Now his son Felix is also writing with him and seems to be doing well also He doesn't rights series, although a couple characters show up in more then 1 book. Pick any book and try it out!
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For something really offbeat, try Colin Cotterill's series about a 78-year old coroner in post-war Laos. They are laugh-out-loud funny, spiritual, philosophical, and totally entertaining.
http://www.amazon.com/Coroners-Lunch...4481680&sr=1-2 |
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Thanks for the recommendation - I'd never heard of these before but I'll definitely look out for them now
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Louise Penny's "Three Pines" series - set in Canada - is a lovely, slow atmospheric mystery series set in a town populated by misfits from the big world.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/9415...kindle_edition Reminds me of the early chemistry of the characters in the Martha Grimes Richard Jury series. http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/553/...tion=hardcover |
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In no particular order ......
Dick Francis Michael Connelly Jonathan Kellerman J A Jance James Patterson |
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I enjoyed Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. Here is the synopsis via Fantastic Fiction.
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