Which authors are must reads for you? - Page 7

coderserdar · 12-01-2011, 10:10 AM

i am a fan of mystery books

in golden age

agatha christie
sir arthur conan doyle
ellery queen
erle stanley gardner
mickey spillane (hard boiled)
carter dickson (locked room)

today for new authors

glenn meade
jack higgins
harlan coben
ted dekker
jean christophe grange
maxime chattam
craig russell
clive cussler

WT Sharpe · 12-01-2011, 06:39 PM

@coderserdar:

Of the new mystery authors, who is your favorite?

coderserdar · 12-02-2011, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

@coderserdar:

Of the new mystery authors, who is your favorite?

glenn meade, jack higgins and harlan coben

but jack higgins is more favorite

WT Sharpe · 12-02-2011, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coderserdar

glenn meade, jack higgins and harlan coben

but jack higgins is more favorite

Thanks. I've been wondering what newer authors to try. I seem to be stuck in a prior era (but the oldies really are goodies!).

Spock96 · 12-02-2011, 09:23 PM

I'm a fan of Anthony Horowitz I can't think of any others off hand.

Todd Young · 12-02-2011, 11:15 PM

I'm still trying to find every Patricia Highsmith ever published. Some of them are hard to get and none are available as ebooks. If you haven't tried her, I'd recommend any of her books. Suspense, readability, bizarreness. If you like that sort of thing.

Samantha Cain · 12-03-2011, 02:47 AM

I'm gonna have to go a little old school with part of my answer:

Ernest Hemingway
Jane Austen
Kurt Vonnegut
Edgar Allan Poe
Agatha Christie

Then of course, more contemporary people:

L.J. Smith
Amanda Hocking *YAY for self-publishing*

Malorie Blackman

I'm sure there are tons more but these are my absolute faves

Ultratron · 12-03-2011, 10:49 PM

Long time lurker here...

After seeing many peoples great lists, and having seen a lot of great authors mentioned, one really stood out to me as deserving to also be in this thread:

Gene Wolfe

xg4bx · 12-04-2011, 07:51 AM

funny enough, 2 MR authors: Slava Heretz and Christopher Kellen. i just really dig what they're doing.

BV Larson's Star Force series

and thats honestly about it. i don't religiously follow any author and i just end up buying whatever strikes my fancy at the moment.

ragwitch · 12-04-2011, 10:57 AM

Christopher Pike
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Lian Hearn
Khaled Hosseini
Patrick Rothfuss

Latinandgreek · 12-04-2011, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ragwitch

Christopher Pike
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Lian Hearn
Khaled Hosseini
Patrick Rothfuss

Yapyap · 12-05-2011, 03:08 AM

Derek Landy
Jane Austen

JK Rowling, if she ever writes anything again.

coderserdar · 12-05-2011, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Thanks. I've been wondering what newer authors to try. I seem to be stuck in a prior era (but the oldies really are goodies!).

i advise you

jack higgins
glenn meade
maxime chattam
graig russell
jean christophe grange

ragwitch · 12-08-2011, 07:54 AM

Hhhmmm.. so far i like

- Khaled hosseini the author of 'the kite runner' and 'a thousand splendid suns'
- Jodi Picault author of 'My Sister's Keeper' and '19 minutes'

for me 19 minutes is one of her outstanding work

Bookpossum · 12-12-2011, 02:02 AM

Kate Atkinson
A S Byatt
Neil Gaiman
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Ursula Le Guin
Hilary Mantel
Anne Tyler

A new book by any of these immediately goes on my hint list for presents!

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12-01-2011, 10:10 AM	#91
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	i am a fan of mystery books in golden age agatha christie sir arthur conan doyle ellery queen erle stanley gardner mickey spillane (hard boiled) carter dickson (locked room) today for new authors glenn meade jack higgins harlan coben ted dekker jean christophe grange maxime chattam craig russell clive cussler

12-01-2011, 06:39 PM	#92
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	@coderserdar: Of the new mystery authors, who is your favorite?

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Spock96 Book Geek. Posts: 78 Karma: 639132 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	I'm a fan of Anthony Horowitz I can't think of any others off hand.

12-02-2011, 11:15 PM	#96
Todd Young Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 1004164 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 2	I'm still trying to find every Patricia Highsmith ever published. Some of them are hard to get and none are available as ebooks. If you haven't tried her, I'd recommend any of her books. Suspense, readability, bizarreness. If you like that sort of thing.

12-03-2011, 02:47 AM	#97
Samantha Cain Reader, Writer, Aquarius Posts: 12 Karma: 527856 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nashville, TN Device: Nook Color	I'm gonna have to go a little old school with part of my answer: Ernest Hemingway Jane Austen Kurt Vonnegut Edgar Allan Poe Agatha Christie Then of course, more contemporary people: L.J. Smith Amanda Hocking YAY for self-publishing Malorie Blackman I'm sure there are tons more but these are my absolute faves

12-03-2011, 10:49 PM	#98
Ultratron Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PRS-505	Long time lurker here... After seeing many peoples great lists, and having seen a lot of great authors mentioned, one really stood out to me as deserving to also be in this thread: Gene Wolfe

12-04-2011, 07:51 AM	#99
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	funny enough, 2 MR authors: Slava Heretz and Christopher Kellen. i just really dig what they're doing. BV Larson's Star Force series and thats honestly about it. i don't religiously follow any author and i just end up buying whatever strikes my fancy at the moment.

12-04-2011, 10:57 AM	#100
ragwitch Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 32890 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Christopher Pike Carlos Ruiz Zafon Lian Hearn Khaled Hosseini Patrick Rothfuss

12-05-2011, 03:08 AM	#102
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Derek Landy Jane Austen JK Rowling, if she ever writes anything again.

12-08-2011, 07:54 AM	#104
ragwitch Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 32890 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Hhhmmm.. so far i like - Khaled hosseini the author of 'the kite runner' and 'a thousand splendid suns' - Jodi Picault author of 'My Sister's Keeper' and '19 minutes' for me 19 minutes is one of her outstanding work

12-12-2011, 02:02 AM	#105
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Kate Atkinson A S Byatt Neil Gaiman Elizabeth Jane Howard Ursula Le Guin Hilary Mantel Anne Tyler A new book by any of these immediately goes on my hint list for presents!