I'm a fan of Harlan Coben, Robert Parker, and Lawrence Block. Are there any new writers out there you recommend or old series that I might like?
2006-07-01 16:08:07 · 16 answers · asked by crutnacker 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Janet Evanovitch is a great author! Her Stephanie Plum series is a lot of fun to read.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html
2006-07-01 17:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by nightevisions 7 · 22⤊ 0⤋
The Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman is great. Starting with When the Bough Breaks, there are about 22 or so books in the series. I've never been disappointed by a Delaware book, never figured out the plot. Great characters and great series.
The Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George. Set in England, great books revolving around Lynley and his mismatched partner Barbara Havers. Great stories. Start with A Great Deliverance.
The Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. Great character. I recently started reading these because I was also in search of a new author. So far, so great!
If you like Coben, try reading Greg Iles. Similar genre but more fleshed out books. Start with The Quiet Game. There's a new sequel to it entitled Turning Angel, also excellent.. Other great books by Iles are Mortal Fear, Dead Sleep and Blood Memory. Awesome author.
2006-07-02 23:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Carlito Sway 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary Higgins Clark is good, or if you're in to Crime, try Sue Grafton, she's written a series (still going) colloquially known as the alphabet books because each new one starts with the next letter of the alphabet - A is for Alibi, B is for Burglar etc. Robert Goddard writes ... intriguing books I guess, his are mysteries, but I think they may be an acquired taste. Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters, Margaret Yorke, Peter Corris, John Cleary are all good mystery writers too.
2006-07-01 16:44:17 · answer #3 · answered by Bratfeatures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a really old series – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories:
A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of Four
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Valley of Fear
His Last Bow
The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
You can get all of these at Barnes & Noble in two volumes.
2006-07-01 16:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by ceekay_sheppard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if people have said these but:
The Alex Cross Series by James Patterson
The Women's Murder Club series by James Patterson
The Kay Scarpetta Series by Patricia Cornwell
Lincoln Ryhmes (sp?) Novels by Jeffery Deaver
Maggie O'Dell Series by Alex Kava
Books by Carla Neggers, and Gwen Hunter(more of medical mystery)
Theres a few that should keep you busy and i really like them!
2006-07-01 17:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by softballmoosey79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend Earl Emerson. He has two series: Thomas Black and Mac Fontana, as well as a several other books not in a specific series. Also, Ridley Pearson's books about Lou Boldt. You may also want to try Tony Hillerman's earlier books, I haven't been overly impressed with his last couple but his earlier ones were excellent.
2006-07-01 18:19:11 · answer #6 · answered by Robin H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know the authors to which you refer but check out Candace Robb. I enjoyed the Owen Archer series set in medieval England. She also has written the Margaret Kerr series set in medieval Scotland.
Do not be turned off by the Period. It is not one to which I am partial but good writing is good writing and this lady does her research! Give them a try and let me know what you think.
S.
2006-07-01 16:28:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend the Mrs. Polifax series by D. Gilman or else the Cat Who... series. I don't remember the author of those offhand. I think Joanne something.
2006-07-02 09:00:01 · answer #8 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite authors in that area are Mary Higgins Clark and Sidney Sheldon. Dean Koontz is good, but can get very graphic. I just close my eyes during the scary parts. LOL
2006-07-01 16:17:38 · answer #9 · answered by yellodaiseys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read Dorthy Sayers or GK Chesterton? Sorry I don't know much about contemporary mysteries. Oh you can always read what some call the first mystery/detective by Willkie Collins
2006-07-01 17:25:35 · answer #10 · answered by Rtaylor32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like police procedural novels, to my mind there's none better than Ed McBain's "87th Precinct" novels. He wrote a large number of them, so you'd have a good time going through them all. A good short bio of him, and a listing of the novels is at the below link. Happy reading!
2006-07-01 17:35:38 · answer #11 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋