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Question

i am an avid reader and i have a limited group of authors i like to read. i want to try and read different books by different authors so any reccomendations?. i only like suspense/murder mysteries. my favorite authors so far are lee child, robert crais, james patterson.

i am a girl. i have already read all of dan brown's books which were amazing. oh and i love series of books.

Answer 1

I think you would like Patricia Cornwell's books. Most of them center around Dr. Kay Scarpetta. They are in a series and I love them.

J.A. Jance also writes wonderful books. She has a couple sets of series featuring different characters.

Patricia Cornwell's books are as suspenseful as James Patterson's. J. A. Jances are good but a little milder.

Answer 2

While I have stopped reading everything in a genre, and following series closely, I always liked the Jeffrey Deaver novels, and I also liked the Patricia Cornwell novels (the Kay Scarpetta ones, not the other ones).

Check out the Edgars. That's short for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, which is handed out in the spring each year by the Mystery Writers of America. It's pretty much the Pulitzer for mysteries, and I was introduced to a lot of new authors by going back and reading about who had won in previous years. Quite often, the winners are new writers, so you can get in on the ground floor, so to speak.

Also, if you have a local library, check out back issues of both Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Both feature short stories, but they run from the classic closed-room murder mysteries to pure suspense. I found a treasure trove of authors when I used to subscribe to those magazines, and most of the ones I liked are still writing now, but they are writing novels as well as short stories.

And if you have a local library, be sure to use that resource. Libraries vary from area to area, and I know I am lucky because our local county library, where I used to work, is one of the top rated library systems in the US, but they have all sorts of resources to help a reader find new authors. Most are online now (you need a library card to access the databases), but they also just have reading lists in the libraries, and they have referral services where you can put in names of authors you enjoy, and get a list of similar authors.

Finding new authors is a fun business. Good luck!

Answer 3

You are in luck ! There are many mystery writers out there.

Read the Mali Anderson mystery series written by Grace Edwards. They are written against a backdrop of Harlem, New York history.

Valerie Wilson Westley is a great mystery writer. I recommend anything by her. Her work is written against a backdrop of Newark, NJ images.

Yes, I have enjoyed James Patterson on many an occasion. But, there are also the original mystery writers ... Chester Himes and Arthur Conan Doyle.

Enjoy !

Answer 4

There's a great new mystery book if you don't mind that it takes place in the near future. I think it makes it more interesting. It's fun and funny, as well as a good mystery plot.
It's called Better Than Chocolate, and it's written by Bruce Golden

Answer 5

well you have to read Dan Browns Angels and Demons....and then if you like that ..read the Da Vinci code..also check out Carl Hiaasen....read Stormy Weather first and then try other books by him...have fun reading,,only way to find other authors are to read them

Answer 6

Have you tried Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or Agatha Christie?

Answer 7

John Sanford (Prey series) and Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware series)

Both have long series going. Excellent!

Answer 8

Three words: Edgar Allan Poe!

Answer 9

Go to www.bookpleasures.com and similar book review websites where you will find a good number of reviews and that will give you an idea.

Answer 10

are you a girl or guy
read Suspense and biography. True lives are better