I have just finished reading a book called Restless by Patrick someone, and i also like Lynda La Plante books, anything good!!
2007-08-16 09:09:33 · 25 answers · asked by ? 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I have read some of Mandasue heller and also relentless by simon whats-his-name, also read some ofstephen king, and all of PJ Tracy books!
2007-08-16 09:23:30 · update #1
Read Dean Koontz. I've just started reading him and I can't believe I haven't before. Start with "Odd Thomas," it's great and right now I'm reading "The Husband," and I can't put it down.
Enjoy!
2007-08-16 09:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by Ya Ya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read 2 books per week, i love crime/thriler novels -
James Ellroy is the best crime writer! He wrote The Black Dahlia and LA Confidential, the books are way better than the Films. Try Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz. Don Winslow is also brilliant.
If you like slightly odd stuff try Christopher Fowler's books featuring the eccentric detectives, Bryant and May, or maybe the Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child books.
Peter Straub is good, KOKO is one of the best crime novels ever, his stuff has a slight supernatural edge too.authors id very strongly recommend are:
Dennis Lehane- Darkness, Take My Hand is his best.
Harlan Coben - Gone For Good, Tell No One etc
Val McDairmid - A Place Of Execution
Other good authors are James Lee Burke and Michael Marshall.
Stephen King is more horror, his best books are Salems Lot and IT. If you like traditional horror try Tom Holland and James Herbert as well.
2007-08-16 12:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Patricia Cornwell- she has written a load of books revolving around Kay Scarpetta who is a forensics person which are fantastic. Jeffery Deaver, Andrew Gross, James Patterson, Harlen Coben (more private detectivey but still good) Mo Hayders Pig Island was just wrong in so many ways!! Forced myself to read it, but seriously- what the hell? If you go to Waterstones or any big book store they have a dedicated crime/thriller section in which they will group similar authors together and recommend stuff they think you'll like.
2007-08-16 20:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by coyote21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any books by Martina Cole, Nicci French and Mandasue Heller are good. Mark Billingham's books are also good.
I've just started reading Relentless by Simon Kernick which is good so far!
Cell by Stephen King is also very good!
2007-08-16 09:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of authors I really like, firstly Patricia Cornwell, I can never put her books down when I get them. Sue Grafton, writes really good private detective stories. There is also Kathy Reichs, but I find that sometimes her books take a little while to get into, and can get very heavy on the technobabble with no interpretation for the uninitiated. However in saying that, once you get into her novels they are quite good.
2007-08-20 09:02:38 · answer #5 · answered by Scottish Buddha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Conelly's Harry Bosch stories - Awesome.
Val McDermid - She wrote the "Wire in the blood" series which has just been on TV. Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne series are good. Adam Barron's Billy Rucker books are great too.
I almost forgot Harlan Coben he's a genius.
2007-08-16 09:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by hms638 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Connolly, Jeffrey Deaver, Jonathan Gash (The various 'Dancing' books), Hebden, Block, Jonathan Kellerman (Butcher's Theatre)
2007-08-18 04:35:47 · answer #7 · answered by chris n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lawrence Block is my current favourite.
I've also hugely enjoyed Michael Dibdin, Donna Leon, Magdalen Nabb, Sue Grafton, James Lee Burke, and recently David Lawrence.
2007-08-16 09:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by Colin G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want true crime Ann Rule definitely. Crime/Thriller books: my favorite authors are Tess Gerritsen, James Pattersen, Harlen Coben, Patricia Cornwell.
2007-08-16 11:01:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ian Rankins Inspector Rebus books are good. I really like Christopher Brookmyres novels - crime with a political humour.
2007-08-16 09:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by megane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋