Good Books To Read?

Question

I am looking for some good books to read. I like detective books, mystery, romance or whatever you suggest. Please give me some authors and titles. Thanks in advance for your input

Answer 1

Try James Patterson's Alex Cross mysteries. They have detectives, mysteries, and romance.

Answer 2

The absolute best private eye or detective books are by Dennis LeHane with the Angie Genero and patrick Kenzie, and you can read them in any order, but here is the order they were written in: "A drink before war," "Darkness, take my hand," "Sacred," "Gone, Baby, Gone" (soon to be a major movie release directed by Ben Affleck) and Prayers for rain" I recently gotten into Ed Mcbain who holds a close second to LeHane. I am a "Thriller" book fanatic and have read a huge percentage thats out there, so here are some excellent choices (I was going to say "page turner" until I heard the joke "why do people say this book is a real page turner--I know how books work!) Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane, David Morrell and Lee Child, in my opinion they are the best thriller writers in the business!! I am a avid reader in this genre and have read Coben, King, Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Connelly, and many others but none can touch these authors I've listed! The Deaver book I've just finished reading now is "The Sleeping Doll"--a brand new release and has literally keeped me up at nights!! I'm quite sure you'll love his other thrillers as well, such as "The Bone Collector", "A Maiden's Grave", "The Coffin Dancer", "Praying For Rain", "Cold Moon", "The Twelveth Card", "The Vanished Man", "Devil's Tear Drop" et el. For Lehane, start with "A Drink Before War" (don't let the title fool you) then "Darkness Take My Hand", "Sacred", "Gone, Baby Gone", "Prayers For Rain", "Shutter Island" and "Mystic River." For Lee Child, you can start with his first and move forward, but it's Ok if you don't. Some personal favs are: "One Shot", "Trip Wire", "Hard Luck and Trouble"--a new release, "The Persuader"-my personal fav, "The Hard Way", but they are all page turners! Also, last but definately not least is David Morrell. All his books are good, but I especially enjoy his last two releases "Creepers" and "Scavenger" which are guaranteed page-turners. Just finished my first Ed Mcbain book "Fiddlers" and it was both engaging and hilarious! Hope this helps, enjoy, Greg

Source(s):

http://www.leechild.com/
http://www.jefferydeaver.com
http://www.dennislehanebooks.com...
http://www.davidmorrell.net

Answer 3

It depends.

I definitely recommend the end all be all to detective novels, Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe books ( The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely, Trouble is my Business, ect.) They are genre defining "noir" that became a standard for Private dick novels and movies.

If you are coming off of a Harry Potter kick, and looking for more fantasy/wizard fiction, I recommend the Earthsea Trilogy (a fourth book was added later), by Ursula LeGuin. This is juvenile literature's first big Wizard story written in the 1960s. It is darker than HP, but centers around the idea that only by naming and knowing the true names of things can one have power over them. Great, easy read.

I cannot really recommend any romance novels, because I don't really read any.

Also, I just got done reading Everything is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safran Foer, and it was a funny, sad, and wonderful book that continues on the tradition ofJewish folklore.

hope these help!

Answer 4

The Big Over Easy and The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Answer 5

I don't like romance novels per se, but one I really enjoyed was A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux. It also doubles as a bit of a fantasy book.

Great, funny mysteries are the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich - they have names like One For The Money, Hard Eight, 12 Easy Pieces - all numbers. They're easy reads and funny.

I like Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter Carol for lighter mystery books. Books like Loves Music, Loves to Dance or I'll Be Seeing You.

Answer 6

This book is great, " 90 minutes in heaven " this was a little slow in the beginning but then it was great ' The front says A true story of Death and Life. Don Piper
with Cecil piper
There is another GREAT book I just loved but I have to engage some brain cells and I don't have time now Ive got to go see Dr. I will get back to this evening

Answer 7

We can start with the obvious--Harry Potter, by JK Rowling, but if you're looking for books, you've probably already read them.

If you like the Lake Wobegon Days books, there is an author here in my hometown, Phillip Gulley, who is a Quaker minister. Don't let that make you think "oh dear, religious books." He has a definite sense of humor, and uses people here in town for his books. They have a lot of character studies, like the James Herriot "All Creatures Great and Small" series. It's very strange having someone you know write books, though--he's my parents' next-door neighbor, and instead of thinking, "I know people like that," you find yourself thinking, "OK, who did he mean?" He has written both non-fiction ("Front Porch Tales") and fiction (the Harmony series), and they are available at most bookstores.

Answer 8

If you want something new, try The Darkness Within series. It's a new vampire romance series with the first book releasing in October. You can even read the first three chapters online before you buy it.

Answer 9

Nicolas Sparks: The Guardian, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember

Mitch Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie

They are really good!

Answer 10

This may not be the type of book you are looking for but, "How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. This book was published in 1937 and is still amazing today. I think everyone should read this book atleast once in their lives.