The Mystery Bookshelf

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Favorite Mysteries & Thrillers

There are plenty of excellent, five-star books, but these are my favorites.  I loved the characters, plot, and the author’s writing style.  These books also represent what I look for when I make choices to read other books.

MYSTERIES

Hard-Boiled

gone baby gonelast-good-kissla-requiemalready-dead_no-dominiondangerous-roadlast-coyotevoodoo-rivertonight-i-said-goodbeythe-unquietsilent-joekilling-kind_ukrightasrain

The Great Outdoors

cold-day-in-paradiseiron-lakeforty-words-for-sorrowfree fire

Cozies

study-in-scarletriver-of-darknesstest-of-willsbeekeepers-apprenticeold-bonesthe-bottomsdissolutionsovereign

THRILLERS

tell-no-onethe-innocentkilling-floorrunning-blindthe-persuaderrain-fallhard-raingarden-of-beastsshutter islandDown Riverenvy-the-night

Legal Thrillers

lincoln-lawyerfatal-flawopen-and-shut

One Response to “Favorite Mysteries & Thrillers”

  1. Mike O'Neill said

    May 11, 2009 at 4:11 am

    Brian Freeman books? Have you read all 4 in Stride/Dial? I would say that Brian is my #1 favorite author right now meaning I would read him first of any new release. I would be interested to see how you feel he stacks up to your favorite authors.

    I am reading Charlie Huston’s CAUGHT STEALING right now and it is more of a chore than enjoyment at this point (30% into the book). I hope it gets better.

    I recently read John Hart…good stuff (with new release coming out – THE LAST CHILD).

    Thanks, MO

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