The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Surprised I didn't know about this group earlier, as I generally tend to juggle books with at least one of them at any given time being a mystery. At the moment I seem to have a bit of a glut of Italian ones on my TBR pile: Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano and Maurizio De Giovanni's featuring Commisario Ricciardi. Looking forward to hearing about other series here!

Welcome, John. I like Camilleri's books. Try Michael Connelly

Welcome, John. This is a great place to pick up tips and recommendations. I can add to your Italian glut if you're interested--Magdalen Nabb's series set in Florence is very good, IMO.
Anyway, enjoy!

I've seen the first season of Bosch on video, but not read the books.

Welcome!

Another series is Conor Fitzgerald's Commissario Alec Blume in Rome.

Ah, Seattle -- my second home! I was just there late March. Welcome to the group!

I love Italian crime. I've recently finished two by Augusto de Angelis written in the 1930s, but I also enjoy modern Italian crime. De Giovanni, not so much, but Camilleri a definite yes.

Funny thing is I'm not really that much of an Italophile. However, in addition I did also read the last in yet another series there: Big Italy.

I liked the Inspector Ikmen series set on Istanbul for quite a while, but eventually tired of them.

John wrote: "Funny thing is I'm not really that much of an Italophile. However, in addition I did also read the last in yet another series there: Big Italy.

I liked the Inspector Ikmen series s..."

One of my favorite authors for Italian crime is Leonardo Sciascia. Not series novels but very well-written, intelligent and sophisticated crime novels. I won't say I read every Italian crime writer, but there are some excellent ones out there. I do love foreign crime though.

Welcome to the group, John. You might like Donna Leon's, Inspector Brunetti series, set in Venice.

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Hi from across the Sound. I live in Port Townsend and read mostly mysteries. Okay, 95%. My hubby prefers SciFi and Fantasy. Give a holler. We have about 6,000 mysteries in our library. No, I've not actually counted them. That scares me, to know how many are in this house.

Interesting, as I recently read This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology featuring your town's famous couple! Are you acquainted with them?

Welcome, John!

Thanks, Beth!

Hi John, welcome! I see you're in Seattle. I grew up there, lived mostly in Fremont. It's such a beautiful place.

I'm originally from the New York area. Actually, I just finished a mystery that's set in Ballard: Trouble in Rooster Paradise. Nice meeting you!

Wow, I've never read a story set in Ballard! Will check it out...