The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

I am a little late starting this challenge but nevertheless I want to give it a try. I've still got a little over six months to finish it and this challenge will give me an excuse to clear some of the books that being lying on my shelf unread for a long time. This time I'm going to do 12+4 challenge.

This is my list of books:
1. The Hard Way by Lee Child (Jack Reacher #10)

2. NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson (NYPD Red #2) (Finished on 13/07/2016)

3. Frozen Heat by Richard Castle (Nikki Heat #4)

4. The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne #1)

5. The Bat by Jo Nesbø (Harry Hole #1) (Finished on 07/08/2016)

6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #1) (Finished on 29/06/2016)

7. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Mystery & Thriller)

8. Death in Oslo by Anne Holt (Vik & Stubø #3)

9. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #10) (Finished on 14/07/2016)

10. Alchemist by Peter James (Thriller)(Finished on 19/07/2016)

11. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) (Finished on 08/07/2016)

12. Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (Mystery & Thriller) (Finished on 25/07/2016)

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13. The Cairo Affair by Olen Steinhauer (Thriller)

14. Killer Instinct by S.E. Green (Mystery) (Finished on 02/07/2016)

15. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #17) (Finished on 09/08/2016)

16. The Girls by Lisa Jewell (Mystery) (Finished on 03/07/2016)

8/16

Have fun with your reading!

Enjoy your challenge. I've only read The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency and enjoyed very much. I have read some of the other authors though. It looks like a nice mix.

Thanks Nancy. It's sure going to be fun to read them

Thanks Bill. I have already started on The No. 1 Ladies detective agency. I haven't read most of the authors in here. Hope they are good.

You've done good so far. Great list of books.

Britney wrote: "You've done good so far. Great list of books."

Thanks

I've read six on your list.
I give top marks to all but Mr. Mercedes even though I am a fervent S. King fan. I loved the Bourne series by Ludlum but watch out for style change after Ludlum's death and Eric Van Lustbader takes over. Van Lustbader is a fine writer but in my mind Bourne doesn't have the same feel.
-The Hard Way by Lee Child (Jack Reacher #10)

- NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson (NYPD Red #2)

- The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne #1)

- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #1)

- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Mystery & Thriller)

- Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Good luck. I'd appreciate hearing how folks felt about the ones I missed. Need to focus on some good reads.

The Bat by Jo Nesbo fell short on my expectations. It was a slow read and in most of the book nothing really happened. There weren't any real stakes until the very end and even that was short lived. I had high hopes for this one but its time to move on and pursue a better writer.

I'm hesitant to try books by Richard Castle. I loved the TV series but the idea of a fictional writer from a TV series writing fiction for us? I bought Heat Rises at a used bookstore more than a year ago but never cracked it open. I kinda figured it was just a gimmick to promote the TV series. I'm intrigued that Frozen Heat made the list. Any thoughts on Castle's works?

Farhaanah wrote: "The Bat by Jo Nesbo fell short on my expectations. It was a slow read and in most of the book nothing really happened. There weren't any real stakes until the very end and even that was short lived..."

I've read a couple of Nesbo's books and enjoyed them. I'll have to take another off my shelf and see if I still do.