The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

It's time for the nominations for the Feb / Mar 2017 group read. This month you'll be nominating mysteries/crime fiction that were written by authors whose last name begins with the letter 'G'. There are a number of great series and standalone novels that fall into this category.

Authors we've read as a group before are okay to nominate, but please make sure we haven't read the particular book. My next post will list the specific books we're already read.

NOW -- for the usual stuff:

1. If your nomination wins the poll vote, you will become the de facto discussion leader. Do NOT nominate a book if you do not wish to do this.

2. When a book gets to the poll, please please please -- if you don't really want to read it, don't vote for it.

3. This is not the place for authors to promote their own work.

4. If the book is in a series, it might be wise to start with book #1 rather than somewhere mid-series.

Let the nominations begin!

These are books we've previously read by 'G' authors:

- Robert Galbraith - Cormoran Strike, 1, 2 and 3
- Tess Gerritsen - Rizzolie & Isles #'s 1 and 9, and The Bone Garden
- Graham Greene - The Honorary Consul
- John Grisham - The Racketeer & The Pelican Brief
- R.S. Guthrie - Dark Prairies

Nominations List -

1. The Visitant by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, nominated by Sally
2. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner, nominated by Skye
3. A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George, nominated by PaulaThe One Man
4. The Color of Law by Mark Gimenez, nominated by Bill
5. When She Was Gone by Gwendolen Gross, nominated by Britney
6. Good as Gone by Amy Gentry, nominated by Natalie
7. The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene, nominated by Tom
8. The One Man by Andrew Gross, nominated by Sarah89
9. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton, nominated by Cassia
10. The Anodyne Necklace by Martha Grimes. nominated by Suzy
11. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths, nominated by Sherrie

The Visitant by Elizabeth O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear.

Missing, Presumed... by Susie Steiner

Skye wrote: "Missing, Presumed... by Susie Steiner"

The authors last name must end in 'G', Skye. Please try again. Thanks.. :)

I am so sorry!

Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner.

Skye wrote: "I am so sorry!"

No problem. :)

Anything by Elizabeth George - the Lynley Mysteries

A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George

I think I'll throw in a nomination here, a book I've wanted to read for awhile, The Colour of Law by Mark Gimenez

I'll wait a couple of more days. Only 4 books nominated so far.

I nominate When She Was Gone by Gwendolyn Gross

I nominate Good as Gone by Amy Gentry.

I'd like to nominate The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene. I loved the movie and would now like to read the book.

I nominate The One Man by Andrew Gross.

I nominate A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton.

I second Ministry of Fear, on my tbr list and haven't read Graham Greene in years.

I nominate The Anodyne Necklace, 3rd book in the Richard Jury series.

Cassia wrote: "I nominate A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton."

Anything by Grafton is great with me.

I nominate The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

I would like to read that: I'm up to U Is for Undertow

Cassia wrote: "I nominate A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton."

while I'm deeper into the alphabet with this series, I think it would be fun to go back and reread where it all started.

Bill wrote: "I think I'll throw in a nomination here, a book I've wanted to read for awhile, The Colour of Law by Mark Gimenez"
Seconded

Suzy wrote: "Cassia wrote: "I nominate A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton."

while I'm deeper into the alphabet with this series, I think it would be fun to go back and ..."

A great idea, and believe it or not, I can't find my copy, and I have all the other ones.

The first nomination was for A is for Alibi. I'll put that one up. The poll will go up tomorrow.

The Third Man by Graham Green
(Basis for the movie with Orson Wells)

Warren wrote: "The Third Man by Graham Green
(Basis for the movie with Orson Wells)"

I hate to do this to you, Warren. We've already got a novel by Graham Greene.

Setting up the poll now. I won't accept anymore nominations.

Bill wrote: "Warren wrote: "The Third Man by Graham Green
(Basis for the movie with Orson Wells)"

I hate to do this to you, Warren. We've already got a novel by Graham Greene."

And it, too, is the basis for a movie.

The books that will make up the Feb/ Mar 2017 group read are A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (Moderator Cassia) and Good as Gone by Amy Gentry (Moderator Natalie). If I get a moderator for Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner, I'll open a thread for that as well. Just waiting for a response. Thanks for taking part and voting