Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense discussion

I thought for something different it'd be good to see what everyone is reading this month.

I've read one of our group reads - Harvest and will read the other Justice for Sara soon. I've just finished The Silent Sea: A Novel of the Oregon Files. Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul by Clive Cussler and am currently reading When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett

I also hope to read Life or Death by Michael Robotham, The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna, The Secret Place by Tana French and Moonlight Plains by Barbara Hannay

So what's everyone else reading this month?

Great idea Brenda.

I just, this very minute, finished Frog Music I loved it, gave it 5 stars. The amount of research & thought she put into this novel is astonishing. And her character & scenery felt so real and alive. Absolutely brilliant writer.

I was planning on reading Benediction next, but changed my mind. So I'm going to read next Rotten Gods and then Mona. I think that's pretty much all I can fit in this month :)

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on When the Night Comes Brenda

I've just this minute finished it Mish. Breathtaking! I'll be thinking about it for awhile before I can do my review. A stunning second novel..

Brenda wrote: "I've just this minute finished it Mish. Breathtaking! I'll be thinking about it for awhile before I can do my review. A stunning second novel.."

Fantastic Brenda, take your time re review but great to hear. :)

Michael wrote: "Sure was a great read Frog Music Mish. It may well end up in my top 5 books of the year. Great to see you around. :)"

Yep one of my fav this year too Michael :) Emma Donoghue is amazing.

Mish wrote: "Great idea Brenda.

I just, this very minute, finished Frog Music I loved it, gave it 5 stars. The amount of research & thought she put into this novel is astonishing. And her char..."

So glad you enjoyed Frog Music. It was different but great.

I've just started on Rachel Amphlett's Before Nightfall. Another up and coming Aussie author. The suspense starts from the very first page

That's good to know Veronica! I've got that one to read soon :)

I'm having a really good reading month. I've already read The Monk, Landline, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka. Currently reading In Cold Blood, The Ways of the World and slowly working through Middlemarch.

I'm not sure what is next, possibly The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life, The Paying Guests, & Sons or maybe Galveston

Great thread, Brenda. I have a feeling my TBR is going to increase now :)

So far for this month I've read : Losing Kate by Kylie Kaden and The Never List by Koethi Zan

Currently reading : Mallee Sky by Kerry McGinnis which I hope to finish in the the next day or so.

Next up will be : Silent Fear by Katherine Howell, Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Michael wrote: "I'm having a really good reading month. I've already read The Monk, Landline, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and [book:The Forg..."

You certainly are Michael!

Sharon wrote: "Great thread, Brenda. I have a feeling my TBR is going to increase now :)

So far for this month I've read : Losing Kate by Kylie Kaden and [book:The Never List|173..."

There's only one on your list both read and to read that I haven't read yet Sharon!

Brenda wrote: "Michael wrote: "I'm having a really good reading month. I've already read The Monk, Landline, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West an..."

Vacation mode has kicked in a few weeks ago :P

Michael wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Michael wrote: "I'm having a really good reading month. I've already read The Monk, Landline, [book:Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the..."

Good for you!

I'm reading 'Gone Girl' at the moment. Not totally impressed. So I'll read a Jo Nesbo book next.

Peter wrote: "I'm reading 'Gone Girl' at the moment. Not totally impressed. So I'll read a Jo Nesbo book next."

Gone Girl didn't do anything for me either Peter, and I have The Snowman by Jo Nesbø on my TBR. But I haven't read any of his yet:)

I have read a couple of Jo Nesbo books and enjoyed them I think if you enjoyed the Dragon Tattoo books you will enjoy Nesbo's books.

I have gone girl on my iPad waiting to read.

John wrote: "I have read a couple of Jo Nesbo books and enjoyed them I think if you enjoyed the Dragon Tattoo books you will enjoy Nesbo's books.

I have gone girl on my iPad waiting to read."

I couldn't read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and didn't finish John, so that's not a good recommendation...lol ;)

I think Dragon Tattoo is a love or hate kind of book. Nesbo is not as graphic, but a similar style and setting. His prose is probably better than that of Larsson, but given they are translated from another language some of that falls on the translator. I enjoyed Headhunters by Jo Nesbo.

Thanks John:) I'll keep it to one side for now as I do have lots of others to read anyway...

@John you are probably right.. I have heard it said that the English translation (by Reg Bartlett) of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo does not do the Swedish version justice. Jo Nesbø is translated by Don Bartlett who did a wonderful job of translating the Karl Ove Knausgård novels (definitely not thrillers though!) fom Norweigan. Not that I can read Norweigan, they just read really well in English! So I think I will definitely give a Nesbø thriller a go next.

I should add that I still loved Girl with the Dragon Tattoo anyway :)

I did too. I read an advance copy when I had the shop and found it a breath of fresh air. So many crime books (James Patterson) are written to a formula these days.

This brings to mind another book I read translated from German. It's YA, but a great thriller. The Strawberry Picker
Highly recommended.

I've read the Stieg Larsson trilogy - loved all of them.

Thanks John! Will check it out.

Hi All

Going back through some of my old favourites and am re-reading the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallows View

Alex wrote: "Hi All

Going back through some of my old favourites and am re-reading the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallows View"

I've not read anything by Peter Robinson. Might be another author to add to my list :)

Alex wrote: "Hi All

Going back through some of my old favourites and am re-reading the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallows View"

Gallows View sounds really good Alex!

Sharon wrote: "Alex wrote: "Hi All

Going back through some of my old favourites and am re-reading the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallows View"

I've not read anything by [author:Peter Rob..."

Hi Sharon,

You absolutely should, he's one of my favourite crime authors and Banks is an excellent character. The series is set in the Yorkshire Dales and Robinson does a fantastic job of capturing the mood of the place, very similar to how Mankell captures the vastness of Ystad.

Brenda wrote: "Alex wrote: "Hi All

Going back through some of my old favourites and am re-reading the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallows View"

Gallows View sounds really go..."

Hi Brenda,

It is very good. I've been going back through some of my favourite English authors to read their first novels and compare them to later ones, always an interesting experience. I have to say that Elizabeth George's A Great Deliverance is one of the best.

Thanks Alex, A Great Deliverance does sound good! It has some great reviews....too many books, too little time!!

Alex wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Alex wrote: "Hi All

Going back through some of my old favourites and am re-reading the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallows View"

I've not read anything by [a..."

Thanks, Alex. I've added [book:Gallows View|102139] to my list. I'm sure if I enjoy it I'll be adding the rest of his book :)