The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Easy topic this time, folks -- please nominate a book by your favorite mystery/crime/thriller author of 2017.

Once again, as a reminder,

1. do NOT nominate your own book
2. do NOT have your publicist nominate your book
3. if you nominate the winning book, you are the moderator for the discussion. If you don't want to lead the discussion, don't nominate a book.

I nominate by Ruth Ware

I nominate Rage by Zygmunt Miloszewski.

Do you mean authors I read in 2017 even though they might not have published anything in 2017 or authors who had a book published in 2017?

favorite author of anything you read in 2017; not necessarily authors who published in 2017. Sorry.

Nancy wrote: "favorite author of anything you read in 2017; not necessarily authors who published in 2017. Sorry."

That's ok. It's what I thought, just wanted to make sure... Now for my nomination -

Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout

Hard to choose between The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen or Birdman by Mo Hayder.

Think... think...

Going for:

Bill wrote: "Nancy wrote: "favorite author of anything you read in 2017; not necessarily authors who published in 2017. Sorry."

That's ok. It's what I thought, just wanted to make sure... Now for my nomination..."

Oh, Nero Wolfe! One of my favorites!

I agree - hard to choose. I could nominate an old favorite Tony Hillerman, but I'm going with authors who delighted me with 1930's Hollywood, Renee Patrick, a husband and wife team. I nominate Design for Dying, the first in the Edith Head/Lillian Frost mysteries.

How about The Rooster Bar by John Grisham or Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King.

Linda wrote: "How about The Rooster Bar by John Grisham or Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King."

You'll have to pick one, Linda... :0)

Ok Rooster Bar by John Grisham.

1) The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware -- Bonnie
2) Rage, by Zygmunt Miloszewski -- Carol
3) Fer-de-Lance, by Rex Stout -- Bill
4) Birdman, by Mo Hayder -- Eva
5) Design for Dying, by Renee Patrick -- Suzy
6) The Rooster Bar, by John Grisham -- Linda
7. Full Dark House, by Christopher Fowler -- Nancy
8. Deadly Kiss, by Bob Bickford -- Saralyn
9. Alex, by Pierre Lemaitre -- Ric
10. Night Passage, by Robert B. Parker -- Skye
11. The Force, by Don Winslow -- Tim
12. Summertime All the Cats Are Bored, by Phillippe Georget -- Lisa
The Good Daughter, by Karin Slaughter -- Tad
13. Crooked House, by Agatha Christie -- Mariah
14. The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes, by Andrew Pessin -- Peter
15. The Woman on the Orient Express, by Lindsay Jane Ashford -- Zoe
16. The Sins of the Fathers, by Lawrence Block -- Wiliam
17. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn -- Nafisa
18. Tell No One, by Harlan Coben -- Nithiya
19. The Likeness, by Tana French -- Tom
20. The Way to Dusty Death, by Alastair MacLean -- Nagesh
21. The Valley of Fear, by Arthur Conan Doyle -- Urvesh
22. City of the Lost, by Kelley Armstrong -- Mindy
23. Baby Doll, by Hallie Overton -- Mariam_2273
24. March Violets, by Philip Kerr -- Blair

And since I enjoyed his The Book of Forgotten Authors so much this year, I'm going to nominate Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House, the first in his Bryant and May series.

Nancy wrote: "And since I enjoyed his The Book of Forgotten Authors so much this year, I'm going to nominate Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House, the first in his Bryant and May se..."

I'm such the Fowler fan girl. Yay.

Carol wrote: "Nancy wrote: "And since I enjoyed his The Book of Forgotten Authors so much this year, I'm going to nominate Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House, the first in his Bry..."

The books are so much fun. And when you have a crime-fighting duo named after a brand of matches, well, that's a clever author!

Nancy wrote: "Carol wrote: "Nancy wrote: "And since I enjoyed his The Book of Forgotten Authors so much this year, I'm going to nominate Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House, the fi..."

I'm a big PCU fan, too.

Jan C wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Carol wrote: "Nancy wrote: "And since I enjoyed his The Book of Forgotten Authors so much this year, I'm going to nominate Christopher Fowler's [book:Full Dark House|1..."

The PCU is so cool!!!!

I nominate midnight line by lee child ( Latest jack reacher ) & origin by dan brown

I nominate Deadly Kiss by Bob Bickford.

Dr Sonal wrote: "I nominate midnight line by lee child ( Latest jack reacher ) & origin by dan brown"

How about making a choice between the two? We can only nominate one book.

I nominate Alex by Pierre LeMaitre

I nominate Night Passage by Robert P. Parker.

I nominate The Force by Don Winslow, my favorite book of 2017.

I nominate by Philippe Georget.

I'll nominate The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

I nominate Crooked House by Agatha Christie ... read it again after many years, definitely my favourite read this year.

i nominate murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie!!!!!!

So many great stories! Look forward to the lineup!

I nominate Andrew Pessin's The Irrationalist. Did Rene Descartes die of natural causes or was he killed? You may think this is a problem only of interest to philosophy majors, but in Andrew Pessin's hands it is a fascinating murder mystery and like all good mysteries, the author metes out important details in a manner that keeps the reader turning the pages. In addition to telling a good story, Pessin has so mastered the details of the world Descartes inhabited that the reader never feels confused or lost. Check out the reviews to see if others don't agree.

IZEVBUWA wrote: "i nominate murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie!!!!!!"

how about your second favorite author? We have a Christie nomination.

Sounds interesting.

I would like to nominate The Woman on The Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford, it does have Christie in it but she's not the author hehe does this count lol also its fabulous.

Benjamin Black (Actually John Banville, the Irish writer).
As to all-time favorite? Why, of course Edgar Allan Poe, Murder in the Rue Morgue, the novella that started the whole thing, the Sherlock Holmes story avant le mot.

I'd like to agree with "The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware" listed above. Thanks

Even though I read this recently, it's so excellent, so noir in every way.

Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block, first of the Matthew Scudder series. ( I would nominate his masterpiece, "8 Million Ways to Die", but that's number 5 in the series)

March Violets by Philip Kerr

I would like to nominate Gone girl, haven't read it yet

Nominating by Minka Kent

I nominate Tell No One by Harlan Coben

Have really enjoyed reading Tana French this year. I'd like to nominate The Likeness

The Way To Dusty Death by Alistair Maclean...

My Nomination as above.

If we are allowed to nominate two books, the second choice will be The Tightrope Men by Desmond Bagley.
Thank you.
Enjoy reading!

Nancy wrote: "And since I enjoyed his The Book of Forgotten Authors so much this year, I'm going to nominate Christopher Fowler's Full Dark House, the first in his Bryant and May se..."

Ohh I have been wanting to read Bryant and May for ages. I hope this gets in.

I nominate Fear In The Valley by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I nominate city of the list by kelley Armstrong

I nominate Baby Doll by Hollie Overton

Okay -- I'll finish the summary in message 13 and then for sure we have enough books to go to the poll. In the meantime, please hold off on making any more nominations until I see exactly how many titles we have.

back soon

Alexei wrote: "Benjamin Black (Actually John Banville, the Irish writer).
As to all-time favorite? Why, of course Edgar Allan Poe, Murder in the Rue Morgue, the novella that started the whole thing, the Sherlock ..."

do you have a particular book in mind, Alexei?

Are we allowed to counter-nominate? Something you
really really hated?

that would sort of take away from the spirit of the thing.