Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

Hello, fellow Crime, Mystery, and Thriller Readers,


Nominations for our May General Book of the Month are now open. To ensure your nomination will be included in our poll, please make sure it conforms to the following guidelines:

✔️ You may nominate one (1) book.


✔️Only members who have actively participated in prior book discussions will be permitted to nominate books for the following month. If you have recently joined the group, please do participate in the current month's discussion, so you qualify as a valid nominator.

✔️By entering a nomination, you agree to act as our Discussion Leader for the month-long Book Discussion for that book if it wins.

Don't worry; it is neither difficult nor time-consuming. The moderators are here to help in the event that you need a hand. Please refrain from nominating a book if you are not prepared to lead the discussion.

✔️ Your nomination should be in the crime, mystery, or thriller genres or their subgenres.

✔️Your nomination should not have been read by the group in the past 24 months.

✔️A book is only eligible if it is available in paperback and digital formats in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia.

Please understand we are trying to give all our members the opportunity to participate in our book discussions. We don't want to exclude a significant portion of our members because they do not have availability to the book nominated.

✔️You may only nominate the first book in a series.

The 2nd and subsequent books in a series may be nominated only after the group has read the prior books in that series.

✔️Post your nomination as a comment below.

DO NOT notify the moderators of your selection by way of a private message, if you do you run the risk of your nomination being excluded from the poll.

✔️To ensure your nomination is included in our poll correctly, do include the name of both the book and the author. You would be surprised at how many books have the same title. You are welcome to use the "add book/author" tool, which is located above the right upper corner of the comment window when you nominate your selection.

📌AUTHORS, please note: We DO NOT accept nominations of your own work. Please see our Author/Publisher Guidelines for more information. You are, however, welcome to participate in the nomination (of another author's work), polling, and book discussions in general.

If you have any questions, you can leave a comment in this discussion or message Gem or Jenny directly.

The nomination period will close on Sunday, (Gem will notify members) at approximately 7:3o pm MST (UTC/GMT -7).

Polling will begin on Wednesday, (Gem will notify members).

Thank you and happy reading!

Running List

1.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss -- Jamie

2.
Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle -- Sunshine

3.
The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth-- Icewineanne

I nominate The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss.



Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents’ death, is curious about the secrets of her father’s mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father’s former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes.

But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein.

When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.

The Alchemist's Daughter sounds intriguing!

Barbara wrote: "The Alchemist's Daughter sounds intriguing!"

I agree, Barbara.

Jamie wrote: "I nominate The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss.



Mary Jekyll, alone and p..."

Thank you Jamie for your nomination. I have added it to the running list.

Sunshine wrote: "I would like to nominate Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle."

Thank you, Sunshine for your nomination. I have added it to the running list.

Has my vote as well!

I nominate Dear Wife.

Going to be interesting when the polls go up which book will win.

The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

Icewineanne wrote: " The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth"

Thank you Icewineanne for your nomination. I have added the book to the running list.

I would like to nominate Big Sky Big Sky by Kate Atkinson

I would like to nominate The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth.

Caren-Ann wrote: "I would like to nominate Big Sky Big Sky by Kate Atkinson"

Sorry, Caren-Ann we can not accept your nomination. Big Sky is book five in a series. CMT guidelines:

✔️You may only nominate the first book in a series.

The 2nd and subsequent books in a series may be nominated -- only after the group has read the prior books in that series.

Hello everyone. I'm new to the group and hope this suggestion hasn't been already read: Blue Monday by Nicci French. First in a seven book series starring London psychotherapist Frieda Klein, this psychological thriller not only evokes London as a city but as a member of the cast. Frieda, moody and independent, is embroiled in a grisly murder and not only must avoid getting herself killed by the fiendishly subtle murderer but must fight an incompetent consultant hired by the police. Before this book ends, she realizes the killer...oops. No spoilers.

Shayla wrote: "Hello everyone. I'm new to the group and hope this suggestion hasn't been already read: Blue Monday by Nicci French. First in a seven book series starring London psychotherapist Frieda Klein, this ..."

Welcome, to the group, Shayla.

Sorry, Shayla, I can not accept this nomination this time. CMT read this book last September - CMT rule states

✔️Your nomination should not have been read by the group in the past 24 months.