A Good Thriller discussion

Sometimes you get a feeling of which book might be in your top ten of the year fairly early on. You can name them as you start to discover them and keep adding as the year goes on.

To read and excited, and know they will be good.

The Escape by David Baldacci

The Martian by Andrew Weir

Better Off Dead by Tom Wood

Hunter Killer by Chris Ryan, well I hope so on this !

new John Puller when out

The Escape IS the new John Puller. It's already published.

Oops I guess the new Will Robie..

As of July 30:

I Am Pilgrim
A Spy Came Home
The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths
Blacklands
Crash & Burn
Silent Scream
Rubbernecker
Faithful Place
Little Black Lies
The Martian

Not finished it yet but..
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

Somewhere to hide -
Mel Sherratt

Blood Harvest - Sharon Bolton

I know that's only 3, but so far, they are the books that stand out for me most.

So far one of my favorite books that I have read for 2015 is To Kill a Mockingbird. I listened to it on audio with Sissy Spacek reading it, and it was beautiful and amazing. One of my favorites of all time now for sure!

My best books so far this year?

The Treatment by Mo Hayder Wow what a book, quite horrific, moving, and a real page turner. Just got hold of a film version - its German, De Behandeling, which I can't wait to watch

Three Seconds by Anders Roslund -I'm a big fan of Nordic Noir and these writers are the best!

My favorite books I've read this year in order of my reading it.

Revival by Stephen King - I loved this. Great characters and very Lovecraftian.

A Burnable Book by Bruce Holsinger - enjoyable historical mystery set in the Middle Ages (just before the War of the Roses)

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - great and funny follow-up to the first book

Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson - great thriller with a unique premise

Dating the Devil by Lia Romeo - cute and engaging chick lit/romance

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl - engaging thriller from Denmark

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro - delightful book, my first Ishiguro. Wonderful historical story.

The Shadows by J.R. Ward - latest in the paranormal romantic suspense series - one of the best!

The

My top four so far this year.

The Enemy by Tom Wood

Taunting The Dead by Mel Sherratt

Relentless Savage by Dave Edlund

Ultimatum by Simon kernick

But lots of my books have been four stars, these all five

As of today:

Falling by Emma Kavanagh

Follow The Leader by Mel Sherratt

All Good Deeds. by Stacy Green

See Them Run by Stacy Green

Somewhere to Hide by Mel Sherratt

Silent Scream by Angela Marsons

A Spy Came Home by H.N. Wake

Christine..I shall have to keep in mind,A Spy Came Home.You know me:)I love those types of stories!

Marian wrote: "Christine..I shall have to keep in mind,A Spy Came Home.You know me:)I love those types of stories!"

Oh, definitely worth your time, Marian. Give it a shot.

So far my top(5 star) books are:

City of Thieves

The Martian

Cinder

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Elephant Whisperer

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

Snowflower and the Secret Fan

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Dreams of My Mothers: A Story of Love Transcendent

Angela's Ashes

The One and Only Ivan

The Nightingale

All the Light We Cannot See

My Favourites in 2015 (Not In Order Of Likability)

1. The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall
2. The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
3. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
4. Worth Dying For by Lee Child
5. Boiling a Frog by Christopher Brookmyre
6. Remote Control by Andy McNab
7. Free Fall by Robert Crais
8. Fade Away by Harlan Coben
9. The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner
10. The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout

The top ten books I've read in 2015, not in order of preference:
Overload by Arthur Hailey
Vicious by Kevin O'Brien
Stay Close by Harlan Coben
Improbable by Adam Fawer
Condominium by John D. MacDonald
Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham
The Last Gasp by Trevor Hoyle
Obstruction of Justice by Perry O'Shaughnessy
The Private Concierge by Suzanne Forster
The Godfather Returns by Mark Winegradner

Dips, is that YOU !!

Shining by Stephen King
Carrie by Stephen King
the Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Puzzle by Franck Thilliez
Deuils de Miel by Franck Thilliez
No Way Home by Patricia MacDonald
a Clash of Kings by George R.R Martin
Siege by Simon Kernick

Sean wrote: "Dips, is that YOU !!"

Yes Sean, it IS me. "Will He Ever Be Back?" - The Dark Knight Rises!
Ha ha!!

Dipanjan wrote: "Sean wrote: "Dips, is that YOU !!"

Yes Sean, it IS me. "Will He Ever Be Back?" - The Dark Knight Rises!
Ha ha!!"

Dips, good to see you back and posting :)

@ Perri - Thanks so much. Still getting warmed up. Too many things to do ... too little time. Will notch up the wickedness soon.

1. Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye:The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey (Goodreads Author), Warren W. Wiersbe (Forward by)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

2 and 3. Cold Days (The Dresden Files #14)
by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... ) and Skin Game (The Dresden Files #15)
by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... )

4. Farmer in the Sky (Heinlein Juveniles #4)
by Robert A. Heinlein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

5. The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
by E.J. Wagner
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

6. The Fall of Arthur
by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (Editor)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

7. A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
by Jimmy Carter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

8. What We Talk About When We Talk About God
by Rob Bell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

9. The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

and 10. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
by David Quammen (Goodreads Author)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Top 5 Honorable mentions:

1. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1)
by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

2. The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
by William K. Klingaman, Nicholas P. Klingaman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

3. Revenge of the Chili Queens (A Chili Cook-Off Mystery #3)
by Kylie Logan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

4. Holy Humor: Inspirational Wit & Cartoons
by Cal Samra, Rose Samra
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

and 5. The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
by A.L. Roker, William Hogeland
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

These 15 books are all books I have read this year...a few of which I have also read before.

Amber wrote: "1. Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye:The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey (Goodreads Author), Warren W. Wiersbe (Forward by)
https://www.goodreads...."

YOu really like NF-me too :)

NF?

Oh...Non-Fiction. LOL. Thought you meant something else. My list for this thread WAS NF heavy, wasn't it?

Sherlock Holmes and the Needles Eye looks awesome.

It can be used in one of three ways...including as a Bible Study guide, Diane.

Amber wrote: "It can be used in one of three ways...including as a Bible Study guide, Diane."

Now I can't wait to get to that one.

If you use it that way, be prepared to jump all over the Bible...literally.

My top books for 2015 these are the ones I gave 5 stars to.

1. No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
2. A Christmas Guest - Anne Perry
3. Liar, Liar by MJ Arlidge
4. Evil Games by Angela Marsons
5. Silent Screem by Angela Marsons
6. Along came a spider by James Patterson
7. The Trafficed by Lee Weeks
8. Elizabeth is Missing
9. The Book Thief
10. The Railway Man

Those are my top ten but also gave five stars to

Lost and found. Lynda Bellingham
The Dolls House
Below Stairs
The Trophy Taker
The Woods

My top ten, not necessarily in order:

Gone To DieStacy Green
Lost Girls, Angela Marsons
A Spy Came Home, HN Wake
After We Fall, Emma Kavanagh
The Nightingale, Kristen Hannah
If Snow Hadn't Fallen, S.J. Bolton
Little Black Lies, Sharon Bolton
Alloria, David Staniforth
Fractured, Karin Slaughter
All Fall Down, Stacy Green

My 2015 top ten in no particular order.

The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Great Forgetting by James Renner
The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner
Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks by Dick Cavett
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Honorary mention to Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.

Some good ones, there, Vera!

Did you cry at the end of "The Ocean..." too?

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "Some good ones, there, Vera!

Did you cry at the end of "The Ocean..." too?"

Oh my gosh, yeah. How could I not? Such a beautiful, touching book!

My 2015 Top 12 in no particular order

Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton
Lost Girls by Angela Marsons
Evil Games by Angela Marsons
Gone To Die by Stacy Green
Somewhere to Hide by Mel Sherratt
After We Fall by Emma Kavanagh
A Spy Came Home by H.N. Wake
Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
Alloria by David M. Staniforth
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
My Name Is by Angela Marsons
All Good Deeds by Stacy Green

Just missing the cut is Follow The Leader by Mel Sherratt

My top 10 for 2015 in no particular order

The Hanging Girl, by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Alloria, by David M.Staniforth
Fuel to the Fire (all the trilogy) by David M.Staniforth
L'instant présent, by Guillaume Musso
The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Surgeon, by Tess Gerritsen
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
Blacklands, by Belinda Bauer
Triptych, by Karin Slaughter
The Surrogate, by Tania Carver

There are some great lists here. :-)