Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
I subscribe though, so I hope the link works.
In Fiction, I read one of the selection. Apparently they do not use "fun to read" nor "trashy mystery" as selection criteria.

Fun to read and a mystery should be the top criteria!

Barry wrote: "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
I subscribe though, so I hope the link works.
In Fiction, I read one of the selection. Apparently they do not use "fun to rea..."

Couldn't open the link because I'm not a subscriber, Burt always in for a fun read.

I can't list all 100, but here are a few fiction titles that I want to read:
Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
Bewilderment by Richard Powers and
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca Donner
This one is described among other things as a murder mystery
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka
Crime caper:
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
And one I loved and recommend
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Barry wrote: "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
I subscribe though, so I hope the link works.
In Fiction, I read one of the selection. Apparently they do not use "fun to rea..."

I haven't read any of them- and have only heard of 15 of them!

Ann wrote: "I can't list all 100, but here are a few fiction titles that I want to read:
Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
Bewilderment by Richard Pow..."</i>

<i>Ann wrote: "I can't list all 100, but here are a few fiction titles that I want to read:
[book:Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So
Bewilderment by [author:Richard Pow..."

I read the Underground Railroad by Colton Whitehead and it was a great book, but I wouldn't call it a fun read, intense and gripping would be more suitable. Harlem Shuffle and Razorblade Tears sound really interesting.

Well I'd only heard of a couple of these and i got lost in 100 novels of different kinds. But at the bottom was a link to this article on the 10 Best Thrillers of 2021 which I think might house some of our group reads for 2022. I noted a couple that I want to follow up on, including one I think is actually in my TBR somewhere. A freebee from either Sherry or the organizers of the cancelled Bouchercon New Orleans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/bo...

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Well I'd only heard of a couple of these and i got lost in 100 novels of different kinds. But at the bottom was a link to this article on the 10 Best Thrillers of 2021 which I think might house som..."

at least I've heard of some of those! lol- even read a few of them

I looked at the mystery list too. Those people do not choose the same way I do I guess.

Barry: Sarah Weinman is new to the NY Times Crime list this year, and I haven't been wowed by her choices enough to request any at the library yet. I keep looking each time her column runs which is monthly I think. As for the top Mystery books, the only one I knew and agreed with was Razorblade Tears. S.A. Cosby, which I thoroughly endorse - she noted she hadn't written about it in her columns proving my point. LOL
Barry wrote: "I looked at the mystery list too. Those people do not choose the same way I do I guess."

Here’s a crime fiction top list (I hope not behind a paywall) so should open for anyone I hope. In addition to the top list there is an extensive honorable mention list too. My TBR is drooling.

https://crimereads.com/best-crime-nov...

Nice list, Ann. I requested By Way of Sorrow and am first on the list!