Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

Hello fellow Crime, Mystery & Thriller Readers,


Nominations for our March 2022 Group Reads 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 only one (1) book.

✔️By entering a nomination you are agreeing to act as our Discussion Leader for the month-long Group Read should your nomination win.

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

✔️ Your nomination can be any Crime, Mystery, or Thriller.

✔️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 both paperback and digital formats.

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 access to the selection.

✔️If the book is in a series, 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 all 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 making your nomination.

📌AUTHORS please note: We DO NOT accept nominations of your own work. You are 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 directly.

The nomination period will close on Sunday, January 30 at approximately 7:30 pm PDT (UTC/GMT -7).

Polling will begin on Wednesday, February 2.

Thank you and happy reading!

Running List/verified
The Last Flight by Julie Clark (Christine)
The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne (Jamie)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind (Leena)
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen (Icewineanne)
The Women of Blackmouth Street by Thea Sutton (Saralyn)
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci (Rob)
The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry (Grace)
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (Andra)

I nominate The Last Flight: A Novel by Julie Clark

I'd like to nominate
The Therapist

I'm new(ish) to the group! Is there an easy place to check out what's been read over the last 24 months? Thanks!

Rob wrote: "I'm new(ish) to the group! Is there an easy place to check out what's been read over the last 24 months? Thanks!"

Go to the group's bookshelf (it's on the right-hand side on the home page). Select "read" and you can then sort the list by date.

Thanks for asking. If you need more help, please do let me know.

Rob wrote: "I'm new(ish) to the group! Is there an easy place to check out what's been read over the last 24 months? Thanks!"

If you go to the group Bookshelf and select the "read" shelf, you'll find all the group reads listed by finish date.

Since it's not winning this month, I'd like to try again for The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne.

Leena wrote: "I'd like to nominate
The Therapist"

Leena, this was a group read in September 2021. It's too soon for a reread.

Would you like to nominate another book?

sure.

Hi Gem,
I have 2 suggestions :
1. Perfume - Peter Suskind. This will be a reread, though.

2. The Trials of Sarah Newby by Tim Vicary its a legal drama

I leave the choice to you.

The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen

Animals by Will Staples
Overview - - When rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission to take down the animal-trafficking syndicate from the inside. Meanwhile, in Florida, insurance investigator Randall Knight is called to a private roadside zoo, where a new tiger cub of suspect lineage brought a virus that wiped out all the zoo’s tigers. The disease is just one species jump away from erupting into a deadly global human pandemic. What starts as a simple insurance claim leads Knight to discover a shocking new evolution in the business of illicit animal trafficking. Both men’s journeys take them from the darkest corners of Southeast Asia to the VIP gambling rooms of Macau, where they must stay alive long enough to stop a vicious international triad from ending wildlife as we know it.
- Animals is set in the world of global animal trafficking and follows converging storylines into a dark maze of corruption and organized crime, and through the journeys of the main characters, the novel explores the factors driving the exploitation and ruin of the natural world.
- Though the story is fiction, the characters, locations, and plot points are almost entirely rooted in fact. They are the product of hundreds of conversations with everyone from Jane Goodall to the CIA, to Damien Mander (an ex-mercenary turned animal activist). To experience the issue firsthand, Will Staples took a month-long research trip spanning three continents and seven countries. The journey was a profoundly transformative, life-altering experience.
- The author’s goal with this novel is to expose this issue to as many people as possible. To that end, all his income from this book will be donated to nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting wildlife.

Diane , this sounds truly interesting.

Gem wrote: "Hello fellow Crime, Mystery & Thriller Readers,


Nominations for our March 2022 Group Reads are now open. To ensure your nomination will be included in our poll, please make sure it conforms to th..."
I'd like to nominate The Women of Blackmouth Street. I just finished reading it, and there's a LOT to talk about!

Gem wrote: "Rob wrote: "I'm new(ish) to the group! Is there an easy place to check out what's been read over the last 24 months? Thanks!"

Go to the group's bookshelf (it's on the right-hand side on the home p..."

Thanks so much! I nominate Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine, #1) by David Baldacci.

I'll nominate The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry it's supposed to be good

I would like to nominate „The Secret Keeper” by Kate Morton