Crime Detective Mystery Thriller Group discussion

From the Lineup:

Three are true stories straight from the headlines and two are torn from the pages of little-known thrillers. Which ones are real life? You be the judge.

http://www.the-line-up.com/strange-fb...

Although it seemed like a hairbrained scheme, the FBI sent two agents undercover in the KKK to investigate the bomb builder.

I knew that one was true - even an incompetent thriller fiction writer can tell the difference between a hair & a hare! Hares of course being characterised for their circumspect & careful habits.

Found an excerpt on the blog The Lineup of a new thriller by William Hjortsberg, Mañana:

http://www.the-line-up.com/media/tlu-...

Just found this listing of "9 Books With Endings That Will Shock You": https://www.kirkusreviews.com/lists/9...

What do you think? Can you think of books with shocking or dissatisfying endings?

I was shocked and surprised by the ending of Sandmannen (The Sandman by Lars Kepler) which I read recently.

I loved unexpected endings.

The end to The Secret Keeper was a
huge surprise, and one of the best endings to a mystery ever.

You piqued my interest: It does look good, MarJo

There was a big surprise, to me at least, in Murder In Thrall (2013) by Anne Cleeland. It was well into the book but not at the end. I reread the book in light of the new information I had learned, something I very rarely do. There are now three books in this series. I thought this was one of the best books I have read so far this year.

I just added it to my TBR shelf, Gary. Have you ever read In the Cut by Susannah Moore?

Skye wrote: "I just added it to my TBR shelf, Gary. Have you ever read In the Cut by Susannah Moore?"
No. I believe it is set in the US and not a series so I am not particularly interested. Thanks, anyway.

No problem; I thought you might like the unexpected ending; but it isn't a series.

Skye wrote: "You piqued my interest: It does look good, MarJo"

Trust me it is. When you have 9 women in a book club you all really enjoyed the same book, it's a pretty sure thing.

Definitely, MaryJo.

Here's a question for you: are thrillers right-wing and crime fiction left-wing?

The Guardian wrote a blog on this very topic: http://www.theguardian.com/books/book...

Yesterday, on BBC's Open Book Christopher Bollen was interviewed about his literary murder mystery Orient.

From BBC Radio 4:

American novelist Christopher Bollen talks about his novel Orient, a literary murder mystery set in a remote town on the very tip of Long Island. Local people are already dismayed by the number of newcomers, mostly artists, moving to the town from New York and their fears are increased when a young orphan arrives to stay. Meanwhile, strange creatures are washing up on the beach and a caretaker dies in mysterious circumstances. Christopher Bollen talks to Mariella about his own experiences living in Orient and how he has fictionalised its inhabitants.

It can be found for streaming here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05q6321

Interesting article at io9:

10 Utterly Brilliant Novels That Have One Fatal Flaw

http://io9.com/10-brilliant-novels-th...

There’s no such thing as a perfect book — but some books feel as though they could be just about perfect, if they didn’t have one nagging problem. And sometimes, the most wonderful books have the most glaring shortfalls. Here are 10 amazing novels that are each marred by a fatal flaw.