Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

The Best series category doesn't change much from year to year. Let's try to stick to the Top 5

Best Series characters:
John Rain
Harry Bosch
Harry Dresden
Chet the dog
Jack Reacher
Crispin Guest

NTMA AUTHORS:
I'm holding off on this right now. May submit later.

Cheryl wrote: "The Best series category doesn't change much from year to year. Let's try to stick to the Top 5

Best Series characters:
John Rain
Harry Bosch
Harry Dresden
Chet the dog
Jack Reacher
Crisp..."

Sorry, I can't count. I have 6. Oops.

Series:
Rozan: Bill and Lydia
Butcher: Dresdin
Crais: Elvis and Pike
Child: Reacher

NTMA:
Tom Rob Smith: Child 44

series-
bill and lydia
elvis and pike
reacher
lucas (and virgil)
will trent and sara linton
(subject to change at a moment's notice...LOL)

Best series characters:
Sara Linton and Will Trent
Virgil
Reacher
McKenzie

NTMA:
Maggie Barbieri
James Swain

Best Series Characters

Dalziel & Pascoe - Reginald Hill

Gordianus the Finder - Steven Saylor

Brother Cadfael - Ellis Peters

Parker - Richard Stark

Elvis Cole & Joe Pike - Robert Crais

Best NTMA

Adrian Hyland

Karin Fossum

Celia Fremlin

Bryan Gruley

Series
Reacher - Lee Child
Bosch - Michael Connelly
Jack Daniels - J A Konrath
Isaac Bell - Clive Cussler
John Corey - Nelson DeMille

NTMA
Rennie Airth
David Ellis
Paul Adam
Daniel Woodrell
Alan Bradley

Best Series characters:
Claire Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne -- Julia Spencer-Fleming
Kate Shugak -- Dana Stabenow
V. I. Warshawski -- Sara Paretsky
Lydia Chin and Bill Smith -- S. J. Rozan
Jack Daniels -- J A Konrath

Best Series characters:

Bosch
Elvis Cole/Joe Pike
Reacher
Dresden

Best Series Characters:
Harry Dresden - Jim Butcher
Elvis & Joe - Robert Crais
V.I. Warshawski - Sara Paretsky
Spenser - Robert B. Parker (God rest his soul)
Andy Carpenter - David Rosenfelt

Best NTMA:
David Rosenfelt

Best Series characters:
Virgil Flowers
Harry Dresden
Gabriel Allon
Kate Shugat
Arkady Renko

Best NTMA: Noah Boyd

Best Series characters:
Jack Daniels - J.A. Konrath
Spenser - Robert B. Parker
Sheriff Bo Tully - Patrick F. McManus
Elvis & Joe - Robert Crais
Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly

Best NTMA:
Jennie Bentley
Karen E. Olson
Beverly Connor

Best Series Characters:
Lt. Eve Dallas and Roarke
Patrick and Angie (they're back!)

BNTMA-
Blaize Clement
Stieg Larsson

LizH wrote: "Best Series Characters:
Lt. Eve Dallas and Roarke
Patrick and Angie (they're back!)

BNTMA-
Blaize Clement
Stieg Larsson"

Oh! I forgot Patrick & Angie!! And I LOVE Roarke! Not so much Eve.

I'm sticking to those I read this year.

Best Series Character(s):

Spenser -- Robert B. Parker
Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne -- Julia Spencer Fleming
Serena Dial and Jonathan Stride -- Brian Freeman
Inspector Armande Gamauche -- Louise Penny
Mykael Blomkvist/Lisbeth Salander -- Stieg Larssen

Best NTMA (also would make my best series)

Susan Hill
Julia Spencer Fleming

If I'd finished Moonlight Mile this year I'm sure Patrick and Angie would make my list, so I'll give them Honorable Mention.

Best NTMA

S.J. Rozen
Peter Robinson
Harlan Coben

Meredith

These are only series I read this year:

Reacher~Child
Will & Sara~Karin Slaughter
Cork O'Connor~William K. Krueger
Mickey Haller~Connelly
Joe Pickett~CJ Box

NTMA:
David Christafano
Mary Sharratt
Chevy Stevens
Randy Susan Meyers

Top 5 Best Series
This was really hard to cull down too! Most of my top MT books were favorite series books.
We are unlikely to have more Larsson books and it appears Dennis Lehane may have closed out his P&A series but the rest of them are going strong! Each new book is eagerly anticipated and usually greatly adds to my enjoyment of the series!
Stieg Larsson - the trilogy
Dana Stabenow - Kate Shugak
Jacqueline Winspear - Maisie Dobbs
Karin Slaughter - Grant County
Laurie R. King - Mary Russell
Sara Paretsky - V.I. Warshawski
S.J. Rozan - Bill Smith/Lydia Chin
Marcia Muller - Sharon McCone
Dennis Lehane - Patrick and Angie

Top New to me Authors in 2010
International author: Karin Fossum
Fiction: Beth Hoffman
YA Novels *one of the high spots this year was the number of really good YA books I read
Laurie Halse Anderson
Maggie Stiefvater
Kami Garcia
Sci/Fi: Justin Cronin

Series books in 2010 Best of.

1. Catherine coulter -FBI series Savich and Sherlock
2. Fern Michaels-Sisterhood series

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "I'm sticking to those I read this year.

Best Series Character(s):

Spenser -- Robert B. Parker
Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne -- Julia Spencer Fleming
Serena Dial and Jonathan Stride -- Brian Fr..."

Carol,
I didn't think to add Lisbeth and Mykael but they are awesome characters, aren't they? Finished the second book last night and had to immediately download the third on my Kindle. Love it when a book has that kind of pull. I like Jonathan Stride too, but Serena, not so much for some reason.

Dawn, I just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and it was a wild ride. I'm going to miss those two.

Serena and Jonathan have both grown on me. I like them as a couple and I like how they are each usually involved in the mystery at hand from different angles. I am looking forward to the next one.


Dawn wrote: "Carol,
I didn't think to add Lisbeth and Mykael but they are awesome characters, aren't they? Finished the second book last night and had to immediately download the third on my Kindle. Love it when a book has that kind of pull. I like Jonathan Stride too, but Serena, not so much for some reason. ..."

Carol: I know exactly what you mean, I was sorry to not have another Larsson book to read next after TGWKTHN - I could hardly "put it down" as I listened to the audio near the end.
Dawn - enjoy book three!!
Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Dawn, I just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and it was a wild ride. I'm going to miss those two."

Another foot of snow today hopefully means some reading time!

I had to go to work. They told us to get there before the storm, and leave when the roads were reopened, so I was blowing snow in the dark tonight.

I too enjoy the SHerlock and Savich books by Catherine Coulter, however guess was the second to the last or the last one I read of these, with the kid that could see them and talk to them with the awful relatives creeped me out big time, kept reading it but was so creepy and I did not enjoy it. Nancy

Barry wrote: "I had to go to work. They told us to get there before the storm, and leave when the roads were reopened, so I was blowing snow in the dark tonight."

that's nuts. even EB closed for first shift.

nuts would be correct. its like they cannot tell the difference between what is important and what is not.

Nancy, I know what you mean with the Savich and Sherlock books I just got a notice on facebook the newest one will be out in June. So I have until then to read the ones I still have too to get caught up. There isn't that many that have the woo woo factor. I just said that to my sister the last time I saw her when I was starting the Double take. I'm trying to say something without giving anything away. But you might only have 2 maybe 3 of the books because of that reason. And believe me I'm not into reading books like that either. But I'm doing this series with my sister. I can't remember which of the ones you are talking about but I read the last one out of order in a weekend down the shore so now I have double take and until the last one to catch up and read yet. That is the reason I had reading out of order trying to get the back ones done which I own already. i think the one you are talking about before doube take. Not one of my favorite ones. I would say if you enjoyed them don't go back to the one you gave up on give a try to the next one from that.

I am new and this is my first post.
top 10 2010
Stone Angel - Carol O'Connell
Tryptich - Karin Slaughter
The Bookman's Wake - John Dunning
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larrson
China Lake - Meg Gardiner
The Black Ice - Michael Connelly
Long Lost - Harlan Coben
The Bodies Left Behind - Jeffery Deaver
Red Dragon - Thomas Harris
Broken Prey - John Sanford

Rebekkila wrote: "I am new and this is my first post.
top 10 2010
Stone Angel - Carol O'Connell
Tryptich - Karin Slaughter
The Bookman's Wake - John Dunning
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larrson
China Lake -..."

Welcome aboard to the board!! You've read some good ones. Some of my favs from your list are: Dunning, Larrson, connelly, deaver.

NTMA
These three have new books that I am looking forward to:
Brad Parks
Boyd Morrison
Tim Hallinan

Rebekkila wrote: "I am new and this is my first post.
top 10 2010
..."
We are very non judgmental. Most of us will like you in spite of what you read. (I could tell you who to watch out for, but you'll figure it out.)

Thank you for the welcome. I am looking forward to getting some great suggestions.

Best NTMA's are:
Hilary Davidson
Brad Parks

Welcome, Rebekkila! You have a great list! I loved each of these!
Rebekkila wrote: "I am new and this is my first post. top 10 2010
Stone Angel - Carol O'Connell; Tryptich - Karin Slaughter; The Bookman's Wake - John Dunning; The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson ..."

Great list, Rebekkila! and welcome!

Rebekkila wrote: "I am new and this is my first post.
top 10 2010
Stone Angel - Carol O'Connell
Tryptich - Karin Slaughter
The Bookman's Wake - John Dunning
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larrson
China Lake -..."

Rebekkila; you will quickly learn, if you haven't already, that Barry is a big kidder, and that you can disregard half of what he says. (I could tell you which half, but you'll figure it out.)

Barry wrote: "
We are very non judgmental. Most of us will like you in spite of what you read. (I could tell you who to watch out for, but you'll figure it out.) ..."

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Rebekkila; you will quickly learn, if you haven't already, that Barry is a big kidder, and that you can disregard half of what he says. (I could tell you which half, but you'll figure it out.)

B..."
I'm a kidder too, I like lively banter.

Rebekkila wrote: "I am new and this is my first post.
top 10 2010
Stone Angel - Carol O'Connell
Tryptich - Karin Slaughter
The Bookman's Wake - John Dunning
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larrson
China Lake -..."

welcome!

Rebekkila wrote: I am new and this is my first post.

Welcome. We usually eat newcomers - they taste great with mustard - but we'll make an exception in your case.

Welcome Rebekkila

And then there's Dan. I don't know where to start with the warnings on that one.


Daniel wrote: "Rebekkila wrote: I am new and this is my first post.

Welcome. We usually eat newcomers - they taste great with mustard - but we'll make an exception in your case."

Carol, do you have "male" issues?

Now, Barry, don't go getting all sensitive on me. You know you two are my favorites.


Barry wrote: "Carol, do you have "male" issues?"