The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

May/June Group Read Winners:
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane

Here's the link to the poll:
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/65...

It's time for nominations!
Nominations will be open until Sunday, May 6th with voting through Friday May 11th.

This month we will have just one open category but the top 2 books in the voting will be the two featured books.

General rules for Group Reads

1) If your nomination wins - you will be the discussion moderator.
2) One (1) nomination only per person. Authors: no self-nominations, please.
3) Please do not repeat an author we have read in the last year. Check the bookshelves to see the authors we've read in the past year.
4) For your nomination please include Title, Author and Link (use the "add book/author" link at top of comment box).

Since we are an international group, please check to make sure the book is readily available. Is it available in paperback? Used? Your local library? The last thing we want is to nominate a great book that no one can get!

Finally, a word about series - the joy or bane of a mystery reader’s life! Please consider whether the book you are nominating would be best read by someone who has read all the previous books in the series or can be enjoyed by someone new to the series too.

Nomination List

Roman Blood by Steven Saylor (Hayes)
Pompeii by Robert Harris (Richard)
Bleed for Me by Michael Robotham (Ethan)
The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitland (G)
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn (Almeta)
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen (Nancy)
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane (Frances)
Instruments of Darkness: A Novel by Imogen Robertson (Donna)

I really enjoyed this so I will nominate it again:

Roman Blood by Steven Saylor

Pompeii by Robert Harris.

Great author terrific read, a good slant on Roman times

Bleed for Me by Michael Robotham

, The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitland .

Layered book. Well written.

bump up

No one wants to nominate a book?

Dog on It(A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #1) by Spencer Quinn.

I've actually read this in print, and would like to listen to the audio. I've heard that the audio is a lot of fun.

My Review

The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen

A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane. This is an old one, but really good. It's the first in the Kenzie and Gennaro series and I loved it, but then I am a sucker for anything by Dennis Lehane.

OK, anyone else?

Last Call... nominations will close tomorrow morning my time (roughly 2 AM, Eastern Standard time).

How about Instruments of Darkness: A Novel by Imogen Robertson

Richard wrote: "Pompeii by Robert Harris.

Great author terrific read, a good slant on Roman times"
Great choice. Great story and very informative. Also, check out Harris's new book: The Fear Factor.

Almeta wrote: "Dog on It(A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #1) by Spencer Quinn.

I've actually read this in print, and would like to listen to the audio. I've heard that the audio is a lot of fun.

My Review"

The audio is fabulous!!!

Even though I recommended the Marx Sisters (see above), I really like the Chet and Bernie mysteries and can highly recommend them.

Nominations closed. Will put the poll up within the next hour or so.

Polls are open... go vote for your favorite. The top two books will be the featured reads this month.

Here's the link to the poll:

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/65...

May/June Group Reads:
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane