The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

In the Spring of 2010, Hayes and I became the transatlantic moderators (Italy and USA) of a fledgling group of 450 mystery fans. Now 2 years later we have over 4,500 members worldwide and we were in need of a little help.

Bill has graciously agreed to join us as a moderator bringing both another country (Canada) and another time zone (Pacific) to our team.

Please join me in welcoming Bill today.

Bill - Glad you have agreed to join Donna and Hayes as a moderator. You will be busy as the membership grows worldwide....it is a wonderful testimony to the quality of the group.

I join Donna in welcoming Bill to the moderating team. Thank you for joining us, Bill.

Welcome Bill.

Thank you very much for the kind welcome. I've enjoyed being a part of the group so far and look forward to helping out as a moderator as much as I can. Mystery is one of my favourite genres. One of the challenges I took this year was to read one book by each mystery writer on my TBR shelf, starting with A and continuing alphabetically. At the moment I've read 24 books and am up to the letter D.. These are the books and authors I've read since January.

1. John Bingham - Five Roundabouts to Heaven (finished 10 Jan 2012, 3 stars)
2. Rennie Airth - The Blood-Dimmed Tide (finished 12 Jan 2012, 3 stars
3. Margery Allingham - Black Plumes (finished 21 Jan 2012, 4 stars)
4. Karin Alvtegen - Shadow(finished 28 Jan 2012, 4 stars)
5. Kingsley Amis - Riverside Villas Murder (finished 3 Feb 2012, 4 stars)
6. A.C. Baantjer - DeKok and the Death of a Clown (finished 12 Feb 201, 3 stars)
7. Nevada Barr - Track of the Cat (finished 19 Feb 12, 3 stars)
8. Mark Billingham - Buried (finished 25 Feb 2012, 4 stars)
9. Nicholas Blake - A Tangled Web (finished 03 Mar 2012, 4 stars)
10. M.C. Beaton - The Potted Gardener (finished 8 Mar 12, 3 stars)
11. Giles Blunt - By the Time You Read This (finished 12 Mar 12, 4 stars)
12. John Buchan -Greenmantle (finished 24 Mar 12, 4 stars)
13. Jan Burke - Sweet Dreams, Irene (finished 4 Apr 12, 3 stars)
14. W.J. Burley - Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place (finished 10 Apr 12, 3 stars)
15. John le Carré - The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (finished 15 Apr 12, 5 stars)
16. G.K. Chesterton - The Secret of Father Brown (finished 22 Apr 12, 3 stars)
17. Lee Child - 61 Hours (finished 27 Apr 12, 3 stars)
18. Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles (finished 17 May 12, 4 stars)
19. Barbara Cleverly - The Damascened Blade (finished 21 May 12, 4 stars)
20. Michael Connelly - City Of Bones (finished 25 May 12, three stars)
21. Joseph Conrad - The Secret Agent(finished 3 Jun 12, 4 stars)
22. Colin Cotterill - The Coroner's Lunch (finished 15 Jun 12, 5 stars)
23. John Creasey - Death on the Move (finished 23 Jun 12, 2 stars)
24. Elizabeth Daly - Arrow Pointing Nowhere (started 23 Jun 12)

Anyway, looking forward to helping out.

welcome bill!

Hi Bill...thanks and welcome.

Welcome Bill!

Thanks all.. Hope you're having a great weekend!

Welcome, Bill! That is a well rounded list of books! Glad to have you as a moderator. : )

Hello:
Congratulations Bill.
Have a Wonderful Weekend!!!
The "Creature"

Hi Bill! I pop in and out.

Thanks again for the welcomes. They are much appreciated.

Welcome, Bill, and thanks for stepping in as a co-moderator!

Welcome. And thanks for posting your list.

Thanks again. Hope the list gives you some ideas.. :0)

Welcome Bill :) Thanks for stepping up to the plate!

Welcome Bill. Thanks for being a co-comoderator.

Welcome Bill. Thank you for becoming a moderator. I appreciate your listing and rating of the 24 mysteries you have read so far in 2012.

Shell wrote: "Welcome Bill. Thank you for becoming a moderator. I appreciate your listing and rating of the 24 mysteries you have read so far in 2012."

Have you read any of them?

Bill wrote: "Shell wrote: "Welcome Bill. Thank you for becoming a moderator. I appreciate your listing and rating of the 24 mysteries you have read so far in 2012."

Have you read any of them?"

I've enjoyed books by four of the authors you listed. Now, with your list I have more intriguing books to add to my books-to-read.
So many books, so little time. :)

Shell wrote: "Bill wrote: "Shell wrote: "Welcome Bill. Thank you for becoming a moderator. I appreciate your listing and rating of the 24 mysteries you have read so far in 2012."

Have you read any of them?"

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Totally agree Shell. Nice always to have lots of choices mind you. I've got about 200 books in my TBR shelves to pick from and always find new recommendations on these pages.

Congratulations on your new assignment as moderator! Enjoy!

Theresa wrote: "Congratulations on your new assignment as moderator! Enjoy!"

Thanks, Theresa, I'm sure I will.. it's definitely getting me more involved. :0)

woot woot! Welcome Bill!

woot woot backatcha..

Dear Moderators,

I am a Crime Author who is currently looking for some beta readers and I wanted to ask if it would be ok to create a post in this group for the readers who may be interested.

Many Thanks,

Hardit.

Hardit wrote: "Dear Moderators,

I am a Crime Author who is currently looking for some beta readers and I wanted to ask if it would be ok to create a post in this group for the readers who may be interested.

Man..."

Hardit - I think if you post it in the Author's Corner section of the site, it would be alright. I'm sort of new in the moderator role, but that is the spot for Author's to promote their books and such.

Thanks Bill :-)

Good luck with finding beta readers. Is this a finished book or one that's in progress?

Bill wrote: "Good luck with finding beta readers. Is this a finished book or one that's in progress?"

Thank you :) It's a finished novel

Thanks for sigining on. This is the first group I joined on Goodreads, and I continue to enjoy it immensely.

Congrats in your new role, Bill.

I haven't done a great job lately as I was spending some vacation time in Britain. But I will be spending more regular time here now..

Bill wrote: "Thank you very much for the kind welcome. I've enjoyed being a part of the group so far and look forward to helping out as a moderator as much as I can. Mystery is one of my favourite genres. One o..."
This list demonstrates your love of the genre AND your incredibly organized mind. I welcome you as a new moderator!

Not that incredibly organized, VickiLee.. lol.. Thank you, though. :0)

Welcome Bill! I joined this group recently and I'm enjoying it very much. How disciplined you must be to read the books in order like that. I'm reading the Agatha Christie "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" right now....I'm glad you gave it four stars. I like it so far.

I'm not all that disciplined, Lori, but it was a challenge I wanted to try this year. I may continue with the Mystery challenge next year from where I leave off this year. Glad you are enjoying Syles. Nice comforting mystery.

hi bill
i just saw the titles of books you have read since january and i must say
it boggles the mind
but how lucky we are to have a co-leader with such broad interests
i just joined the group and i am very impressed
cordially,
rj ray

Thanks, Robert. Variety is the spice of life; I enjoy most genres, just love reading for the pure enjoyment. Look forward to discovering your interests. :0)

I'm just catching up after a busy few weeks & wanted to welcome a fellow BC mystery fan. Nice to meet you, Bill!

Thanks very much, R.E. I think I'll be setting up the next Poll to give Donna and Hayes some assistance.. Very excited.. :0) And enjoying the varied discussion as well in this group.

Welcome Bill!

M. wrote: "Thanks for sigining on. This is the first group I joined on Goodreads, and I continue to enjoy it immensely."

I joined this group because I am a fan of mysteries and thrillers. The other one I was a member of I could not get the books for the group reads. So far I have been able to find them at the library for the ones here.

Heidi wrote: "M. wrote: "Thanks for sigining on. This is the first group I joined on Goodreads, and I continue to enjoy it immensely."

I joined this group because I am a fan of mysteries and thrillers. The oth..."

That's good to hear, Heidi. I hope the books selected in the future continue to be accessible to you.

Bill, I was very happy to see you give Colin Cotterill's The Coroner's Lunch five stars -- this is one of my favorite series. Siri is a fabulous character & Cotterill allows his stories and characters to grow and evolve through the series. I haven't read them all yet... I'm stretching them out to savor over time.

I have great confidence in a moderator with such good taste :)... and I'm delighted you've agreed to take this on.

I would like to say hi Bill and hi to everyone. I'm new myself and also come from Canada.I joined Goodreads in May and so far have read 35 books and they are all mostly mysteries.
I love reading and when I'm not reading I'm either painting (I'm a decorative artist) or talking about reading. Can't wait to get more recommendation for new reads.Like all mysteries except romantic mysteries.

Laurie wrote: "I would like to say hi Bill and hi to everyone. I'm new myself and also come from Canada.I joined Goodreads in May and so far have read 35 books and they are all mostly mysteries.
I love reading a..."

You'll get many recommendations from the group, Laurie. Hope you take part in the discussions as well, there are many interesting folks in the group.

Janice George wrote: "Bill, I was very happy to see you give Colin Cotterill's The Coroner's Lunch five stars -- this is one of my favorite series. Siri is a fabulous character & Cotterill allows his stories and charac..."

Thanks Janice. I enjoyed the first in the series very much and have a couple of others waiting to be read. I've a few new authors on my shelves at the moment. But I'm sure I'll get around to them

Welcome Bill. And thank you in advance for your efforts.

Bill, You have a big nut to crack. Get cracking.

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Welcome Bill as new Moderator. I do NOT envy you the work but the glory? Priceless. All the best to you.