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Need a new crime / thriller writer please?

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diabolo · 22/01/2012 18:58

I am a voracious reader and I have run out of books / authors and really, really need you to recommend someone to me, (preferably with a huge back catalogue that I can really get my teeth into).

I've read everything by: Val McDermid, Ruth Rendell, Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, Agatha Christie, Mary Higgins-Clark, Jeffrey Archer, Lee Child, Jo Nesbo, Sidney Sheldon and Michael Connelly.

Is Reginald Hill worth pursuing? (I loved the Woodcutter) but haven't read anything else by him.

What about Mo Hayder? I read Pig Island and it made me feel very strange inside. Are her other books so disturbing?

Is there someone I should be reading and have somehow missed?

Please help, I need stimulation.....

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5babyangels · 22/01/2012 22:20

Peter James, based in brighton/sussex area. There's several all linked but can be read individually. Easy to get into and a great read.

HedleyLamarr · 22/01/2012 22:05

John Connolly.

tallpoppies · 22/01/2012 21:02

Birdman is a must read, even if you find it disturbing it's well worth it.
Just read the two Belinda Bauer books - Blacklands and Dark Side and loven them!

GnomeDePlume · 22/01/2012 20:36

Dorothy L Sayers - knocks Agatha C into a cocked hat
Josephine Tey - The Franchise Affair and the Daughter of Time are excellent myteries
Simon Brett - The Fethering mysteries
Alan Hunter - The Gently myteries
Jill Paton Walsh - Imogen Quy mysteries plus some Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries (she took up the LPW flame)

cocomango · 22/01/2012 19:59

ohh Dennis Lehane totally, if you like Michael Connelly.......the Kenzie/Gennaro books esp

cocolepew · 22/01/2012 19:58

Robert Crais
Denis LeHane
Janet evanovitch (v funny)
Nelson DeMille
John Sandford (Prey series, I've just found out there's a Evangelical writer with the same name!)
Sue Grafton
Harlan Coben
Greg Hurwitz
Rivhard Montanari
J A Kerley

Birdman by Mo hayder scared the life out of me!

mrspnut · 22/01/2012 19:53

Peter James
Lesley Horton

cmt1375 · 22/01/2012 19:51

Susan Hill, John Harvey

Earthymama · 22/01/2012 19:49

I read Tami Hoag years ago as I am old gimmer! You are right they are fab, DD and I had one of our obsessions!

I have a Kindle now and as I am obsessed with character development I get so cross when they put Book 1 on, then book 7, I just cannot read them out of order. Angry This is happening with Laurie King Confused

CousinCairngormMcWomble · 22/01/2012 19:48

Steig Larsson (Girl with the Dragon Tatoo etc)

Stuart McBride - all set in Aberdeen

Flugelpip · 22/01/2012 19:46

Belinda Bauer, Sophie Hannah, Jane Casey for psychological crime/thrillers. S J Watson is supposed to be good - debut novel is the only one out at the moment, I think. Henning Mankell is brilliant if you like Nordic crime, and he has a big backlist to read through.

Earthymama · 22/01/2012 19:45

OOOH go on, you'll love it!! Live dangerously!!

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diabolo · 22/01/2012 19:44

I've read a bit of Elizabeth George (This Body of Death, With No One As Witness), so I will do the rest of those. I really like Thomas Lynley.

I've always wanted to read the Cadfael books, so thanks for reminding me of those.

Not sure I'm ready for Feminist Fantasy yet though. Grin

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WhenDoISleep · 22/01/2012 19:42

Quintin Jardine (in a similar bein to Ian Rankin) is an author I have recently discovered.

Earthymama · 22/01/2012 19:39

Laurier R King's books about Sherlock Hmes and his wife!

buggyRunner · 22/01/2012 19:38

That was number 1, damn iPhone! She's good as her books tend to be set in the 80's before DNA which is a good new take iyswim.

Earthymama · 22/01/2012 19:37

Elizabeth George, read in order because of character development
Do you like historical fiction combined with sleuthing?
If so try Anne Perry, Shirley McKay, David Ashton, Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael books, Candace Robb, go to the library you'll find loads
If you like American books, I love Jonathan and Faye Kellerman, I second Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton,
My favourite at the moment is Phil Rickman, Merrily Watkins, about a woman priest on the borders of England and Wales.
I love PD James, Ruth Rendell and Barbara Vine.
I'm so jealous that you have all these amazing books awaiting you!
(whispers are you ready to venture onto the world of Feminist Fantasy Writing yet? Ie Dragon, apocalyptic fantasy not ooh eer Mrs Fantasy!!)

buggyRunner · 22/01/2012 19:37

Tami hoag newyork times n%231 best seller- brilliant, quite graphic thou

walkingonthemoon · 22/01/2012 19:28

I like Margaret Murphy, she is a local writer and very good

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diabolo · 22/01/2012 19:28

Thank you everyone, keep them coming. I will come back in the morning with a pen and paper and my Amazon account and spend ££££££. Grin

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hocuspontas · 22/01/2012 19:26

Ooh, I forgot my favourite - Robert Goddard. He's written loads.

Libra · 22/01/2012 19:25

Louise Penny. Absolutely superb.

hocuspontas · 22/01/2012 19:25

The Alphabet series by Sue Grafton featuring a detective called Kinsey Milhone. A for Alibi, B for Burglar etc. She's up to 'U' now so lots of books to read! They are a light read but I never guess the endings.

Takver · 22/01/2012 19:18

I would second Sarah Paretski.

Another thread recently reminded me of Marcia Muller - if you like Val McDiarmid you might like her Sharon McCone books

Housewifefromheaven · 22/01/2012 19:17

Karin fossum is great.

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