Have you ever read the good old fashioned novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?? Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant read, light reading but great nevertheless!!!
Have got In the Woods but want to save it for hols in april if I can, the same with Oliver Twist. Not really read many classics, the last one was Hard Times.
You could also try www.readitswapit.com where you cab swap books forf free. I love true crime books, The Jigsaw Man was a good one (and weirdly enough it was the one I was looking for the other day when I found that the only book in my collection that was turned the wrong way round was The Excorsist!).
I found Fred and Rose, Wicked Beyond Belief (about the Yorkshire Ripper) and Bloodstain (about Peter Falconio) particularly good.
Have you tried Kathy Reichs. She writes the books that have been made into the "Bones" series on TV. It is about a forensic antropologist. The books are well written and the main character is a sassy woman. What more could you ask?
Have read a couple of Michael Connolly and most of Kathy Reichs, enjoy the books better than the programme.
If you like her you may enjoy Kathryn Fox she is good as well
I think that I need to look into this We Need to Talk About Kevin.
A thousand splendid suns is down for the hols. It drives hubby crazy that I take loads of books on our holiday, do read most of them tho
Hi again tickled.... I like Kathy Reichs and am hooked on the Bones series .....those books by Kathryn Fox look good ..have just reserved them at the library ..
I had never heard of this author so hope I am in for a good read .I used to like Patricia Cornwell but she has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous ..
Harlan Coben writes a stonking crime/thriler. make sure you read his stand-alone novels though rather than his Myron Bolitar series, which while still good, are a bit over the top! I can highly recommend Tell No One and The Woods.
I also like Linda Fairstein, Clare Francis and Michael Connelly whom others have recommended.
What about
Simon Beckett
Mark Billingham
Lee Child
Robert Crais (not the Elvis Cole books)
John Harvey
Graham Hurley
Arnaldur Indridason
Stuart Macbride
Ian Rankin
JohnSandford (His Lucas Davenport "Prey"series)?
Another vote for Lee Child and Michael Connelly - but my douze points always goes to Robert Goddard - a stonking good read - always a few murders and a fantastic plot. I always suggest that new readers start with 'Into the Blue'.