The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

THE WINNERS ARE OPEN

JUNE/JULY GROUP READ WINNERS

Category 1: Open - The Snowman / Jo Nesbo
Category 2: True Crime - The Onion Field / Joseph Wambaugh


General rules for Group Reads

If your nomination wins - you will be the moderator.

One nomination per person. Authors, please no self-nominations.

Please do not repeat an author we have read in the last year.

Nominations will be open until Thursday June 2, 2011, with voting until Thursday June 9, 2011.

For your nomination indicate which Category, use Title, Author and Link (use the "add book/author" link at top of comment box) please.

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.

Thanks for your cooperation!

THE POLLS ARE OPEN

I'd like to nominate Black Dog by Stephen Booth in the first category

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham .

Katrina wrote: "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham ."

Is that Category 2, Katrina?

In Category 2, I would like to nominate A Warrant to Kill by Kathryn Casey.

I would like to nominate "A Small Death in the Great Glen" in the first category. I needed to add the link:
A Small Death in the Great Glen

I'd like to nominate The Moses Expedition in category 1. There's a paperback edition, I think.

I'd like to nominate The Body Box by Lynn Abercrombie for the first category

I'd like to nominateBaby Jane by M.A. Demers for Category 1. Available on Kindle and all the usual places, including print.

I'd like to nominate Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn for Category 1. Available in paperback and e-book.

This is the first Mitch Rapp book by him, however there is a prequel that introduces some of the other characters seen in this book. I've read both and don't think the prequel (Term Limits: A Novel) is a required read before it.

Hayes wrote: "Katrina wrote: "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham ."

Is that Category 2, Katrina?"

Yes, sorry, I just assumed people knew that, my bad.

Just checking... don't want to list it in the wrong place :-)

Id like to nominate The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh for the 2nd category

Category 1

Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason.

I haven't read it yet but it has been on my shelf for a while.

Jan C wrote: "Category 1

Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason.

I haven't read it yet but it has been on my shelf for a while."

I read it 2 days ago and it is amazing 2 be honest with u. I think you would enjoy it.

I'll nominate "Cathedral" by Nelson DeMille for the 1st catagory.

My nomination for category 2 is Evil Angels by John Bryson. Technically it's a book about a miscarriage of justice rather than about a crime, but given that the chief protagonist was tried for and convicted of murder, I think it should still count as true crime in the broader sense.

Hello, I'd like to nominate the brilliant "STARVATION HEIGHTS" by Gregg Olsen in category 2 (true crime).

Just wanted to say I'm excited about these nominations. I love True Crime books.

Great Patricia! We've been neglecting true crime recently. It's not something I read very much, but I will be very interested to see the final nomination list, which is where most of my TBR books come from.

Ken wrote: "I recommend for category 1 Bangkok 8 (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #1) by John Burdett. A mystery/suspense book set in Thailand. It should be interesting to read something whe..."

Hi Ken, It's just one nomination per person. Which would you like to nominate?

I would like to nominate "One, Two... He is coming for you" by T.P.Boje in Cat 1. It is a mystery novel and you can get it both as e-book and paperback.One, Two ... He is coming for youone, two ... he is coming for you

Sounds great Samantha! I have already read it and it was really good.

Samantha wrote: "I would like to nominate "One, Two... He is coming for you" by T.P.Boje in Cat 1. It is a mystery novel and you can get it both as e-book and paperback.[book:One, Two ... He is coming for you|11175..."

I recommend Devil in a Blue Dressby Walter Mosley for category 1.

I'd like to nominateThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Category 1

Manugw wrote: "I'd like to nominateThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey"

Category 1, I'm assuming.

I'd like to nominate The Snowmanby Jo Nesbo. I believe this is for category 1.
This is a dumb question but I don't often read Crime novels. Does True Crime literally mean it is based on a true story?

Carol wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Snowmanby Jo Nesbo. I believe this is for category 1.
This is a dumb question but I don't often read Crime novels. Does True Crime literally mean it is bas..."

This is what wikipee says:

"True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.
The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to well-established facts in journalistic fashion, or can be highly speculative."

So yes, based on a true story, although it can be "embroidered" a bit.

Carol wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Snowmanby Jo Nesbo. I believe this is for category 1.
This is a dumb question but I don't often read Crime novels. Does True Crime literally mean it is bas..."

it does; the book shops sections are sometimes called "real life crime"

Carol, i've got Jo Nesbo in my to read list, but i was planning on starting with The Redbreast, although i've also seen The Snowman referred to as the first in the series. Does anyone knows if it makes much difference which order they are read in?

Paul 'Pezter' wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Snowmanby Jo Nesbo. I believe this is for category 1.
This is a dumb question but I don't often read Crime novels. Does True Crime literally ..."

The friend who recommended this said that she felt this was the best of his books, and that it didn't make a difference if I read it first. However, I'd like to see other opinions on this!

Carol wrote: "Paul 'Pezter' wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Snowmanby Jo Nesbo. I believe this is for category 1.
This is a dumb question but I don't often read Crime novels. Does..."

I started with The Redbreast because it was the first one published in the US. I think that The Snowman was the first novel.

Here's an interesting review from another Goodreads member. I found it when I was checking on Nesbo's books.
Apparently, his books were not published in order in the US.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Hayes wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Snowmanby Jo Nesbo. I believe this is for category 1.
This is a dumb question but I don't often read Crime novels. Does True Crime literally ..."

Thanks, Hayes! I just wasn't sure so I'm glad to know that!

Carol wrote: "Here's an interesting review from another Goodreads member. I found it when I was checking on Nesbo's books.
Apparently, his books were not published in order in the US.
http://www.goodreads.com/r..."

It was much the same in the UK; posters started appearing for The Snowman with the tagline "the new Stieg Larsson", and looking at Wikipedia it seems the first two novels are still not available in translation...

I would like to nominate Cooch by Robert Cook in the Books and Literature Mystery/Thriller category