The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

It's time for nominations for the March/April 2012 Group Reads.

Nominations will be open through Wednesday March 7, 2012.

Category 1: Open - a book from any category in the Mystery, Crime and Thriller genre.

Category 2: In honor of the upcoming International Woman's Day - any mystery, crime or thriller written by a woman.

General rules for Group Reads

1) If your nomination wins - you will be the discussion moderator.
2) If the nominator, for any reason, cannot lead the discussion, the winner will be the second place book.
3) One (1) nomination only per person. Authors: no self-nominations, please.
4) Please do not repeat an author we have read in the last year.
5) For your nomination please indicate: Category, 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.

And the Winners Are!
Category 1 - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre

Category 2 - The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante

I would like to nominate for Category 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

I would like to nominate Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods for category 1.

For category 1, I'd ike to nominate Maxime Chattam for L'âme du Mal.

Hi, Isil. I don't see an English translation for that. Do you know the title?

Category 1: Private Eyes - Jonathan Kellerman

I would like to nominate Absolute Instinct by Robert W Walker.Absolute Instinct

I would like to Nominate Case Histories by Kate Atkinson for Category 2.

I'd like to nominate by Sharyn McCrumb for Category 2. It's a funny mystery set at a SF convention.

Category 1 Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham a good excuse to start on a new series.

I would like to nominate Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben

I'd like to nominateThe Devotion of Suspect Xby Keigo Higashino for Category 1.

Hayes wrote: "Hi, Isil. I don't see an English translation for that. Do you know the title?"

Unfortunately I could not find it. Maybe it was not translated to english??? that would be a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig pity :(

Did you find the book called miracle cure by harlan coben?

Oh thanks for putting that picture up of my favorite book

Either category. Anna K Green, The Leavenworth Case, 1879 (availlable online). Green’s detective, Mr. Gryce, collects the qualities of his predecessors (Bucket, Cuff, Lecoq) in a human-scale character recognizably Holmesian. There is a Chronicler, but unlike Watson he intrudes as a competing detective. The story is a melodrama about false accusation, vulnerable femininity, and the dangers of love, with a strong mixture of class feeling.The Leavenworth Case

For category 1 I nominate The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

For category 2 I nominate A Trick of the Light byLouise Penny

Hi Manugw. We don't repeat an author we've read in the last 12 months and we read a Louise Penny a few months ago so I'll just skip that nomination and keep the Jussi Adler-Olsen nomination for category 1.

For category 2 - Catering to Nobody

For category 2: One, Two ... He Is Coming For You

Mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express

Hi Brielle, We just did Agatha Christie for the December author fest and we don't repeat an author we've read in the last 12 months. Would you like to nominate something else?

For Category 2,

I would like to nominate Dreams and Nightmares by Ann Werner for either category .

I would like to nominate for category 1:
Too close to home- Linwood Barclay

Christine wrote: "Oh thanks for putting that picture up of my favorite book"

If you use the "add book/author" link, you can find it too, Christine. If you need help with that you can look in the Techno Corner folder.

Category 1 - Written in Bone By Simon Beckett

I would love to nominate Them Bones by Carolyn Haines for category 2. She's a wonderful person and her books are fun and well crafted. Them BonesThem Bones

Sorry - the HTML add for book covers wasn't working well today! It has been that kind of day for me!

For category 2, I nominate Freezing by Clea Koff.

For Cat 2, I'd like to nominate Tana French's The Likeness. Although this is the second in a series, it does perfectly as a stand-alone novel.

Jonathan wrote: "I would like to nominate for Category 1: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

@Jonathan, I'll second that nomination for Category 1.

Cyn (RaeWhit) wrote: "For Cat 2, I'd like to nominate Tana French's The Likeness. Although this is the second in a series, it does perfectly as a stand-alone novel."

@Cyn, I'll second that nomination for Tana French's The Likeness for Cat 2.

Hi Harlow, We'll be voting on the nominations next week. You'll get an email when the polls are set up.

Glad you liked both books.

Ok, sorry I did not know

Donna wrote: "Hi Manugw. We don't repeat an author we've read in the last 12 months and we read a Louise Penny a few months ago so I'll just skip that nomination and keep the Jussi Adler-Olsen nomination for cat..."

Category 2: Watch Me Die by Erica Spindler.

Category 2: From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell. This is the first of the Inspector Wexford series.

Category 2 Zero Balance by Ashley Fontainne This would be the second book in the "Eviscerating the Snake" series

I would like to nominate The Dark Before Dawn for either Category 1 or Category 2.The Dark Before Dawn

I nominate for Cat 2 by Linda Fairstein.

Category 2: by Dana Stabenow

Thirteen million dollar pop by David Levein for catagory 1.

category 2, News from Dead Mule Swamp by Joan H. Young

I would like to nominate The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe
The Calling

Category 2, Scrapbook by Aimee Conner

I would like to nominate Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham for Category 1

I would like the nominate The Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante for category 2

First timer here. Do we recommend books we've already read or books we think sound interesting? I'd recommend The God Complex by Chris Titus, but I've already read it and am looking to reading something new. If it's the latter, I would second the nomination for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy since I've not read that and think it sounds worth the investment.

Steven wrote: "First timer here. Do we recommend books we've already read or books we think sound interesting? I'd recommend The God Complex by Chris Titus, but I've already read it and am looki..."

Hi Steven, It's really up to you whether you nominate something you've read or want to read. The important thing to remember is if your nomination is chosen as the group read you will lead the discussion.