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 Introduce me to a "bone chilling, can't put down" book Contest.Aside for coin/banknote collecting I also crochet baby blankets and I enjoy reading a good "can't put down" book [which takes me at least 2 days to read. And YES I stay up all night till I start seeing double.] Some of my favorite authors are: Dean Knootz James Patterson Sue Graften Robin Cook John Saul John Sandford Patricia Cornwell David Baldacci Iris Johansen VC Andrews If you are familiar with these authors' then you know they are fictional horror/mystery writers. As of now I have read every book they've published, so I am in search of new authors' who write these type of stories. The one member who introduces me to a 'new' author I have not heard of, will be rewarded. You may post as many times as you like, just don't repeat same authors' others' post. The awarded prize will be determined at a later time. (haven't decided yet)  The authors listed above are excluded. Include the Title and it's Author of which you think will keep me 'up all night' to read.I will be checking it out in the library/online and read summary of chosen book/author to help me decide if your suggestion will keep my intrigued. FYI: Books that were made into major feature films hold no interest. Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy such as 'Harry Potter', 'Lord of the Ring', etc are of no interest. If you are not familar with any of the author' listed above, check out your libarary's website or online book store and search any or all of the authors listed above, to get an idea of the type of book I am most interested in reading. By the way, Stephen King was a favorite at one time, his writing has gotten boring for me. Also most can be seen on TV.... Please do not edit your orginal post, it will make it harder to
keep track of your suggestions, simply enter a new post. Thanks. GOOD LUCK!  HAPPY HUNTING. mila_ Edited by Mila_cent
01/07/2008 12:20 pm
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Australia
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Have you tried Matthew Reilly? I don't know if his books are horror, but there is certainly the element of mystery in some of his books. I highly recommend Area 7, Contest, Ice Station, Scarecrow, Seven Ancient Wonders, Temple, Hover Car Racer and his latest Six Sacred Stones. Mila, if you're looking for books you can't put down, these are the ones. For me, I got so hooked on these books I spend hours in one day to finish it. He actually has his own website which is: http://www.matthewreilly.com/Happy New Year and I hope you find these books interesting. I will edit this post when I can think of more authors. Cheers. |
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You might try the books written by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Childs. They write books individually, but the ones I like are the ones they collaborate on. They have a website with a list of books, I think it's prestonchild.com.
I've read all of them except the first one, which my library doesn't have. They all stand alone, but some of them have the same characters, so it's probably best to start with the first one & go from there. I hope you like 'em as much as I did.
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Canada
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Hi, have you heard of "Steven King". He mostly writes horror books such as "The Shining", "Sleep Walkers", "The Stand", etc... There's also "Patrick Weber" I know he wrote "Le labyrinthe du mandala" it's French but I'm sure you could get it in English, it's a really good mystery book with a little bit of horror (The ending of this one is completely unpredictible!).
Have fun with these books and thanks for the contest.
Happy new year 2008!!
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Milacent
You should check out Alice Sebold's book "The Lovely Bones." She's written a couple others (which I haven't read yet) but this one is great. I hope you like it!
Patrick
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Australia
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G'day, I'm not into horror, but I like mysteries, in all of their forms.
I think Patricia Cornwell went off the boil about six books ago. I've found Linda Fairstein and Kathy Reichs to be very good. Other American authors that I've really enjoyed are Lee Childs (a Pom living in USA), Tony Hillerman (New Mexico), and Joe Lansdale (Texas).
If you want to be brave, I can recommend a few Australian authors. Let me know, if you're keen.
Peter in Oz
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quote:
If you want to be brave, I can recommend a few Australian authors. Let me know, if you're keen
Peter, anything is possilbe. Type away. mila_ |
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United States
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Gerald's Game by Stephen King
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United States
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Dean Knootz
James Patterson
Robin Cook
Iris Johansen
Those were going to be my picks. |
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United States
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Bag of Bones by Stephen King. It is truly an amazing book that I am sure you would enjoy. It reminds me alot of Koontz
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United States
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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
I really like that book. Though it was turned into a movie but failed miserably as a movie, but not a major feature film. I don't know if you would like that type of reading but it certainly kept me entertained and vividly imaginative when I read it.
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United States
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Mila,
Please read The Sun Farmer by Michael McCarthy. Michael did a great job writing the book. The story was about a relative of mine. Michael does a great job of capturing not only Ted's hardships after having 3rd degree burns over 93 percent of his body, but captures a lot of history on the farming community in the area. It is a great book to read.
Let me know what you think.
I do have some of the arrow heads they talk about in the book. My grandfather found them as a kid.
Michael wrote it well so it will keep you up until you finish it or you fall asleep.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
Author: Jeffery Deaver
books: The vanished man (a Lincoln Rhyme novel)
edit: Any of the Deaver books are good. The Vanished Man is just the last one of his I read.
Edited by shappa
01/02/2008 04:07 am
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Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
Thought of another.
Dan Brown Angels and Demons
He also wrote The Da Vinci Code. I know that was made into a movie albeit a really crappy one that did the book an injustice.
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
Mila,
Anything by Allan Folsom is a great read in my opinion. They are suspense/thrillers and his books are the only books I have ever read that I can't tear myself away from. I have missed work before trying to finish them. Recommendations are "The Day After Tomorrow" (no relation to the movie from a few years ago) and "Day of Confession". I found this author by accident at the Dollar Tree. "The Day After Tomorrow" was sitting there and for $1 I could not pass it up!
Jim
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United States
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Mila_Cent, I hesitated to make this recommendation because most of his fans are male, but here goes. Check out Clive Cussler. He's published about 20 books and all are action/adventure. One has been made into a movie (Sahara), but they did a terrible job on the screenplay as evidenced by Cussler backing out of the project early on. Cussler has a unique way of spinning a yarn and most of the novels involve treasure hunting in some form (Sahara was about recovery of Confederate-struck gold coins). Usually I can't put the book down after I've started.  |
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