Got any book recommendations Jamdrop?

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  1. Sup

    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

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    I like a good crime or mystery book. Got anything to recommend?
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Crime fiction or factual?
     
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    Janet and John.......do Barnsley ;)
     
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    Fatal vision, Joe mcginniss
     
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    I like the Harry Hole books written by Jo Nesbo.
     
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    Dr Zazlos Banned Idiot

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    The Rat

    James Herbert
     
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    Either actually. I like crime fiction and murder factual
     
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    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

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    Cheers all, will check them out
     
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    I pretty much exclusively read science fiction/fantasy so not really. The only kind of mystery book I remember reading was 'Amnesia' by Sinclair Smith which was pretty good. However, it was a Point Horror that I read when I was about 13 ;)

    If you fancy a change of scene I can't recommend Robin Hobb's books enough - especially her first series Fitz and the Fool.
     
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    I would second that.

    The inspector Banks novels by Peter Robinson are very good too. Don't be put off by the fact they were dramatised by ITV.
     
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    Try 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote
     
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    Agreed...the books are far better than the telly version.


    If you want any second hand/pre loved for free I've most of em waiting for transportation to a charity shop/new owner if anybody's interested (Clive Cussler, Stewart Pawson + others ;) )
     
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    The Roy grace novels by Peter James will not disappoint.
    And check out Birdman by Mo Hayder


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    The Stalker - Joan Lowery Nixon
    The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
     
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    Carl Hiaasen's early works are hilarious crime novels, that's;

    Tourist Season (1986)
    Double Whammy (1987)
    Skin Tight (1989)
    Native Tongue (1991)
    Strip Tease (1993)
    Stormy Weather (1995)
    Lucky You (1997)
    Sick Puppy (2000)

    Not read the more modern ones and they're not meant to be as good but Bad Monkey (2013) is meant to be a return to form.
     
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    Anne Cleeves books - crime novelist based on the Shetland Islands.

    Not murder/mysteries but you'd like the books of Patrick Gale.

    books to avoid - (1) anything by Hilary Mantel - far too academic and detailed - like wading through mud
    (2) the Harry Potter books
     
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    Worst crime fiction I've ever read. Completely unbelievable initial premise and the whole plot hangs on this.
     
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