Here is the list now sorted according to author.
** next to an author's name signify the number of times that title was mentioned in the 15 or so lists that I received.
I hope they give you reading lists for the library, the bookshop, or as gifts for friends.
Adrian Hyland GUNSHOT ROAD
Agatha Christie MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
Agatha Christie THE HOLLOW
Agatha Christie--Graphic Novel THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
Alan Glynn WINTERLAND
Alicia Giménez-Bartlett DEATH RITES
Andrea Camilleri THE WINGS OF THE SPHINX
Ann Cleeves BLUE LIGHTNING
Ann Cleeves RAVEN BLACK
Antoinette van Heugten SAVING MAX
Ariana Franklin CITY OF SHADOWS
Ariana Franklin MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH
Arnaldur Indridason SILENCE OF THE GRAVE
Arnaldur Indridason*** HYPOTHERMIA
Asa Larsson THE SAVAGE ALTAR (AKA SUN STORM)
Barbara Vine A FATAL INVERSION
Barry Eisler INSIDE OUT
Belinada Bauer** BLACKLANDS
Charlie Huston** THE MYSTIC ARTS OF ERASING ALL SIGNS OF DEATH
Chris Grabenstein ROLLING THUNDER
Daniel Woodrell THE ONES YOU DO
Dashiell Hammett THE MALTESE FALCON
Dave Zeltserman KILLER
David Corbett DO THEY KNOW I'M RUNNING?
Deon Meyer DEVIL'S PEAK
Domingo Villar** WATER-BLUE EYES
Don Chaon AWAIT YOUR REPLY
Donna Leon ABOUT FACE
Donna Leon A QUESTION OF BELIEF
Dorothy B. Hughes IN A LONELY PLACE
Duane Swierczynski EXPIRATION DATE
E.X. Ferrars SOMETHING WICKED
Elizabeth Hand GENERATION LOSS
Elly Griffiths** THE CROSSING PLACES
Elly Griffiths THE JANUS STONE
Erin Hart HAUNTED GROUND
Ernesto Mallo NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
Fred Vargas THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN
George Pelecanos THE TURNAROUND
Hakan Nesser THE MIND’S EYE
Henning Mankell THE FIFTH WOMAN
Henning Mankell THE MAN FROM BEIJING
Henry Chang YEAR OF THE DOG
Ian Rankin BLACK AND BLUE
James M Cain THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
James W. Fuerst HUGE
Jenn McKinlay SPRINKLE WITH MURDER
Jess Walter FINANCIAL LIVES OF THE POETS
Jim Kelly** DEATH WORE WHITE
Jo Nesbo NEMESIS
Jo Nesbo** THE SNOWMAN
Joan Brady VENOM
Johan Theorin****** THE DARKEST ROOM
Johann Theorin ECHOES FROM THE DEAD
Josephine Tey THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
Judy Blundell WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED
Karen Maitland COMPANY OF LIARS
Karin Fossum THE WATER'S EDGE
Kate Atkinson CASE HISTORIES
Kwei Quartey WIFE OF THE GODS
Leighton Gage BLOOD OF THE WICKED
Leonardo Padura HAVANA GOLD
Linda Catillo SWORN TO SILENCE
Lorna Barrett MURDER IS BINDING
Mari Strachan EARTH HUMS IN B FLAT
Martin Edwards THE ARSENIC LABYRINTH
Martin Edwards THE SERPENT POOL
Matt Beynon Rees THE GRAVE IN GAZA
Megane Abbot QUEENPIN
Michael Connelly THE BRASS VERDICT
Michael Robotham SHATTER
Michael Robotham BLEED FOR ME
Michael Stanley A CARRION DEATH
Neil Cross CAPTURED
Ngaio Marsh ARTISTS IN CRIME
Olen Steinhauer VICTORY SQUARE
Pablo de Santis THE PARIS ENIGMA
Paddy Richardson HUNTING BLIND
Peter Lovesey SKELETON HILL
Peter Robinson BAD BOY
Peter Temple DEAD POINT
Peter Temple** TRUTH
Qui Xiaolong A LOYAL CHARACTER DANCER
Reginald Hill** MIDNIGHT FUGUE
Rob Kitchin THE RULE BOOK
Rob Kitchin THE WHITE GALLOWS
Ruth Rendell THE BRIDESMAID
S J Bolton AWAKENING
S J Rozan TRAIL OF BLOOD
Santiago Roncagliolo RED APRIL
Sebastian Faulks ENGLEBY
Shona MacLean A GAME OF SORROWS
Shona MacLean THE REDEMPTION OF ALEXANDER SEATON
Simon Lelic** A THOUSAND CUTS (RUPTURE)
Sojwall & Wahloo THE FIRE ENGINE THAT DISAPPEARED
Steig Larsson THE GIRL WITH A DRAGON TATTOO
Stieg Larsson THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
Sue Grafton U IS FOR UNDERTOW
Susan Hill THE PURE IN HEART
Tana French FAITHFUL PLACE
Tana French IN THE WOODS
Tana French** THE LIKENESS
Tarquin Hall THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT
Tasha Alexander AND ONLY TO DECEIVE
Tim Hallinan THE QUEEN OF PATPONG
Tom Rob Smith CHILD 44
William Kent Krueger IRON LAKE
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir LAST RITUALS
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir MY SOUL TO TAKE
Zygmunt Miloszewski ENTANGLEMENT
Kerrie - This is very helpful! Thanks : ).
ReplyDeleteGood to see two of Ann Cleeves' books in the list, but the first one is BLUE LIGHTNING, not Lightening: flashes in the sky not getting lighter.
ReplyDeleteRegards
Roger Cornwell
Ann's webmaster
Thanks Roger- I'll make the change
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this list.
ReplyDeleteSeveral books don't have asterisks next to their titles. Does that mean the book was only recommended once?
Again, thanks for this and all of your hard work everyday to keep us informed.
You're right Kathy - the ones without an asterisk were mentioned just once in all the lists.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Any chance I can throw bills out, let the laundry pile up, eat fruit and frozen yogurt, iced coffee and tea, turn up the air-conditioning and hide out in my room through August, just traveling through the world without moving, but avidly reading?
ReplyDeleteAs of yesterday, from the library I have "Truth," "Gunshot Road," "The Scarecrow," by M. Connelly. And am in the middle of Kitchins' "The White Gallows," and am sorely tempted to run up the credit card on Book Depository for every book I covet.
Hope your next few months are full of good books, too.
I'm really pleased to see I've read some of these books already, as well as have several waiting to be read, or waiting for them to come out in paperback. Marvelous list of good mysteries, Kerrie!
ReplyDeleteThis quasi-compendium is excellent, the only addition I would proffer is Curtis J Hopfenbeck and his novel "The Liquid City"! It is the most compelling story telling that has been written in a decade. The revival of the 'funny, tough, intellectual' is most certainly guaranteed. For those who loved McDonald's 'McGee' and Parker's 'Spenser', Curtis J Hopfenbeck will be the next literary icon to carry that mantel and to perhaps take it to the next level. I've never read humor and drama so seamlessly and perfectly portrayed. Few writers truly have the gift of prose, but Hopfenbeck puts pen to paper so effortlessly that we are suddenly reminded of the art behind the brilliance, and the masterpieces painted only in words! Hopfenbeck is truly a literary master, and will one day be ranked among the immortal greats.
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