Last week I began listing the outstanding titles and authors suggested by commenters on this blog from their crime fiction reading in 2010.
Between them the 23 commenters suggested 173 separate titles. Yesterday I posted the full list sorted by title. Here they are sorted by author.
Australian authors are marked in bold.
Adrian Hyland GUNSHOT ROAD
Adrian McKinty DEAD I MAY WELL BE
Agatha Christie MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Agatha Christie THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
Alan Bradley THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE
Alan Bradley THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN'S BAG
Allan Gutthrie BYE BYE BABY
Andrea Camilleri AUGUST HEAT
Andrea Camilleri THE SHAPE OF WATER
Ann Cleeves RAVEN BLACK
Antoinette van Heugten SAVING MAX
Ariana Franklin MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH
Arnaldur Indridason HYPOTHERMIA
Attica Locke BLACK WATER RISING
Batya Gur LITERARY MURDER
Belinda Bauer BLACKLANDS
Bryan Gruley STARVATION LAKE
C J Box WINTERKILL
Camilla Lackberg THE ICE PRINCESS
Caro Peacock A FOREIGN AFFAIR
Carol K Carr INDIA BLACK: A MADAM OF ESPIONAGE MYSTERY
Catherine O'Flynn WHAT WAS LOST
Cathi Unsworth BED PENNY BLUES
Charles Finch A BEAUTIFUL BLUE DEATH
Charles Todd RED DOOR
Charlie Huston THE MYSTIC ARTS OF ERASING ALL SIGNS OF DEATH
Chris Grabenstein ROLLING THUNDER
Daniel Woodrell THE ONES YOU DO
Danny Hogan THE WINDOWLICKER MAKER
Dave Zeltserman SMALL CRIMES
David Hurst WITH COLD HEARTS
Deanna Raybourn DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING
Deborah Crombie DREAMING OF THE BONES
Deon Meyer DEVIL'S PEAK
Deon Meyer HEART OF THE HUNTER
Deon Meyer THIRTEEN HOURS
Domingo Villar DEATH ON A GALICIAN SHORE
Dominic Stansberry THE BIG BOOM
Dominique Manotti AFFAIRS OF STATE
Don Chaon AWAIT YOUR REPLY
Don Winslow THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUR
Don Winslow THE POWER OF THE DOG
Don Winslow THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE
Donnna Moore OLD DOGS
Dorothy B. Hughes IN A LONELY PLACE
Duane Swierczynski EXPIRATION DATE
Elizabeth George CARELESS IN RED
Elizabeth Hand GENERATION LOSS
Elly Griffiths CROSSING PLACES
Elly Griffiths THE JANUS STONE
Erica Spindler LAST KNOWN VICTIM
Ernesto Mallo NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
Fred Vargas THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN
G.K. Chesterton THE INNOCENCE OF FATHER BROWN
G.M. Malliet DEATH AT THE ALMA MATER
Gianrico Carofiglio INVOLUNTARY WITNESS
Greg Iles BLOOD MEMORY
Guillermo Arriaga A SWEET SCENT OF DEATH
Hakan Nesser WOMAN WITH BIRTHMARK
Harlan Coben CAUGHT
Harlan Coben DEAL BREAKER
Harlan Coben GONE FOR GOOD
Harlan Coben JUST ONE LOOK
Henning Mankell ONE STEP BEHIND
Henning Mankell THE FIFTH WOMAN
Irene Ziegler ASHES TO WATER
Jacqueline Winspear MAISIE DOBBS
James Lee Burke THE GLASS RAINBOW
James M Cain THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
James Patterson ALEX CROSS'S TRIAL
Jassy Mackenzie RANDOM VIOLENCE
JB Kohl & Eric Beetner ONE TOO MANY BLOWS TO THE HEAD
Jenn McKinlay SPRINKLE WITH MURDER
Jennifer Lee Carrell HAUNT ME STILL
Jim Kelly DEATH WORE WHITE
Jo Nesbo NEMESIS
Jo Nesbo THE DEVIL'S STAR
Jo Nesbo THE REDBREAST
Jo Nesbo THE SNOWMAN
Joan Brady VENOM
Joe Lansdale VANILLA RIDE
Johan Theorin LA HORA DE LAS SOMBRAS
Johan Theorin THE DARKEST ROOM
John Hart THE LAST CHILD
John Le Carre THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
John Verdon THINK OF A NUMBER
Judy Blundell WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED
Karin Fossum THE WATER'S EDGE
Kate Atkinson STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG
Kate Atkinson WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?
Kate Atkinson CASE HISTORIES
Katherine Howell COLD JUSTICE
Kathryn Casey SINGULARITY
Kathryn Fox BLOOD BORN
Kel Robertson SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Ken Bruen THE DRAMATIST
Kerry Greenwood DEATH BY WATER
Kerry Greenwood MURDER ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT
Kjell Eriksson THE DEMON OF DAKAR
Kwei Quartey WIFE OF THE GODS
Leah Giarratano VOODOO DOLL
Lee Child DIE TRYING
Leslie Charteris THE FIRST SAINT OMNIBUS
Lisa Lutz THE SPELLMANS STRIKE AGAIN
Lorenzo Silva LA ESTRATEGIA DEL AGUA
Louise Penny BURY YOUR DEAD
Louise Penny THE BRUTAL TELLING
Louise Penny THE MURDER STONE
Luiz Alfredo Garcia Roza ALONE IN THE CROWD
M J Rose THE MEMORIST
Maj Sojwall and Per Wahloo MURDER AT THE SAVOY
Malla Nunn A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE
Malla Nunn LET THE DEAD LIE
Mark Haskell Smith BAKED
Martha Grimes FOUL MATTER
Martin Edwards ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE
Michael Connelly 9 DRAGONS
Michael Connelly THE BLACK ECHO
Michael Connelly THE BRASS VERDICT
Michael Connelly THE SCARECROW
Michael Genelin THE MAGICIAN'S ACCOMPLICE
Michael Koryta SO COLD THE RIVER
Michael Robotham BLEED FOR ME
Michael Stanley A CARRION DEATH
Michele Guittori A FLORENTINE DEATH
Miyuki Miyabe CROSSFIRE
Nick Quantrill BROKEN DREAMS
Paul Harris THE SECRET KEEPER
Peter James DEAD LIKE YOU
Peter Lovesey SKELETON HILL
Peter Temple THE BROKEN SHORE
Peter Temple TRUTH
Peter Turnbull DELIVER US FROM EVIL
Philip Kerr IF THE DEAD RISE NOT
Phillipe Claudel BRODECK'S REPORT
Quintin Jardine BLOOD RED
R J Ellory A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS
R J Ellory THE ANNIVERARY MAN
Rebecca Cantrell A TRACE OF SMOKE
RJ Ellory SAINTS OF NEW YORK
Rob Kitchin THE RULE BOOK
Robert Rotenberg OLD CITY HALL
Ruth Rendell THE BRIDESMAID
S J Bolton AWAKENING
Scott Phillips THE ICE HARVEST
Simon Lelic A THOUSAND CUTS (A.K.A. RUPTURE)
Simon Lelic RUPTURE (AKA A THOUSAND CUTS)
Simon Tolkien FINAL WITNESS
Sophie Littlefield A BAD DAY FOR PRETTY
Sophie Littlefield A BAD DAY FOR SORRY
Stefanie Pintoff IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM
Steig Larsson THE GIRL WITH A DRAGON TATTOO
Stephenie Meyer BREAKING DAWN
Stieg Larsson THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS' NEST
Stieg Larsson THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
Stuart Neville THE TWELVE (THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST)
Sulari Gentill A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN
Susan Hill SHADOWS IN THE STREET
Susan Hill THE VOWS OF SILENCE
T Jefferson Parker BLACK WATER
Tana French FAITHFUL PLACE
Tana French THE LIKENESS
Tarquin Hall THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT
Teresa Solana A NOT SO PERFECT CRIME
Tess Gerritsen ICE COLD
Tom Rob Smith CHILD 44
Tony Black GUTTED
Yrsa Sigurdardottir LAST RITUALS
Yrsa Sigurdardottir MY SOUL TO TAKE
Why MYSTERIES? Because that is the genre I read.
Why PARADISE? Because that is where I live.
Among other things, this blog, the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution,
will act as a record of books that I've read, and random thoughts.
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Thanks for doing this. Hope you're having a good 2011.
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