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#1 User is offline   flabber-my-gast 

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Posted 07 February 2010 - 09:00 PM

I personaly like Mark Billingham, his DI Tom Thorne character is really good!!
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Posted 07 February 2010 - 09:18 PM

View Postflabber-my-gast, on Feb 7 2010, 09:00 PM, said:

I personaly like Mark Billingham, his DI Tom Thorne character is really good!!


Simon Kernick and Stephen Leather are 2 of the best

SK last book Target was fantistic
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 03:23 PM

Personally I like Ian Rankin, Susan Hill and Kathy Reichs.

I'm also a big fan of Karin Slaughter, although her books can be very very dark!
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 03:43 PM

Stuart MacBride
Karen Campbell
Charlie Owen
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 06:01 PM

Agree with Simon Kernick (nice to have a British set crime thriller) and Karin Slaughter

Also love Richard Montanari
Tess Gerritson
Kathryn Fox
Linda Fairstein
Lee Child
& Martina Cole
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 06:05 PM

Just out of intrest when i was alot younger i used to love reading the Point Crime books, they seemed to be loads and loads of different titles.

Did anyone read any of the books and which was your favourite?
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 07:12 PM

Im a big fan of P D James. The stories are all set around Brighton which is close to where I live so it adds a sense of realism. Great stories too!
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 01:36 AM

Would it be a possibility to set up a book swap club, or does it sound like too much hard work!!
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 05:15 PM

Fedster just bought SEVERED by Simon Kernick. Have you read it?
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 06:50 PM

I have :biggrin:
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 09:55 PM

Kathy Reichs (I have all her books) and Jack Kerley (and I have all his books too :) ) , J.Patterson's Beach Road :smile:
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 11:45 PM

View Postflabber-my-gast, on Feb 10 2010, 05:15 PM, said:

Fedster just bought SEVERED by Simon Kernick. Have you read it?


I have indeed,i have read all of Kernicks books, i am trying to find a different authour who matches the quality of Kernicks books,but so far i am a bit stuck
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 07:10 PM

Love Simon Kernick too and have read them all
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 11:24 PM

View PostDexter, on Feb 11 2010, 07:10 PM, said:

Love Simon Kernick too and have read them all



So Dexter have you come across any books by a British author,which match the high standards set by Mr Kernick?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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Posted 16 February 2010 - 12:49 PM

Nearly finished Simon Kernick's SEVERED. Been totally addictive. Best book ive read in a while and totally recommend it!!
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Posted 16 February 2010 - 03:29 PM

Ok finished SEVERED. Just got SKIN by Mo Hayder. Any good anyone??
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Posted 18 February 2010 - 02:24 AM

An exquisite mixture of excitement, intrigue , duplicity,comedy, pathos, and occasional violence,-.......




I have always considered some of the finest crime fiction in the land to be that found in pre prepared statements scribbled by duty solicitors for their clients.
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Posted 18 February 2010 - 10:25 PM

View Postflabber-my-gast, on Feb 16 2010, 03:29 PM, said:

Ok finished SEVERED. Just got SKIN by Mo Hayder. Any good anyone??


Severed is great!

Cant believe I left my nearly finished The Private Patient by P D James on the plane....anyone read it and can tell me who dunnit!!??
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Posted 23 April 2010 - 12:54 PM

Just started Mark Billinghams 'Bloodline' - very good, addicted already!!
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Posted 03 May 2010 - 07:26 PM

I am a huge fan of Lincoln Rhyme novels by Jeffrey Deaver. I think the fact that he is confined to a bed/chair makes it even compelling a read.
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