Good Crime/Thriller Books?

Question

I have recently discovered books by Tess Gerretsen, but I have read all the books she has written and i am looking for something similar and just as good to read. Any ideas?

Answer 1

some of my favorite are robert b. parker, john grisham, erica spindlar, j.a. jance and colleen thompson.  

Answer 2

Val McDermid

Simon Kernick

Mark Billingham

Richard Montanari

Paul Johnson

Michael Robotham

Peter James

Answer 3

Sure I'm reading a book right now from Brenda Novak called "Trust ME" its really good you have to think alittle but its a good s

odd romantic suspense ... crime all the way through it .....not done it yet but it seems like there is going to be a women hero.... don't quote me though in novels anything can change at anytime.... she also wrote :Stop me" and "Watch me" her web site is www.BrendaNovak.com ....................

   I already have my next read it was of the New York Times best seller

The author is Erica Spindler and its another crime story its called "Last Known Victim" a few of her books that are on the market are Killer takes all- see jane die- bone cold- forbidden fruit -and her web site is www.erica spindler.com and maybe one more you might want to check out is Healther Graham her book is called  "The Death Dealer " it jsut came out in store in april of this year... she was also new yorks best seller and lo angeles daily new  said athat this book was an incredible story teller... so theres just a few..

     Hope you find a good read for yourself its important to keep the mind flowing and reading does that.

Answer 4

Tess Gerretson is awesome, isn't she?

Try Iris Johansen, James Patterson, Alex Kava, Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Michael Connelly,

Answer 5

Some good authors:

Ian Rankin - fantastic - earlier Rebus books slightly less well written than later ones, of course, but still fantastic

Martina Cole - more gangster-based, lots of crime, prostitutes...fantastic

Ruth Rendell - for thrillers

Minette Walters is a fantastic author to look into - Fox Evil and Acid Row are two particular ones I'd recommend though anything you can get your hands on of hers is fantastic; really well written books. X

Answer 6

I don't know the author you mention but i can recommend Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Michael Connelly and Martine Cole.

Answer 7

Ian Rankin is really good, try reading his Rebus novels there a good crime genre.

I haven't red any of Tess Gerretsen's books so I can't compare, sorry.  

Answer 8

I've never read books by the author that you mentioned, but I'd recommend Minette Walters. I have all of her books. You can read them in any order as the characters are different in each one, and so is the subject matter. I haven't found a bad one yet??

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Answer 9

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Formerly titled as Ten Little Indians.

Answer 10

Tess Gerritsen is a brilliant writer. I love crime/thrillers! I read them all the time! My recommendations are:

Karin Slaughter

Richard Montanari

Lisa Gardner

Cody Mcfadyen

Erica Spindler

John Connolly

Karen Rose

Patricia Cornwell

Chris Mooney

There are loads more, but these authors are particularly good. They should keep you in books for a good while

Answer 11

I'm a big crime thriller fan myself and like you have read all tess gerritsens books, i would recommend;

Jeffery Deaver

Karin slaughter (excellent writer)

Val Mcdermid

Harlen Coben

James Patterson (though not quite thriller more crime)

Nicci French

Simon Kernick (relatively new writer)

Just to name a few i hope you get along with some of these, they are all very good writers.

Answer 12

I dont know the book you have read but I love true crime books and the one i read recently was Green river running red by ann rule and another one that I read a long time ago was Helter Skelter by vincent bugloskli (not sure of the spelling of his surname) :-)

Answer 13

I just read The whistle blower and The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen!

I would recommend you any book by Dean Koontz, i first read Velocity, and it will definitely not let you down! If you want one with slight humour but with thrill/horror try Life expectancy by Dean Koontz.

Answer 14

I have just finished the "Matt Scudder" series by Lawrence Block.

very good,they have been written over the past 30 years or so (up to fairly recent),but are still "crisp".

Answer 15

thriller-WALTER SORRELS BOOKS

other good books-STEPHANIE MEYER BOOKS

Answer 16

Ian Rankin

Tom Dorsey

Val McDermid

Carl Hiassin

Marshall Karp

Mark Billingham

Simon Kernic

David Ingram - The Stone Gallows (out Spring '09, Mymidon Books)

Answer 17

You've got to read Michael Connelly's books. He writes the best crime/thrillers. His character detail and depth is amazing and the storylines are genius. Please read them. Here's a list of his books:

- The Black Echo (fav)

- The Black Ice

- The Concrete Blonde

- The Last Coyote

- Trunk Music

- The Poet (fav)

- Blood Work

- Angels Flight

- Void Moon

- A Darkness More Than Night

- Chasing The Dime

- City of Bones

- Lost Light

- The Narrows

- The Closers

- The Lincoln Lawyer

Enjoy!   :)

Answer 18

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult was pretty interesting...it was about a school shooting.

Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult was about a rape.