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#31
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I generally find it difficult to get well into books by American authors with their often different style of writing as well as American slang, though I'd be first to admit there are some good ones.
Much the same with regard to most female writers, and as I said I can't stomach all that psycho crap that seems so popular these days, so it narrows down the field quite a lot.
Maybe I'm just too fussy or else expect all writers to have a similar perspective to myself.
Much the same with regard to most female writers, and as I said I can't stomach all that psycho crap that seems so popular these days, so it narrows down the field quite a lot.
Maybe I'm just too fussy or else expect all writers to have a similar perspective to myself.
#33
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Quite like the Rebus series too.
#35
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Kate Atkinson is another good one but she writes a mixture so you would have to check on which of her books are detective novels. "When will there be good news" has a detective called Brody in it and I believe that there are a few more with him in it.
Rosemary
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My favourite detective author is Jeffery Deaver, both the books featuring Lincoln Rhyme and the more recent Kathryn Dance ones. His plots and the research that goes into his books are absolutely fantastic. He has been commissioned to write a new James Bond novel so it will be interesting to see how that turns out. I also like Jonathan Kellerman and his wife Faye Kellerman's detective novels, but of course all of these are US based.
For UK based ones, I agree about the John Harvey and Peter Robinson ones. I also like Stuart Macbride's books set in Scotland featuring Logan Macrae, although they can be very violent. Val McDiarmid's novels are always good too (the ones the Wire in the Blood TV series featuring Robson Green are based on).
For UK based ones, I agree about the John Harvey and Peter Robinson ones. I also like Stuart Macbride's books set in Scotland featuring Logan Macrae, although they can be very violent. Val McDiarmid's novels are always good too (the ones the Wire in the Blood TV series featuring Robson Green are based on).
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My favourite detective author is Jeffery Deaver, both the books featuring Lincoln Rhyme and the more recent Kathryn Dance ones. His plots and the research that goes into his books are absolutely fantastic. He has been commissioned to write a new James Bond novel so it will be interesting to see how that turns out. I also like Jonathan Kellerman and his wife Faye Kellerman's detective novels, but of course all of these are US based.
For UK based ones, I agree about the John Harvey and Peter Robinson ones. I also like Stuart Macbride's books set in Scotland featuring Logan Macrae, although they can be very violent. Val McDiarmid's novels are always good too (the ones the Wire in the Blood TV series featuring Robson Green are based on).
For UK based ones, I agree about the John Harvey and Peter Robinson ones. I also like Stuart Macbride's books set in Scotland featuring Logan Macrae, although they can be very violent. Val McDiarmid's novels are always good too (the ones the Wire in the Blood TV series featuring Robson Green are based on).
As an aside the most enjoyable three books I have read since the twentieth time of reading LOTR have been the Larsson trilogy, it is unusual to find such depth in a story and a good diversity of characters and I still believe that Elspeth is one of the great anti-heroines of all time.
Graham
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#38
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I too was struggling reading the Larsson books - but we bought 2 of the films recently and weve watched the 1st one which we really enjoyed - gonna see the rest of the films n then try n read them again
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Sorry got two writers mixed up. Peter James is the one who writes about Brighton, excellent writer. John Harvey writes about a similar basic down to earth detective and his are set around Nottingham area.
Kate Atkinson is another good one but she writes a mixture so you would have to check on which of her books are detective novels. "When will there be good news" has a detective called Brody in it and I believe that there are a few more with him in it.
Rosemary
Kate Atkinson is another good one but she writes a mixture so you would have to check on which of her books are detective novels. "When will there be good news" has a detective called Brody in it and I believe that there are a few more with him in it.
Rosemary
#40
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I believe two of them did take a little getting into, but were very well worth it in the end.
Maybe not quite so enjoyable to read after watching the films first, but probably like most novels better than the films, if you see what I mean.
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I found all three of the Larsson trilogy to be excellent, each one even better than the previous in the series.
I believe two of them did take a little getting into, but were very well worth it in the end.
Maybe not quite so enjoyable to read after watching the films first, but probably like most novels better than the films, if you see what I mean.
I believe two of them did take a little getting into, but were very well worth it in the end.
Maybe not quite so enjoyable to read after watching the films first, but probably like most novels better than the films, if you see what I mean.
Rosemary
#43
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However there always comes a time when you have to accept a small step down at least.
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I've noticed the 'coming down' in Grisham, King and our own La Plante, whose latest I finished on Sunday – her last two chapters were atrocious for such an adept writer.
I think you can write yourself dry, and if you write what you know, there's only so much you know.
Or maybe they just get fed up sitting in front of a typewriter for eight hours every day.
I think you can write yourself dry, and if you write what you know, there's only so much you know.
Or maybe they just get fed up sitting in front of a typewriter for eight hours every day.
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I've noticed the 'coming down' in Grisham, King and our own La Plante, whose latest I finished on Sunday – her last two chapters were atrocious for such an adept writer.
I think you can write yourself dry, and if you write what you know, there's only so much you know.
Or maybe they just get fed up sitting in front of a typewriter for eight hours every day.
I think you can write yourself dry, and if you write what you know, there's only so much you know.
Or maybe they just get fed up sitting in front of a typewriter for eight hours every day.