Crime Novels

What are favourites? Who are your favourite Crime novelists?

For me Ian Rankin takes the cake, followed by Mark Billingham.

 

Michael Connelly, James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, and most recently, a newcomer. Kirby W Taylor with his first effort "Broken Justice" I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of this book, being a first effort.

www.kirbywtaylor.com

 

I'm not a big fan, but I did like some James Ellroy novels and Tom Clancy's futuristic NetForce

 

Cool, I'll check out Kirby W Taylor!

I'd forgotten about Jonathan Kellerman! The Butchers Theatre is one of my favourites!

 

Mario Puzo. just unforgettable.

 

jeffrey deaver
michael connelly
john lescroat...excellent
michael baldacchi

and for black humour/crime...laughs..my alltime fave.

Carl Hiaasen:2thumbsup:

 

More to check out!

I've read a lot of Michael Connelly. He's probably my most read American crime writer.

 

I love Jeffery Deaver and Dean R Koontz. But I should introduce myself to more writers.

 

a good crime book i read was The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker.
pretty good plot and it engaged me from the first chapter.
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and then there's always Agatha Christie

 

I love James Patterson, his books keep me right on the edge at all times.

 

Lee Child with his Jack Reacher character.

(although one of his books is being made into a movie with Tom fuck Cruise as Reacher!!!!WRONG. Reacher is 6'5" and 235.Bad mistake) Guess everyone else in the cast will have to four foot six!!.

 

James Patterson is a favorite of mine. I just completed the entire Alex Cross series.

 

I love old noir-ish fiction, like Raymond Chandler. You should give his stuff a look. Elmore Leonard is also great.

 

My thoughts exactly on this. Bad idea to cast Tom cruise