REDdeviant lover of thriller fiction :D

[REDdeviant]

Hi I'm Rachel! I live in sunny Glasgow, Scotland and I'm a mother, honours year student and I also work in a bar. Readings about the only time I have to myself and I dont know what I'd do without it; I read mostly crime/mystery/thriller fiction. I was just searching for online book communities when I came across Booktalk and I'm hoping to build some new friendships and have some good conversations here!

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[kelstan]

Wow, I'm surprised you have time to read for pleasure! Welcome to booktalk, Rachel.

[Theomanic]

Hi Rachel, welcome! It does sound like you have a busy life! What sort of crime novels do you read, and what authors? I find it a strangely relaxing genre to read.. I think it's all the puzzle solving, and that usually the bad guy gets caught in the end.

[REDdeviant]

Thank you! I read when I go to bed, it does help me to relax and wind down. Authors that I read are Jo Nesbo, Jeffrey Deaver, John Grisham, Katie Lief, Tess Gerritsen, David Baldacci and anything along those lines. What do you enjoy reading Theomanic?

[Theomanic]

I'm kind of all over the map! I guess my favourite genre is cyberpunk/sci-fi, but I also like magic realism, mystery, supernatural stuff, and just plain fiction. I think most of the mystery I read these days is along the beach reading sort, like Janet Evanovich or Kathy Reichs. However, I have read a couple from Henning Mankel, a Swedish crime writer. Have you read any of his books? They're not thrillers at all, but they're good mysteries.

[REDdeviant]

I think I've heard of Henning Mankel but not read any of his books so I'l look out for him I like Kathy Reichs as well, read a few of hers. Do you use bookcrossing? I released a book yesterday for the first time, it was a Mo Hayder one, I'm excited to see where it goes

[Theomanic]

Have you read The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo books? Swedish crime writers have a certain sort of dispassionate style... Stieg Larsson has that, but Henning Mankell even more so, I think. You either adapt to it or you don't, I think! Another somewhat popular Swedish mystery writer is Camilla Lackberg, whose first novel in her main series is called Ice Princess.

I've not used bookcrossing... I don't know if I could let me books go! I love them so much! And for the very few I hate, I don't want to inflict them on other people.

[Cattleman]

Hi Rachel and welcome to Book Talk.