Month: September 2011

A Winner & Free Books for September – closed

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The winner of a copy of All For Love: A Romantic Anthology ( number chosen randomly by my husband) is… #12 Maya!  Congratulations 🙂  An email is on the way.

In my ongoing quest to keep books moving out and not just in I give away a few books each month.  Leave a comment, tell me which book you want and I’ll get the book to you for FREE either by mail or personally if I’ll see you soon.  The first one to request each book wins. Once you’ve ‘won’ the book I can get your shipping address if I need it.  Also, you can come back and get a free book every month if you want.  These have all been read a time or two.

Since this is Thrill Week I thought I’d offer up some thrillers.

1. Open Season by CJ Box. First Book in the Joe Pickett mystery series. 278 pages. published 2001. for Margie

2. Easy Prey by John Sandford. Eleventh book in the Lucas Davenport series.  387 pages. published 2000.  for Mystica

3. Carrie by Stephen King. This is the 1975 edition with pictures from the movie.  245 pages. for Gautami

4. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham. Published 1992. 436 pages. for Kim

Happy reading!

My love affair with serial killers

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Today over at Tea Time with Marce she wrote about how she is fascinated by serial killers.  Well, I am too.  I’m not sure when my love affair began, but I love getting into their twisty, sick minds for a little while.  It’s so far from my reality that those minds intrigue me.  Warped?  Sure, why not.

Here are a few novels I’ve read that have memorable serial killers…

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.  It’s not so much the serial killer in this one but the whole book that I loved.

Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag.  This is one of the earlier thrillers I read of this genre and I haven’t stopped since.

The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver (and pretty much the whole Lincoln Rhyme series).  I love Lincoln and he goes up against some of the most twisted minds ever.

Dead Sleep by Greg Iles.  The premise of this one is that someone is posing models in death scenes, but are they really posed? Loved it.

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain.  This is the first of a series and the only one I’ve read so far, but man is that woman crazy.  One of the few women serial killers out there.

Think of a Number by John Verdon.  This was a great way to start a series.

One nonfiction book that I really enjoyed was Mind Hunter:Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas.  One of the first profilers talks about his interviews of famous serial killers and his pursuit of the worst of the worst.  The Silence of the Lambs Jack Crawford is said to be based on Douglas.  A really engrossing read.

And not to leave the big screen out here are a few memorable serial killers in film…

Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.  I know it’s based on a book but I haven’t read it.  Some of the images from this movie will stick with you for a while.

Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.  A great movie, both a psychological thriller but also a gory horror flick.

John Doe in Se7ven.  This was a great movie with a killer too creepy to forget.

Norman Bates in Psycho.  Talk about creepy.  Suspense at its best.

Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd.  I didn’t like this movie and my nose is twitching in disgust as I’m typing this, but that was one sick barber!

 

So, I know I need to read the Dexter books and the Dan Wells trilogy.  Any other books that you recommend to entertain my warped mind?

 

 

Thrill Week Survey

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Visit Tea Time with Marce to discover other thriller lovers.

The Thrill Ride Questionnaire
 What is your favourite genre out of Thriller, Mystery, Suspense and Horror? Why? 
Probably thrillers. I like the fast pace.  But I also love mystery and suspense (honstly, I think of them as one category) too.  Horror is my least favorite, but I do read a few books a year from this category.
 Who are your top 3 authors in those genres?
Thriller-Harlan Coben, Greg Iles
Mystery- Agatha Christie (I’m a new fan), Shirley Tallman, T Jefferson Parker
Horror-Stephen King,  Dean Koontz
Tell us who your favourite male and female authors are in the genre?
That’s way too hard of a question! You’ll have to settle with the above list.
What book do you remember loving but don’t remember the details? Maybe you should read it again now.
Can’t think of one right now.
What has been your favourite book this year so far:
Thriller Live Wire by Harlan Coben
Mystery The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Suspense Heart Sick by Chelsea Cain
Horror Carrie by Stephen King
What series or trilogy would you recommend in these genres?
Thriller Harlan Coben’s Milan Bolitar series, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series
Mystery Les Roberts’s Milan Jacovich series, Kate White’s Bailey Weggins series
Suspense Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series, John Sandford’s Lucas Davenport series
Recommend 1 or 2 books that you think more around the blogosphere should read. 
Anything that I’ve already listed could answer this question 🙂
What authors have you tried and look forward to reading more from them? Maybe we can give you suggestions on what to read from them.
I read the first Chelsea Cain book, Heart Sick, and loved it.  I have the second on my shelves, waiting to be read. Really liked John Verdon’s fiorst two books.
What authors in the above genres are on your TBR list but you haven’t tried yet?  Who should I read soon?
 Laura Childs, Tom Franklin, John Hart, Grippnado, PD James, Jo Nesbo