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Originally posted by barely_legal
I'm running out of books to read. I've been traveling a lot lately and reading more than normal and my favorite authors aren't writing fast enough to keep up with me.
I prefer fiction mysteries and thrillers and some of my favorite authors include Ruth Rendell, Martha Grimes (although she sucks lately), and Reginald Hill. I've read all of the Kathy Reich and Margaret Maron novels and I like series like that. I don't like the Dick Francis series or stupid series like "The Cat Who" crapola. I love the two novels I've read by Kate Atkinson. and I liked Minette Walters earlier books. I don't like books that Oprah likes.
If anybody can recommend books along these lines that I might like, I would appreciate it. I like some nonfiction as well, so I'll take those recommendations too (I would love to find a decent book on the Crippen murder -- I started Thunderstruck but was bored by all of the Marconi stuff so I didn't finishi it, but I'm interested in famous historic crimes). I finally got around to reading Into Thin Air this week and loved it so any books on similar subjects that are written in the same style would be great. I'm not going to read anything that is over 600 pages long, and 500 pages is a stretch so keep that in mind.
Thank you in advance for any help. NotBob, I love you but you shouldn't even bother responding to this, I think.
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John Sandford writes a decent series, the "Prey" books. Carl Hiaasen is also a perennial favorite. If you're into True Crime, Ann Rule is one of the more prolific and she tends to research her books fairly well.
My favorite after Hiaasen is Robert Parker. He's been writing Spenser for over 20 years and he's done a great job of keeping the characters fresh, developing them with a sense of growth and a rare nuance.
