What a great thread! Reading on vacation is truly one of my favorite luxuries.
I'm a 100% mystery/thriller reader (picked up the habit from my Grandmother), and I tend to stick with series because I like to "keep up with" the characters.
Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series is one of my favorites, as are James Patterson's 2 series - Alex Cross ("Kiss the Girls" was made into a movie starring Morgan Freeman, and I think they're working on "Along Came a Spider") and the so-called 'womens murder club' (these are easy - the titles are numbered "1st to Die" "2nd Chance" etc). Both authors have GREAT character development, wonderfully engaging writing. BUT, they are VERY intense reads.
A little more "mystery" and a little less "thriller" would be Grafton's "ABC" series (another easy one to find the order of) and Sara Paretsky's VI Warshawski series. Both are WONDERFUL. And they each have quite a few books, so if you're just starting them they'll last a while. I've also started a couple of fairly new series - JA Jance's Joanna Brady series, and Barbara Parker's Gail Connor series.
(You might have gathered I tend toward female protagonists, with Alex Cross being the exception....)
For lighter reads, though, Janet Evanovich is TOPS. A perfect blend of mystery, romance, and general nuttiness.
Also, I HIGHLY recommend Virginia Lanier's bloodhound series. This is also a WONDERFUL series... one of my all-time favorites. The bummer though is Lanier passed away in 2003 and so what we have is all we get. But they're really great.
Ok, ok I'll stop. Now I just want to go sit and read all afternoon!!! :D
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What a great thread! Reading on vacation is truly one of my favorite luxuries.
I'm a 100% mystery/thriller reader (picked up the habit from my Grandmother), and I tend to stick with series because I like to "keep up with" the characters.
Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series is one of my favorites, as are James Patterson's 2 series - Alex Cross ("Kiss the Girls" was made into a movie starring Morgan Freeman, and I think they're working on "Along Came a Spider") and the so-called 'womens murder club' (these are easy - the titles are numbered "1st to Die" "2nd Chance" etc). Both authors have GREAT character development, wonderfully engaging writing. BUT, they are VERY intense reads.
A little more "mystery" and a little less "thriller" would be Grafton's "ABC" series (another easy one to find the order of) and Sara Paretsky's VI Warshawski series. Both are WONDERFUL. And they each have quite a few books, so if you're just starting them they'll last a while. I've also started a couple of fairly new series - JA Jance's Joanna Brady series, and Barbara Parker's Gail Connor series.
(You might have gathered I tend toward female protagonists, with Alex Cross being the exception....)
For lighter reads, though, Janet Evanovich is TOPS. A perfect blend of mystery, romance, and general nuttiness.
Also, I HIGHLY recommend Virginia Lanier's bloodhound series. This is also a WONDERFUL series... one of my all-time favorites. The bummer though is Lanier passed away in 2003 and so what we have is all we get. But they're really great.
Ok, ok I'll stop. Now I just want to go sit and read all afternoon!!! :D