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Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 9/14/2009 10:06:18 PM
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saywhat12
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I love mystery and suspense, but it's so hard to find good adult books of that genre that aren't full of sex, bad language, gore and questionable content. Preferably something that doesn't revolve around a murder.
I'm looking for a good book with twists and turns. Something that would be safe for maybe a young teen to read, but written for an adult.
My favorite TV shows are "The Twilight Zone" and "Lost", so anyone familiar with those shows should get a good idea of the type of mystery I'm looking for.
Thanks!
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 9/14/2009 11:15:30 PM
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I'm not sure if what I've written would be totally appropriate for a young adult, but you can see for yourself. Just click my website, and go to "works." Once there, click each title, and you can read the first chapter of each of the three novels I've written, for free. Hope that helps. Blessings!
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 9/16/2009 5:31:44 AM
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I'm too modest to recommend my book (tongue in cheek).
It's a Christian based mystery/suspense for all ages.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 9/16/2009 8:22:44 AM
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If you're willing to reconsider the no murder part, Agatha Christie writes fabulous mystery novels. With Christie the books are shorter and highly focused on one of her main detectives (Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple, although there are books with lesser utilized main characters), who solve mysteries in their own (generally unconventional) way. Lots of conversations with the people surrounding the case, but rarely in a sit-down interrogation. You see where all the characters are coming from. The books are clean--no sex and no language. (Perhaps the random British euphemism... but nothing Americans would find objectionable. And probably no Brits would, either.) The books are fairly short, move at a good pace, and feature some of the most ingenious plots ever conceived. Not all of her novels focus on murder--there are some that focus on theft or perhaps some other investigatable event. But her best known novels (and the large majority) do feature at least one murder. But it is less about reveling in violence, and more about the detective's journey to truth. Hercule Poirot used to be on the Belgian Police Force before retiring and becoming a private detective. He has the reputation of one of the best detectives--using his brain to solve mysteries rather than trekking around looking for clues. Miss Marple is an older lady who doesn't go off looking for trouble--but when something happens around her, she utilizes innocent conversations to arrive at the truth. Generally, the Poirot novels are very plot-driven while the Marple novels focus much more on characters.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 9/17/2009 6:55:16 AM
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I came in to commend Athol Dickson's Whom Shall I Fear?, and I'm glad to see him get mentioned.
This book was a delightful surprise to me, for it was my first introduction to Christian-oriented suspenseful fiction. I didn't know such a genre existed. I thought if one wanted a thriller-type story without the language and sexual situations, you had to look to books geared more to youth. Goosebumps anyone? Heh.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 9/17/2009 10:08:10 AM
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You should also check out books by Davis Bunn, aka T Davis Bunn aka TD Bunn. Another great thriller author.
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Frank Peretti. For a young adult check out "Hangman's Curse" and "Nightmare Academy".
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/7/2009 6:21:03 PM
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Agreen I love Athol Dickson.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/7/2009 7:16:54 PM
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The author that I am currently crowing about to anyone who will listen is S.J. Bolton.
She is a relatively new author from Britain. So far she has written two books. Her first one, "Sacrifice", really impressed me. Her second book, "Awakenings", absolutely blew me away. I would not be surprised in the next ten years or so to hear her name bandied about with the likes of Dean Koontz. Seriously, she is one to keep an eye on.
The good things about her books so far is the complete lack of sex, and the absolute minimal use of bad language, which is nice to see in a secular writer. I actually went out and bought her first book, so that I could give it to others to read. I will do that again with her second.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/16/2009 5:00:52 PM
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The Truth Chaser series by Mark Mynhier all three of them are really good. I enjoyed them thoroughlly. Each of them deal with certain issues and different people at a police precient.
1. Rolling Thunder
2. In the Belly of the Dragon
3. The Void
I enjoyed all of them... but they do deal with certain issues. Just look into them. :) I found'm wonderful.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/18/2009 8:02:51 PM
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I just thought of Lillian Jackson Braun's "Cat Who..." series. They're fun reading and the majority of the violence takes place "off screen". And if you have no objection to fantasy, you might try Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/21/2009 9:06:09 AM
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The late Tony Hillerman was a Roman Catholic writer who treated Navajo culture with insight, respect, and compassion. The plots and the resolutions reflect, and draw from, tribal myths, while remaining true to the Christian faith.
Most are murder mysteries of some description, though. Still, my middle-school age kids found them fascinating, humane, and well-written.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/21/2009 9:24:28 AM
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ORIGINAL: uncabeeil
I just thought of Lillian Jackson Braun's "Cat Who..." series. They're fun reading and the majority of the violence takes place "off screen".
My dad loves this series, and has been trying to interest my daughter in it.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 10/23/2009 12:54:02 AM
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It's difficult to find a really good mystery that doesn't involve murder somewhere along the line. Christie is excellent.. and I, personally, love the Laurie R King Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series.. the first is The Bee Keeper's Apprentice.
I think what you may find reasonable are those that are considered "cozy's".. not a lot of hacking up people etc.. but there's always at least one dead body somewhere.
As for Christie, I like her "stand alones" better than the series.. although the Tommy and Tuppence are great fun too.
If you have a used book store near you, go explore! there's a lot of wonderful reading out there.
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 11/9/2009 2:36:57 PM
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saywhat12
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Hi. I'm so sorry I took so long to thank everyone for the recommendations. My password login kept failing me so I thought I'd try again today and it worked this time.
So I did get Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" and I'm really enjoying that so far. I may check out some more of hers after I'm done with this.
I appreciate all of your other suggestions as well. I'm going to go back through those.
Thanks again!
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 11/9/2009 7:54:27 PM
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RE: Recommendations for mystery/suspense? - 11/11/2009 11:38:03 AM
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The List, The Trial and Life Support by Robert Whitlow are all very good. He's written a number of other books but these are the ones I've personally read and really enjoyed. Frank Perretti also wrote some suspense, This Present Darkness" although it does take some time to get into it. Ted Dekker also writes very well.
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