NOTABLE MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS

Jane JorgensonMadison Public Libraryjajorgen@scls.lib.wi.ustwitter.com/madpoptartwww.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads

The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye

Nominated for a Best Novel Edgar

1845 New York city, birth of NY police force

Gritty and dark and well drawn – atmospherically like Copper

Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

First line “There is very little peace for a man with a body buried in his backyard.”

Black humor – think Coen Brothers

Breakneck pace

The Perfect Ghost by Linda Barnes

New direction for Barnes who is known for her Carlotta Carlyle series

Protagonist is a ghost biographer

Builds slowly to a nice twisty conclusion

Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham

One of the few apt comparisons of a protagonist to Lisbeth Salander

Police procedural, first in series set in Cardiff, Wales

The Dangerous Edge of Things by Tina Whittle

Set in Atlanta Good amateur

detective, Tai Randolph who has inherited her uncle’s gun/civil war memorabilia store

The Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz

Nominated by ITW for Best Hardcover thriller

Page-turner that is also emotional and touching

Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal

Nominated for a Best First Novel Edgar

Young American woman who wants to be a codebreaker in WWII London

Crossbones Yard by Kate Rhodes

Debut novel strong on atmosphere and suspense

Protagonist is a psychologist in London with lots of her own emotional baggage

The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes

Cross-pollination of genres

Connected to Walsh Family novels

Bitterly dark humor dealing with family and depression

Mystery/Thriller Sites International Thriller Writers –

http://thrillerwriters.org/ Edgar Awards – www.theedgars.com Bloodstained Bookshelf -

www.mirlacca.com/Bookshelf.html The Mystery Reader -

www.themysteryreader.com/ Stop, You’re Killing Me -

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/

NOTABLE MYSTERY AND THRILLERS

Jane JorgensonMadison Public Libraryjajorgen@scls.lib.wi.ustwitter.com/madpoptartwww.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads