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Old 06-14-07, 02:25 PM
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Recommend a good summer mystery/thriller

I need something that keeps me in the summer frame of mind. Thanks.
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You might try one of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee novels. They always remind me of summer.

(And, if you're a Parrothead, you should know that Jimmy Buffett is a great admirer of MacDonald, and mentions McGee in the song "Incommunicado.")
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For perfect summer type reading, you can't go wrong with Lee Child, James Rollins, Nelson DeMille, Vince Flynn and/or Harlan Coben.
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I really enjoyed William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor Mysteries
Old 06-19-07, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolf359
For perfect summer type reading, you can't go wrong with Lee Child, James Rollins, Nelson DeMille, Vince Flynn and/or Harlan Coben.
I just finished the new Rollins novel today and it's excellent.
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Originally Posted by djmont
You might try one of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee novels. They always remind me of summer.

(And, if you're a Parrothead, you should know that Jimmy Buffett is a great admirer of MacDonald, and mentions McGee in the song "Incommunicado.")

Just wanted to say thanks for the recommendation. I'm really enjoying this series.
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I love anything by Patricia Highsmith. She wrote "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and all that are included in the series. She also wrote "Strangers on a Train." Anyway, all of her work reads quickly and is very engaging.
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Joseph Garber's Vertical Run
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How about Carl Hiaasen, or maybe some of Elmore Leonard's books set in Florida -- Miaximum Bob, frex. Or a good old fashioned Robert Ludlum novel.

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