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A review by jeanm333
Books to Die For by John Connolly, Eoin Colfer, Declan Burke, Jeffery Deaver, Kathryn Fox, Linda Barnes, Reed Farrel Coleman, Charlaine Harris, Rita Mae Brown, Thomas H. Cook, Gar Anthony Haywood, David Corbett, James W. Hall, David Downing, Denise Hamilton, Linwood Barclay, Alison Gaylin, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Megan Abbott, Allan Guthrie, Erin Hart, Deborah Crombie, Christopher Brookmyre, Bill Crider, Ruth Dudley Edwards, John Harvey, Lauren Henderson, M.C. Beaton, Cara Black, Natasha Cooper, Lee Child, Jason Goodwin, Ann Cleeves, Joseph Finder, Meg Gardiner, Sebastian Fitzek, Ken Bruen, Max Allan Collins, Tana French, Caroline Carver, Paul Charles, Colin Bateman, Elisabetta Bucciarelli, Michael Connelly, Chuck Hogan, Mark Billingham, Paul Cleave, Sophie Hannah, Cristina Fallarás, Sara Gran, John Banville
4.0
Books to die for is a fun read, but beware - if you are a fan of mysteries, it will add many books to your "to read" list. It's non-fiction, a listing of favorite books by mystery writers. The list is chronological, beginning with Wilkie Collins, Poe, and Sherlock Holmes. (I learned that Holmes afficionados never say the name of the author, since it's assumed that Holmes is/was a real person.) The discussion on each book included how the author found it and why it is a favorite, and how it deserves a place in the list of "world's greatest."
Lots of other fun facts about old and new mystery novels. For example, did you know that Michael Connelly reads a section of Raymond Chandler's "The Little Sister" for inspiration before he begins a new novel?
The book won several awards this year (2013)(the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award) and I can see why. There was a bit too much noir for my taste, and I questioned some of the inclusions (Stephen King?), but apparently authors were allowed to select whatever they wanted. Other novels I would classify more as thriller or suspense than mystery, but I can't question their inclusion (Silence of the Lambs, for example).
Yes, I now have quite a long list of books I want to read, as if I needed more.
Lots of other fun facts about old and new mystery novels. For example, did you know that Michael Connelly reads a section of Raymond Chandler's "The Little Sister" for inspiration before he begins a new novel?
The book won several awards this year (2013)(the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award) and I can see why. There was a bit too much noir for my taste, and I questioned some of the inclusions (Stephen King?), but apparently authors were allowed to select whatever they wanted. Other novels I would classify more as thriller or suspense than mystery, but I can't question their inclusion (Silence of the Lambs, for example).
Yes, I now have quite a long list of books I want to read, as if I needed more.