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Most of James Patterson, especially the Women’s Murder Club series. I have just discovered Jasmine Cresswell also. Sue Grafton and her alphabet series. There are just so many. Stuart Woods. Some of Sandra Brown is good and some are just grusome. Nora Roberts is sensational.

I love to read (mainly mysteries) of all kinds. No particular author really but I love John Saul. I think I have read every single one of his books .. unless he has come out with anything lately that I am unaware of. A few of his tend to be on the “gory” side and I am not into that really. I like “whodunit” type stuff mainly. I have gotten into some true crime stuff too … unless it is too gory … once again .. I like to try to figure out who did what … too see if I am smart enough to figure it out. Reading is kind of an escape for me from the real world, if you will.

I really enjoy Mary Higgins Clark’s mystery novels. My favorite mystery author is Agatha Christie. Her mysteries are timeless and are among the few I can read over again. I would recommend that you start with Ten Little Indians (also called And Then There Were None). It is very unique and interesting. Someone invites a group of people to a mysterious island with a mansion. It’s a summons that cannot be avoided. This “invitation” turns out to be for something other than pleasure.

You may also enjoy Catherine Coulter’s FBI mystery series which starts with The Cove. I really enjoyed the entire series, and the first book starts with a bang. The Cove is a small and seemingly idyllic town filled with charming and kind people. There’s only one problem: tourists who visit the place are never heard from again.

I also really enjoyed all the romantic suspense novels of Phyllis A. Whitney (like The Ebony Swan and The Trembling Hills) and Mary Stewart (like Touch Not the Cat and Nine Coaches Waiting). I also enjoyed most of Victoria Holt’s romantic suspense novels like Manfreya in the Morning and The Shadow of the Lynx.

Some of Nora Roberts’ mystery/suspense novels are very good, too. I particularly enjoyed Montana Sky and Hidden Treasures. You may also enjoy Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick. When writing under her real name, Jayne Ann Krentz, she writes modern romantic suspense/mysteries. As Amanda Quick, she writes Regency period romantic suspense. Kay Hooper is another good writer you may enjoy (like Amanda and After Caroline).

I also really enjoyed The Lemon Garden by Elizabeth Rossiter as well as Laura Hastings’ “Secret” series (The Nightingale’s Secret, The Peacock’s Secret, The Falcon’s Secret).