A Good Thriller discussion

Hello all!

The time has come to choose your book selections for your July read in the PIFM challenge.

The rules are:-

* You can choose any number of books. A minimum of two and up to a maximum of 10.

* Please, only ONE MESSAGE per member. That means NO REPLYING or CHATTING in this thread.

* Once you have made your selections and posted, when your votes start to come in you can then add your votes cast by other members beneath your book titles ie. the following might be how my list would look:-

The Ties That Bind - Erin Kelly
x 1 - Christine

Hidden - Emma Kavanagh
x 1 - Sue
x 1 - Pat

How you post is your choice, you can link, do pictures, the above is just an example. The key is that you stick with the one message and update it as the votes come in. Your list can be placed when the July threads go up.

PLEASE NOTE:

PIFM is meant to be FUN and not to be taken seriously. I would appreciate it if all participants just chilled and not get worked up about voting, who votes, who doesn't, etc. Please bear in mind that some will just want to vote, many don't come on everyday and most of us have time constraints. I just want a relaxed approach to it all and for you all to just enjoy the process! I'd really appreciate your courtesy in this matter. Thanks.

For July, I've decided to read a book in honor of my country's (US of A) birthday.

Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage by Edith B. Gelles
8 votes - Amber, Christine, Faouzia, Jenifer, Lisa, Lynn, Patricia, Kimberley

Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free by John Ferling

Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty by Elizabeth Mitchell

Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion by Robert Morgan
2 votes - Jean, Sophie

Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by Matthew Stewart
2 votes - Lisa, Perri

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
6 votes - Daisy, Dana, Mandy, Pat, Sean, Stefanie

Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier by Stephen E. Ambrose
2 votes - Brenda, Mallory Heart

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

I've chosen mainly non-fiction this month just one fiction





The Mad Crush: A Memoir of Mythic Vines and Improbable Winemaking by Sean Christopher Weir

The Bremer Detail: Protecting the Most Threatened Man in the World by Frank Gallagher
Mallory

Touched with Fire by Christopher Datta

Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir by Christopher R.Hill

Ghettoside: A Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
Stephanie - Dana - Sophie - Lisa - Perri - Lynn -

All Standing: The True Story of Hunger, Rebellion, and Survival Aboard the Jeanie Johnston By Kathryn Miles
Jean

Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed by John F. Ross
Kirsten

Night Clinic by David Gelber
Christine - Daisy - Brenda - Amber - Faouzia - Pat

This time, I chose books from my own challenge, i'm behind schedule so i'll take this opportunity to read one :D

1.The Godfather: 1 vote
Amber

2.In Cold Blood: 11 votes
Kirsten/ Daisy/ Dana/ Stefanie/ Mallory Heart/ Sophie/ Lisa/ Perri/ Pat/ Sean/ Kimberley

3.The Picture of Dorian Gray: 1 vote
Jenifer

4.The Maze Runner: 1 vote
Mandy

5.The Poet: 6 votes
Brenda/ Patricia/ Christine/ Lynn/ Jean/ Lisa

1. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond +1
Jean

2. Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman behind the Legend by John E. Miller +7
Daisy
Dana
Mallory Heart
Lisa
Perri
Pat
Sean

3. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain by Marc Morris +4
Kirsten
Faouzia
Sophie
Jenifer

4. Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating +1
Stefanie

5. Æthelstan: The First King of England by Sarah Foot as part of The English Monarchs series
6. Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy by Max Hastings +4
Brenda
Patricia
Christine
Lynn


7. Authentic Vietnamese Cooking: Food from a Family Table
by Corinne Trang (Goodreads Author)
8. Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
by Nicholas Wade
9. The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 by Desmond Seward
and 10. The Art of War by Sun Tzu +1
Lisa

Sean was the last person to vote. Where are the lists for the OTHER group members. I'm not going to get any more votes unless the rest of you post your lists so I can vote! Currently, it looks like I'm going to end up reading Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman behind the Legend by John E. Miller since it is in the lead with 7 votes.

The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari
7--Amber, Stefanie, Mallory Heart, Pat, Lisa, Sean, Mandy

Faithful Place by Tana French
6--Kirsten, Dana, Faouzia, Perri, Jean, Jenifer

Last Witness by Jilliane Hoffman
1--Daisy, Kimberley

Trespasser by Paul Doiron
4--Patricia, Christine, Sophie, Lisa

Wrongful Death by Robert Dugoni
1--Lynn

1. The Woman in the Photograph Dana Gynther

Dana

2. The Lake Season Hannah Roberts McKinnon

Jenifer

3. Beyond A Doubt Nancy Cole Silverman

Lisa(TN), Jean,

4. Blood on Hampton Beach Jed Power

Patricia

5.House of Echoes Brendan Duffy

Mallory Heart,Stefanie,Sophie,Lynn,Pat,Sean,Brenda,Mandy

6. The After House Michael Phillip Cash

Faouzia,Perri

7. Liar's Bench Kim Michele Richardson

Kirsten

8. The Bookseller C. Robert Cales

Amber,Lisa(KC)

9. Skeletal Katherine Hayton

Christine

10.The Secret Sins of Their Preachers Peggy Savage Baumgardner

Alone in the Classroom

Don't Try to Find Me

Into the Darkest Corner

Rooms

Vanishing Girls

ALONE IN THE CLASSROOM--
Kirsten, Daisy, Christine, Sophie, Jean


DON'T TRY TO FIND ME--
Lynn



INTO THE DARKEST CORNER--
Amber, Patricia, Stefanie, Faouzia, Lisa, Perri,, Pat

 

ROOMS--Amber



VANISHING GIRLS--
Dana

2 votes
5 votes
5 votes
6 votes

Hi All, for my second foray into PIFM I am going to make a list from the pile of library books I have sitting around. Some I have renewed more than once so I am not going to be able to hold on to them forever. SO I would like to see which ones I should read in July and which ones should be reshelved until a later time: Thanks everybody:
1.The Girl in 6E by Alessandra Torre (a repeat from last month)
Patricia - 1 Vote
2.Creep by Jennifer Hillier
Amber, Mallory, Daisy - 3 Votes
3.Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Sophie - 1 Vote
4.Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Kristin, Faouzia, Dana - 3 Votes
5.The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford (another repeat from last month)
Lisa - 1 Vote
6. Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton
Christine, Lisa, Perri, Lynn, Jean, Pat, Brenda, Sean, Mandy, Jenifer, Kimberley -11 Votes..Looks like we have a winner!!!

I want in :) !

Pdub530 wrote: "I want in :) !"

Add your list using the above as a model. Punch the edit button if you want to add, subtract, or change something.

Here are my selections from my to-read-shelf,


1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Dana - Stefanie - Sophie -

2. Killing Floor by Lee Child - Kirsten - Christine - Lisa - Perri - Jean - Faouzia - Sean - Brenda - Jenifer - Mandy

3. Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy - Amber - Daisy - Patricia - Lynn - Pat

July's picks are all seconds for me. I read all of the first books in these series so:


1. The Coffin Dancer
x4…Kirsten, Patricia, Faouzia and Sophie


2. Die Trying
x4…Perri, Lisa, Kimberley, and Sean


3. The Apprentice
x6- Stefanie, Christine. Jean, Daisy, Jenifer and Dana

4. Against The Spread


5. The Black Ice
x4-Lynn, Brenda, Amber and Pat

6. Almost Perfect

Another month, another list! Whoop whoop

1. Switched by Amanda Hocking Lynn, Lisa, Jenifer (3)
2. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Pat (1)
3. The Remains by Vincent Zandri
4. Pines by Blake Crouch Amber, Daisy, Dana (3)
5. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen Patricia, Christine, Lisa, Jean, Sean, Brenda, Stefanie, Faouzia (8)
6. The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly Kirsten (1)
7. Stardust by Neil Gaiman Perri (1)
8. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill
9. In the Darkness by Karin Fossum Kimberley (1)

OK, my list are all first books of a series.



1. The Keeper of Lost Causes by J. Adler-Olsen
(Lisa TN, Perri, Pat, Brenda)

2. Someone Else's Skin by Sarah Hilary
(Mandy)

3. The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid--WINNER!
(Kirsten, Patricia, Daisy, Sophie, Jean, Sean, Faouzia)

4. Huntress Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff
(Stefanie, Lynn, Jenifer, Kimberley)

5) Suspect by Michael Robotham
(Amber, KC Lisa, Dana)

Summer Theme:
One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season For the boys of summer Kirsten, Brenda, Christine, Sophie, Lisa
In A Dry Season I hope not, but it's sure looking that way! Amber, Kimberley, Stefanie, Jean, Pat, Sean, Patricia
One Summer: America, 1927
Outlander How about a little romance? Daisy, Dana, Faouzia, Lynn, Lisa' Jenifer
Confessions of an Igloo Dweller: Memories of the Old Arctic Reverse psychology Mallory

01: Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
.....Brenda
.....Christine
.....Daisy
.....Dana
.....Faouzia
.....Jean
.....Lisa
.....Mallory Heart
.....Perri
.....Sean
.....Stefanie

02: Hades by Candice Fox
.....Amber
.....Lisa
.....Patricia
.....Sophie

03: A Field of Red by Greg Enslen

04: A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church
.....Kirsten
.....Pat

05: Red Tide by Peg Brantley

1. Only the Brave
(3) Sean, Amber, Dana

2. Little Black Lies
(9) Patricia, Chris, Stefanie, Lisa, Sophie, Perri, Lynn, Lisa R, Mandy

3. If Snow Hadn't Fallen
(3) Kirsten, Mallory, Pat

Because it's the hot month of July, I'm going with short shorts (only in reading, not fashion)!

1. If Snow Hadn't Fallen by S.J. Bolton
Amber, Brenda, Patricia, Christine, Stefanie, Mallory Heart, Jean, Sean, Mandy, Kimberley

2. The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman
Kirsten, Daisy, Faouzia, Sophie, Lisa, Jenifer

3. The Secrets of Carriage H by Andrew Rosenheim



4. The Devil's Stepdaughter: A Bell Elkins Story by Julia Keller
Perri

5. The Academy: A Short Story by
Robert Dugoni
Dana, Lynn, Lisa

** Thank you to all for your votes**

I'm back in for this month:

1. The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Brenda, Lynn, Lisa, Pat, Patricia, Mandy

2. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Dana, Jean, Sean, Daisy, Stefanie. Lisa, Kimberly,

3. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
Christine, Mallory, Faouzia, Sophie,

4. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
Amber, Perry, Kirsten,

A bit late but a bit of fun this month -

1. The Rosie Effect
Kimberley, Pat, Perri, Lisa, Sophie, Brenda, Kirsten

2. Rivers of London
Jean, Faouzia, Mallory Heart, Amber

3. To the Nines
Sean, Lisa, Dana, Christine, Daisy

4. Undead and Unemployed

5. Club Dead
Stephanie

6. Mortal Engines

Hi sorry im late this month, my selection are;

2 votes
Sebastian Fitzek
Brenda, Faouzia

5votes
Mark Edwards
Kirsten, Patricia, Mallory heart, Sophie, Sean


1 vote
Alexandra Sokoloff
Jenifer


5 votes
Stacy Green
Christine, Dana, Lisa, Perri, Jean

3 votes
C.L. Taylor
Stefanie, Pat, Mandy

Ok here is my first pick it for me list for july and it just so happens to be my 30th birthday month, each book I put on the list is from an author I have never read a book from yet.

● The Isis Covenent, By James Douglas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

● Ratking, By Michael Didbin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

● Ratlines, By Stuart Neville
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

● Dead lions, By Mick Herron
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

● Himmlers War, By Robert Conroy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

● I Hunt Killers, By Barry Lyga
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

● The Kennedy Connection, By R.G. Belsky
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

● The Way Some People Die, By Ross Macdonald
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

● A Coffin For Dimitris (A.K.A.) The Mask Of Dimitris, By Eric Ambler
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...