tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post282334894725392108..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: Female Suspense Authors . . . Add TwoPeg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-58883522849056826682013-11-26T21:07:00.179-07:002013-11-26T21:07:00.179-07:00Just noticed your comment here, Peg. Well, if I c...Just noticed your comment here, Peg. Well, if I can add anything to the boiling pot please feel free call on me. I'd be honored. Wishing everything wonderful in this magical season.<br /><br />Joan<br /><br />www.joanhallhovey.comJoan Hall Hoveyhttp://www.joanhallhovey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-19174738130592225432013-01-07T10:07:28.865-07:002013-01-07T10:07:28.865-07:00Thanks for your comment, Joan. I'm thinking it...Thanks for your comment, Joan. I'm thinking it's about time for a new post about female suspense novelists!<br />Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-77738858732335262602013-01-06T09:38:31.808-07:002013-01-06T09:38:31.808-07:00Just came across your blog. I love it when great ...Just came across your blog. I love it when great female suspense novelists are recommended to me. Like Jenny Milchman, I prefer standalones, and can't wait for Jenny's 'Cover of Snow'. Already ordered.<br />Presently reading 'Hostile Witness' by Rebecca Forster. Enjoying it very much. Got this one free, which in itself seems a crime.<br />Best, Joan<br />Joan Hall HoveyJoan Hall Hoveyhttp://www.joanhallhovey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-13376389427548707242011-11-30T19:04:02.804-07:002011-11-30T19:04:02.804-07:00Regardless of genre or target audience, when an au...Regardless of genre or target audience, when an author touches something in a reader, it often sticks. <br /><br />I love that.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-53658155576202973052011-11-30T14:10:21.177-07:002011-11-30T14:10:21.177-07:00Don't forget about Lois Duncan. I fell in love...Don't forget about Lois Duncan. I fell in love with the suspense genre reading her novels in junior high. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-33835725056929789672011-05-20T00:27:25.355-06:002011-05-20T00:27:25.355-06:00Yay! It's nice to know I'm not the lone fe...Yay! It's nice to know I'm not the lone female suspense/crime thriller author out there!P.I. Barringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225260434926598041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-9882443832848082582010-08-17T15:21:38.074-06:002010-08-17T15:21:38.074-06:00Oh, thank you whoever you are! I've just added...Oh, thank you whoever you are! I've just added them to my list. Heard good things about both authors, but sometimes my brain is a seive.<br /><br />Thanks again!Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-1362197864705671402010-08-17T15:19:04.385-06:002010-08-17T15:19:04.385-06:00Best four books I've read in a long long time:...Best four books I've read in a long long time:<br />Sharp Objects & Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, and In the Woods & Faithful Place by Tana French.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-15203734399280867352010-03-22T09:31:15.881-06:002010-03-22T09:31:15.881-06:00I think I tried both, but can't be sure I'...I think I tried both, but can't be sure I've read a Tess. The one that was a DNF was (I think) THE POWER OF THREE. I kept waiting for it to get better and finally gave up.<br /><br />Okay. Added WINIFRED to my list.<br /><br />Yesterday was a reading day at our house, and I'm about 1/2 through THE BONE CHAMBER. One of these days, I'll be able to build a story like that girl (Robin Burcell) is building a story. So far, no sagging middle, that's for sure!Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-20881041542670997042010-03-21T16:33:08.303-06:002010-03-21T16:33:08.303-06:00Was it the Tess series or a standalone, Peg? I pre...Was it the Tess series or a standalone, Peg? I prefer the standalones (then again, I often choose them over series). Try WHAT THE DEAD KNOW (if that wasn't the DNF--I was wowed by it). One of my favorite psychological suspense novels by a woman is WINIFRED by Doris Miles Disney, written in the seventies. I still re-read this book when I want to remind myself about suspense-building techniques and how quiet eeriness can be far scarier than dark basements and car chases...jenny milchmanhttp://jennymilchman.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-56091218814069969772010-03-21T08:17:56.411-06:002010-03-21T08:17:56.411-06:00Buttons will be flying all over the universe when ...Buttons will be flying all over the universe when we read each other's books!<br /><br />In the meantime, I've made a note of Cain and Flynn and Lippman. I tried a Lippman once and it was a DNF, but anyone can have an off book, and it could have just as easily been me being an off reader.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-19331751836443065102010-03-21T06:59:02.261-06:002010-03-21T06:59:02.261-06:00Can't wait to check those out--thanks for the ...Can't wait to check those out--thanks for the recs, Peg! If you like serial killer books, you might like Chelsea Cain. I also love Gillian Flynn and Laura Lippman's standalones for female suspense (Gillian is more literary, less fast-paced plot). And of course, one day I hope I will receive the honor of your reading my (been called fast-paced) suspense and me reading yours!jenny milchmanhttp://jennymilchman.comnoreply@blogger.com