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Fiction

Lydia Leftcoast

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8. You're ready for something a bit more sophisticated

Reply to amyrose2712 (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 12:00 AM

Feb 2012

When writers get too popular and start cranking out the books, they're in danger of matching Truman Capote's remark, "That's not writing. That's typing."

Have you read any of Sue Grafton's "alphabet" series? John Sandford's "prey" series? Jonathan Kellerman's books about the psychiatrist who's a consultant to the police? Those would be good next steps after James Patterson.

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For those that have read all of the James Patterson, Alex Cross novels... [View all] amyrose2712 Jan 2012 OP

They were good, but too easy fadedrose Jan 2012 #1

I'm not sure how to get there, amyrose2712 Jan 2012 #2

Try this link: fadedrose Jan 2012 #3

I really enjoyed the first ... Little Star Jan 2012 #4

I stopped James Pattetrson cold when he had vanlassie Jan 2012 #5

I liked the earlier Cross books MaineDem Jan 2012 #6

Have you read any jeffery deaver? Princess Turandot Feb 2012 #7

You're ready for something a bit more sophisticated Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #8

I like "the Jester" by Patterson (and Gross) but not much use for the rest ... TBF Feb 2012 #9