Book Chat

Here are some suggestions. Everyone has different tastes so recommending books can be difficult. I read a lot of research for my job so in my off time I read pretty light fare most of the time. I also enjoy a really good suspense/thriller.

My favorite "light" authors include:
Jane Green, Emily Giffin, Jennifer Weiner, Liane Moriarty, Sarah Pekkanen & Jodi Picoult.

My favorite authors from the suspense, psychological thriller and/or mystery genre include: Gillian Flynn, Chevy Stevens & Heather Gudenkauf.
A lot of authors have several excellent titles, so for those authors I listed the best options, imo.

*I put an * next to titles that are from a mystery/thriller or suspense genre.

I just started two new ones;
Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty
And
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen

These are the books I've read most recently.
First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

*The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
(psych thriller)

All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner

*The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
(mystery)

*The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
(mystery/suspense)

Some books that are a few years older but really good:

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

By Jodi Picoult:
House Rules:A Novel
(mystery-light)
Sing You Home
Plain Truth

By Liane Moriarty:
Big Little Lies
The Husband's Secret

By Gillian Flynn:
*Gone Girl (psych thriller)
*Dark Places (psych thriller)

By Heather Gudenkauf:
*One Breath Away (suspense)
*The Weight of Silence (suspense)
*These Things Hidden(suspense)

Some older favorites by Jane Green:
To Have and to Hold
Swapping Lives
Family Pictures
Another Piece of my Heart

By Emily Giffin:
Something Borrowed
Something Blue
Heart of the Matter

By Sarah Pekkanen:
Skipping a Beat
Catching Air

By Chevy Stevens:
*Still Missing (mystery/thriller)
*Never Knowing (mystery/thriller)
*Always Watching (mystery/thriller)

*Touch and Go by Lisa Gardner
(mystery)

*Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
(suspense, tear jerker)

Emily & Einstein by Linda Francis Lee

*The Silent Wife by A.H.A. Harrison
(suspense)

Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray

*Before I go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
(suspense/psych thriller)

By Diane Chamberlain:
*The Silent Sister
(mystery)

Lastly, there's a series of Science fiction novellas that take place on post-apocalyptic Earth. First, let me say I never read sci-fi but it was recommended by a good friend so I eventually read them. It wasn't my usual style but was surprisingly good. Written by Hugh Howey
Book 1) Wool
Book 2) Shift
Book 3) Dust

Feel free to ask me specific questions if you have any.

On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintner. Sharing one too many martinis, the strangers begin to play a game of truth, revealing very intimate details about themselves. Ted talks about his marriage that’s going stale and his wife, Miranda, who he’s sure is cheating on him. Ted and his wife were a mismatch from the start—he the rich businessman, she the artistic free spirit—a contrast that once inflamed their passion, but has now become a cliché.

But their game turns a little darker when Ted jokes that he could kill Miranda for what she’s done. Lily, without missing a beat, says calmly, “I’d like to help.” After all, some people are the kind worth killing, like a lying, stinking, cheating spouse. . . .

Back in Boston, Ted and Lily’s twisted bond grows stronger as they begin to plot Miranda's demise. But there are a few things about Lily’s past that she hasn’t shared with Ted, namely her experience in the art and craft of murder, a journey that began in her very precocious youth.

Suddenly these co-conspirators are embroiled in a chilling game of cat-and-mouse, one they both cannot survive . . . with a shrewd and very determined detective on their tail.