you might try some Tom Robbins. He writes some really thought provoking stuff.
My current favorite is 'Invalids home from hot climates'.
My former favorite was 'Jitterbug Perfume' - My mom just read this and she says its her favorite.
'Skinny Legs and All' was really good because how many people do you know that could write a novel with a can o' beans as a main character? But many people say they cant get past the first few chapters. But keep reading.
I also liked 'Another Roadside attraction' It had some really memorable scenes.
My current favorite is 'Invalids home from hot climates'.
My former favorite was 'Jitterbug Perfume' - My mom just read this and she says its her favorite.
'Skinny Legs and All' was really good because how many people do you know that could write a novel with a can o' beans as a main character? But many people say they cant get past the first few chapters. But keep reading.
I also liked 'Another Roadside attraction' It had some really memorable scenes.
"The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen is shaping up to be pretty good. I'm halfway through right now.
Cthulhu for President!
Why vote for a lesser evil? I can think of none better than the great old one, who should return from his slumber to take over the U.S. government and make this country a whole hell of a lot better as the leader of our executive branch. Or destroy it and drive everyone insane, kill us all, or something really nasty! Remember, Cthulhu for President, why vote for the lesser of two evils?
if you havent' read it, (it doesn't quite fit in with your requirements) but its an awesome series. Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. i treat those books like i do FPW's. with some awe, and reverence, and start reading a new one the second i get my hands on them. also got into a wreck that way once....don't ask. =P
Bruj
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Highly recommended.
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webby Wrote:Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. Highly recommended.
I heartily second that recommendation.
It seems like a good time to plug The Gumshow, The Witch and The Virtual Corpse by Keith Hartman; I've mentioned it several times as the best book outside of FPW's that I've read. Its got a little bit of everything tossed into the mix.
Steven Spruill is a similar writer to FPW-he has written horror, SF, and medical thrillers. For horror I'd go with his hemophage trilogy: Rulers of Darkness, Daughter of Darkness and Lord of Light or Sleeper which he wrote under the pseudonym of Steve Harriman.
You might want to check out Bryan Smith. House of Blood and Deathbringer were both wild rides not for the feint of heart.
Wetwork by Phillip Nutman is the wildest zombie book ever if you can find it.
Richard Laymon is generally reliable as is Christopher Golden.
Ray Garton is another: Live Girls, Trade Secrets, Crucifax Autumn, Dark Channel, Darklings, Night Life, Ravenous.
Neal R. Burger and George E. Simpson have co-written three excellent horror novels: Thin Air, Blackbone, and Severed Ties.
I dig everything Chet Williamson has done.
Yvonne Navarro is good as well.
The Hyde Effect by Steve Vance.
John Skipp and Craig Specter have a couple of excellent books: The Light At The End(just for you Jimbow) and Animals.
That's probably enough for now.
Scott
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If you find anything by William Hope Hodgson or Manly Wade Wellman. Anything by Robert McCammon is excellent. Brian Lumley has a great vampire/ESPionage series Necroscope. Matthew Costello has two pseudonyms I didn't know about until recently. Shane Christopher and Chris Blaine.
Legion Wrote:I'm still doing the stay at home dad thing for the baby and its driving me absolutely bat-shit crazy. I have read and RE-read every damned book in my library.
As Im on this forum I do not need to say that I am a horror or thriller fan. But i am also a comedy fan.
Please tell me somebody on here has something I havent read. I can spend hours in a bookstore and I either find nothing worth even reading in the store, or I find good stuff... but i have read it al already.
Legion,
If you haven't read "Through Violet Eyes" yet, you should try this. It's awesome thriller.
http://www.amazon.com/Through-Violet-Eye...450&sr=8-1
And I recommend them...
All Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver.
http://www.amazon.com/Bone-Collector-Lin...35&sr=8-10
The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale
http://www.amazon.com/Joe-R-Lansdales-Dr...762&sr=8-8
2012 The War for Souls by Whitley Strieber
http://www.amazon.com/2012-War-Souls-Whi...946&sr=8-6
*This is SF story, but it's very chilly!
I'll second FPW's recommendation of Stephen Hunter's work.
Naturally, I have to suggest Robert McCammon's work, too.
For a thriller comedy, I can't recommend Hugh Laurie's The Gun Seller too highly. It's his only novel so far, but it's hilarious---and a good spy novel to boot. (You may know Laurie best as Gregory House on House, M.D..)
Other authors whose work I highly recommend: George C. Chesbro, Gregg Hurwitz, C.J. Sansom, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, and Robert B. Parker, to name a few.
Hunter
Naturally, I have to suggest Robert McCammon's work, too.
For a thriller comedy, I can't recommend Hugh Laurie's The Gun Seller too highly. It's his only novel so far, but it's hilarious---and a good spy novel to boot. (You may know Laurie best as Gregory House on House, M.D..)
Other authors whose work I highly recommend: George C. Chesbro, Gregg Hurwitz, C.J. Sansom, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, and Robert B. Parker, to name a few.
Hunter
Bruj Wrote:if you havent' read it, (it doesn't quite fit in with your requirements) but its an awesome series. Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. i treat those books like i do FPW's. with some awe, and reverence, and start reading a new one the second i get my hands on them. also got into a wreck that way once....don't ask. =P
I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!! :arf:
As a ravening lunatic whenever a new Dresden comes out, I'm about half a second away from leaving my desk at work and finding a place to finish the latest book!
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Miskatonic & Gin' Wrote:"The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen is shaping up to be pretty good. I'm halfway through right now.
I haven't read any of her Rizzoli novels but I loved Harvest, Lifestream, Gravity, & Bloodstream /I] by her.
For comedy you can't go wrong with Dave Barry-either his collected columns or his three crime novels. Carl Hiaasen is also pretty funny.
Ben Elton and J.A. Konrath write thrillers that also provide plenty of chuckles. [I]Popcorn, Dead Famous, & Blast From The Past by Elton are great.
And I forget S.K. Epperson last night; she writes some truly creepy horror, [I]The Neighborhood /I] is my favorite by her.
Scott
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