12 Fabulous Authors That Never Disappoint: The Sequel

James Lee Burke

Feel the heat of the Louisiana Bayou!

This is probably one of my all-time favorite authors! I love everything the man writes but I especially love his Dave Robicheaux series. Talk about a "flawed hero!" The most amazing thing about Burke's writing is that you actually feel like you're in the Deep South, sweating and swatting away the mosquitoes. This author just can't publish books fast enough to please me! As an added bonus, Burke's daughter is a good mystery writer too. Check out books by Alistair Burke.

Robert Crais

Love that Elvis Cole!

Robert Crais's Elvis Cole series is tough to beat! Men love him and women want him! His best friend and side-kick, Joe Pike, is just icing on the cake! Picking up one of these books will guarantee that you'll be back for more! This very cool P.I. has a Mickey Mouse phone in his office, but don't underestimate him!

Robert B. Parker

Spenser and Jesse Stone!

Robert B. Parker cranks out books as fast as Nora Roberts but each one makes me feel like I'm visiting with old friends. He writes several series, all of which I love, but the Spenser and Jesse Stone books are my favorites! This man can write dialogue like no one else I know! The Spenser books go way back and are fun to read in order...

Sue Grafton

Kinsey Millhone and the 1980s

Let's take a break from all the testosterone for a minute and focus on a female author that never disappoints! Sue Grafton's ABC books are clever and intriguing mysteries. Interestingly, her stories take place in the '80s before cell phones and other "modern conveniences". Her main character, Kinsey Millhone, relies on good, old-fashioned detective work to solve her cases.

John Sandford

Lucas Davenport series

My favorite books of Sandford's are his Prey series, starring Lucas Davenport. There is no way anyone could be disappointed with one of these novels. Sandford has recently added a new character, Virgil Flowers, that is the main character in one book and shows up on the sidelines in a few of the later Prey books. I can already predict that he will become a favorite of mine.

Lee Child

The rebel, Jack Reacher.

Lee Child's main character, Jack Reacher, is amazing. He has done what many of us would like to do and that is turn our backs on society's expectations and live our lives according to our own values. The man doesn't own a car, a suitcase, or even a change of clothes! His strict moral code is always present and he "rights wrongs" where he finds them...

Nelson DeMille

There isn't a bad book in the bunch!

Nelson DeMille can thoroughly entertain you with his intriguing mysteries. Occasionally, he'll write a good mystery that also is full of humor. He doesn't publish often enough to please me but I always anxiously await a new book from him. You can't go wrong, no matter which one you pick up...

Are You Ready to Read Now?

WAIT!! I promised to share my all-time favorite book! Are you ready?

My all-time favorite book is ........Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry!

I can hear you now...a book about cowboys and Indians is your FAVORITE book??? Yes! YES! YES! I was skeptical before I read it, believe me. The book is 1000 pages long, for heaven's sake! Once I got started, I resented everything that made me put it down. I didn't want to sleep; I didn't want to eat; I didn't want to work! All I wanted to do was READ! If you've seen the original television series (the one with Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones--which I also loved), you have to know that the book is that and so much more! Larry McMurtry is another author that never disappoints! So we'll call is a "Baker's Dozen!" of Fabulous Authors!