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pleasereadthanks t1_j67q7yu wrote

His earlier books before he had them all Ghost written have a bit more depth, but it's essentially a formula that he uses because it sells big.

Try the first Alex Cross Book, Along Come A Spider. It's when Patterson was still actually doing the writing.

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History_fangirl OP t1_j67qdx1 wrote

Ah amazing. I didn’t even realise he had a ghost writer. But it shows because the book was garbage 😂 I usually read historical fiction Eg Sharon Kay penmann, Margaret George or fantasy Eg Robin Hobb so that might explain why I felt like I was missing the genius of these books 😂

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pleasereadthanks t1_j67qivw wrote

Trust me, I don't think anyone ever accused Patterson of being a genius! LOL he writes fast paced thrillers, most of which are garbage but there a few that are decent enough if you're in the mood for them I've found

If you like historical fiction and want some historical type thrillers check out James Ellroy. He's fantastic

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History_fangirl OP t1_j67qlfs wrote

Haha. I suppose it’s what sells, easy books to read for pleasure. I do like to be intellectually challenged a bit when I read 😂 any other crime authors you think I should give a try?

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pleasereadthanks t1_j67qz6w wrote

Sorry I edited my above comment but you might have missed it.

If you like historical fiction, James Ellroy does Crime thrillers set mostly in LA in the 1950s and he's sensational

Also have you heard of In The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco? It's a medieval Detective story.

I also like James M. Cain, Michael Connelly and Richard Stark for noir type stuff.

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History_fangirl OP t1_j67smrz wrote

Thanks so much those books sound interesting and I’ll give them a go 😊

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Irulantk t1_j67svpn wrote

If you like a mix of historical fiction and historical fantasy try Elizabeth Kostova

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History_fangirl OP t1_j67t0rn wrote

Ooo I’ve heard of her. Thank you I’ll add her to my wish list 😊

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Irulantk t1_j67t41n wrote

My favorite was The Historian by her, but its also her longest work (and imo best).

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Writerhowell t1_j683bo0 wrote

If you like historical crime, there are the Amelia Peabody books by Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt primary, turn of the century) and the Father Cadfael books by Ellis Peters (he's a monk). Agatha Christie's books are also generally excellent to read, quite devious, and they're set around WW2-ish. She wrote for decades. They were contemporary at the time, but are definitely more historical now.

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Irulantk t1_j67tcf0 wrote

I tried reading In the name of a rose. But i just couldnt. Ive read novels with that kind of language/writing style before fine but i just couldnt with this one. It killed my will to read for 6 months lol. Cause i was on i think chapter 5? But i cant DNF books, i hate doing so. So i couldnt start another book without finishing that one. So it just killed my will to read. Until i coaxed myself into letting go lol

Does it get interesting? Cause i dont wanna spend 2 chapters describing a building again

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pleasereadthanks t1_j67tseh wrote

It's dense that's for sure, I loved getting sucked into that world and plowed through it, but I could see how it's not to everyone's tastes.

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Irulantk t1_j67txj2 wrote

Yes, its very verbose, i was very into it until they reached the cathedral/abbey/whatever it was. Might give it another go

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Cruciverbalist t1_j68hjdn wrote

Christian Cameron writes wonderful medieval fiction with a strong basis is reality.

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Tweedishgirl t1_j69evuh wrote

Agree about the early stuff. Kiss the girls was a good read and a guilty pleasure but he very quickly jumped the shark.

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