Here are the rules:

1. To get a qualifying entry please recommend your favorite mystery or thriller to read.
2. For a second entry (after you've done #1) leave a link to your blog.
3. For a third entry (after you've done #1) blog about this entry and link back to it.
4. Entries #2 or #3 won't count if you don't follow the rules for #1.
5. One comment per household / IP.

Conrtest ends July 22 at 11 PM Pacific time.

Comment #1: Saturday, June, 21, 2008 at 17:28:02

Elizabeth M. says:
"I think my favorite thriller is and probably always will be "Whispers" by Dean Koontz. Loved it!"

Comment #2: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 09:31:25

Tracey Byram says:
"Dean Koontz is always good for a thriller. And the Maximum Ride series of books by James Patterson are absolutely GREAT!"

Comment #3: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 09:41:59

Linda Chaput says:
"In Cold Blood by Truman Capote"

Comment #4: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 10:03:19

Judith Rachmani:
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith is my favorite mystery."

Comment #5: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 10:13:23

Jeff says:
"My favorite thrillers are the Vampire Chronicle series."

Comment #6: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 10:15:26

Megan B. says:
"Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, or And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie."

Comment #7: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 10:47:55

Deborah Wellenstein says:
"I would like to recommend The Poet, by Michael Connelly."

Comment #8: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 13:25:38

Kathy Scott says:
"I like the letter Sue Gafton books."

Comment #9: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 13:41:47

Desmond says:
"Big Numbers by Jack Getze"

Comment #10: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 14:06:35

Linda Peters says:
"Simple Plan, by Scott Smith"

Comment #11: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 14:58:53

Louise Brouillette says:
"The Sherlock Holmes series are the best!"

Comment #12: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 15:15:29

Mya Brooks says:
"Child 44"

Comment #13: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 15:22:23

Tonya Keener says:
"I reccommend every single book Sue Grafton has ever written A is for... - T is for Trespass "

Comment #14: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 16:33:21

christopher h says:
"gotta be Lust!"

Comment #15: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 16:37:32

Marion Pounds says:
"My favorite thrillers are anything by Dean Koontz."

Comment #16: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 17:01:12

Gina Stratos says:
"Just finished (and loved) Sail by James Patterson"

Comment #17: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 18:02:24

Susan Smith says:
"Angels & Demons by Dan Brown is a good read"

Comment #18: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 18:10:41

Bernadette says:
"Hideaway by Dean Koontz is very good."

Comment #19: June, 23, 2008 at 19:02:19

Cheryl says:
"Anything by Stephen King but my favorite has always been THE STAND."

Comment #20: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 19:09:16

judy brittle says:
"it would have to be james patterson womans murder club series."

Comment #21: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 20:03:25

Linda Moeller says:
"Dean Koontz "ODD THOMAS" It's also and so are the two sequels."

Comment #22: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 23:17:10

christopher h says:
"anything by stephen king"

Comment #23: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 04:36:28

Stephen Saunders says:
"Anything by Stephen King."

Comment #24: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 06:59:28

Marilyn Wons says:
"The Shack (author Young)"

Comment #25: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 07:44:03

Meredith Peters says:
"Anything Stephen King!"

Comment #26: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 10:01:47

ANNE SRODA says:
"Any of Carol O'Connell's Mallory series"

Comment #27: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 10:30:22

Zoltan Almasi says:
"The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner is an exciting, don't want to put down mystery."

Comment #28: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 11:29:46

charline stanley says:
"Holloween"

Comment #29: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 13:04:36

sarah says:
"All Stephen King especially It."

Comment #30: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 13:52:45

toasters says:
"Anything by Patricia Highsmith, but my favorites are probably the 2nd and 3rd books in the Ripley series."

Comment #31: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 15:00:16

Anna Thurman says:
"My favorite mystery is pretty much anything by John Grisham. The Firm is my all time favorite."

Comment #32: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 16:28:53

Jean Benedict says:
"CELL BY STEPHEN KING"

Comment #33: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 23:25:14

kristi blackstone says:
"The Ruins was great! I loved reading it! "

Comment #34: Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 at 11:58:32

Valerie Mabrey says:
"I love cozy mysteryies like Joann Flukes "

Comment #35: Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 at 19:30:33

tracey chambers says:
"I just finished Careless In Red by Elizabeth George and loved it. So its my current fav"

Comment #36: Sunday, June, 29, 2008 at 20:38:03

Alicia Tong says:
"The Reacher series by Lee Child."

Comment #37: Monday, June, 30, 2008 at 16:46:58

Sharon Jones says:
"Stephen King for sure."

Comment #38: Tuesday, July, 1, 2008 at 15:23:59

Elizabeth Foust says:
"Anything by Stephen King"

Comment #39: Wednesday, July, 2, 2008 at 05:08:12

Kat C. says:
"I really feel that you should read John Grisham. I know he's not so much of a mystery writer, but oh my god, when you're reading his book, you get goosebumps and you become wrapped up in the mystery of the law. "

Comment #40: Wednesday, July, 2, 2008 at 20:07:10

Andrew Gordon says:
"I'm a sucker for any Jim Thomspon novels."

Comment #41: Thursday, July, 3, 2008 at 11:33:26

L McLendon says:
"My favorite mystery or thriller to read lately would be "Rules of Deception" by Christopher Reich"

Comment #42: Friday, July, 4, 2008 at 12:40:34

Jackie B. says:
"I liked Intensity by Dean Koontz."

Comment #43: Saturday, July, 5, 2008 at 12:07:22

Linda Ellis says:
"The best thriller that I ever read was Misery by Stephen King. I read it before the movie came out, and of course the book was way better than the movie. "

Comment #44: Sunday, July, 6, 2008 at 11:03:11

Carol Drury says:
"love to add this to my library - great I am a British Mystery fanatic and anayting by Elizabeth George is at the top of my list - could not pick a favorite!"

Comment #45: Sunday, July, 6, 2008 at 14:08:21

Debbie says:
"I loved The Thirteenth Tale. Excellent. "

Comment #46: Sunday, July, 6, 2008 at 15:16:13

Kristinia says:
"My favorite thriller would be "It" by Stephen King, I've loved the book since I first picked it up at 15!

2nd entry, link to my blog: Loving Heart Mommy"

Comment #47: Sunday, July, 6, 2008 at 22:28:00

Karen says:
"'She Walks These Hills' by Sharyn McCrumb"

Comment #48: Saturday, July, 12, 2008 at 00:07:15

Cindi says:
"Hi! I have always loved Agatha Christie's book called "The Murder at Vicarge!" Thanks, Cindi"

Comment #49: Saturday, July, 12, 2008 at 08:13:50

bob keck says:
"The Church of Dead Girls"

Comment #50: Saturday, July, 12, 2008 at 11:09:22

Shana says:
"Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett.

I blogged about your contest here:

Thanks."

Comment #51: Thursday, July, 17, 2008 at 04:51:49

Jaime C. says:
"My favorite thriller is Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris!"

Comment #52: Thursday, July, 17, 2008 at 10:45:29

Nancy Black says:
"Lee Child is my unexpected new author. I delight in the Jack Reacher novels. He's different, unusual, and usually up to his neck in trouble."

Comment #53: Friday, July, 18, 2008 at 18:50:05

CHERYL A FRANCISCO says:
"the Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub"

Comment #54: Sunday, July, 20, 2008 at 00:15:27

Louise Hintz says:
"I enjoyed Dry Ice by Stephen White"

Comment #55: Sunday, July, 20, 2008 at 14:32:12

Hesper F. says:
"Anything by Dean Koontz "

Comment #56: Sunday, July, 20, 2008 at 20:56:02

Jeanette Jackson says:
"I recommend Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie"

Comment #57: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 03:25:09

April says:
"I tried out a book by Jayne Ann Krentz, called Sizzle and Burn, which was really really good. "

Comment #58: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 06:43:57

Elizabeth M. says:
"I love 'Whispers' by Dean Koontz!!"

Comment #59: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 13:28:38

DorothyR says:
"Any Book by Sue Grafton"

Comment #60: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 15:06:37

Vicki Wurgler says:
"my favorite thrillers are by Dean Koontz-love his books"

Comment #61: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 15:39:43

Donna Hunt says:
"I just started reading Lilian Jackson Braun's books so my favorite mystery at present is The Cat Who Could Read Backwards. Thank you for the contest!"

Comment #62: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 17:11:51

Vicky Boackle says:
"the davinci code."

Comment #63: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 17:13:59

Lisa Foland says:
"Phantom prey by John Sandford is an excellent book"

Comment #64: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 18:59:48

Ed Nemmers says:
""Tell No One' by Harlan Coben"

Comment #65: Monday, July, 21, 2008 at 20:36:56

Laurie says:
"Right now its Odd Hours by Dean Koontz."

Comment #66: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 07:27:26

Buddy Garrett says:
"Operation Bedazzle by John Denton"

Comment #67: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 11:01:26

Terri Lannan says:
"Don't Look Now by Linda Lael Miller"

Comment #68: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 13:59:22

kathy pease says:
"thinner by stephen king "

Comment #69: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 15:07:10

mike pease says:
"HIDEAWAY"

Comment #70: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 21:13:54

sarah woods says:
"Favoirte Thriller: "Angels and Deamons""

Comment #71: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 22:10:41

Kayla Walker says:
"My favorite mystery is Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie."

Comment #72: Tuesday, July, 22, 2008 at 22:41:05

Susanne Troop says:
"Angels & Demons by Dan Brown"

Comment #73: Wednesday, July, 23, 2008 at 00:28:48

kathleen yohanna says:
""A Telltale Heart" by Edgar Allem Poe. Other writers have come and gone but Poe is a classic"