Women Crime Writers

[Becky Lindroos]

Wow - thanks Ish - I’ve read both books - "Gone Girl" and "Girl on the Train" (and Woman in White for that matter).  I can’t really say which I enjoyed more -  "Gone Girl" is more twisty and surprising while "Girl on the Train” is more literary (I suppose - more interesting structure and character development,  great atmosphere,  what the reviewer said.)  

I’ve read other crime fiction focusing on women’s domestic scenes and issues -   "Elizabeth is Missing” by Emma Healey  was pretty good this past year (dementia)  as well as "Big, Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty from last year.  There are others - “Trespass” by Rose Tremain might fit this category.  The crimes are a bit different, the motives are different - I enjoy the well written ones,  not those written for the sensational impact. 

The author is totally right about the True Crime genre (real life)  influencing the fiction (just to add to that thread).  

Bek



> On Dec 30, 2015, at 4:53 AM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
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> http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/29/crime-fiction-gone-girl-on-the-train-2015
> 
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 5:57 AM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
> https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1099-_women-crime-writers_-dolores-hitchens-resurgence-continues-with-four-new-e-books
> 
> https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1097-loas-_women-crime-writers_-goes-to-the-movies-with-week-long-new-york-city-series
> 
> http://blog.loa.org/2015/08/sarah-weinman-women-crime-writers.html
> 

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