LadyK, I finished The House at the End of the World, and I quite enjoyed it. It was a nice mix of thriller, suspense, horror, and sci-fi.

I know that one of the criticisms of Koontz is that he has a tendency to recycle plots and character types, and while that can certainly be true, I still find most of his books to be good, relaxing reads. And I almost always come across words in every book that I have never heard before, which doesn't happen very often in other books that I read.

I'm looking for a good mystery. Any suggestions?

Adversary to the Villain was a quick but enjoyable read, and there will (better) be a sequel. I just started The House at the End of the World and am already hooked.

What kind of mysteries do you like, SQF?

LadyKestrel,

I love twists and turns. Anything that goes somewhere I didn't expect. Something like And Then There Were None.

Ruth Ware's stand-alone mystery/thrillers are very good. The most recent one of hers I read is The Woman in Cabin 10. I have yet to read The IT Girl, but Zero Days and One by One were definite page turners.

An older one with twists is Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.

Thank you very much LadyKestrel. I'm off to Amazon to read some sample chapters. again LadyK.