good mystery/suspense novel?

[Anna_DeStefano]

I have to say for me it's Lisa Gardner. I LOVE what she does with character and a procedural plot. One of my all time favorites is Gone.

Or Karen Slaughter. She creeps me out, but I can't stop reading. And her flawed characters, even the "good guys" are always refreshing surprises. Broken and Undone were great!

[jtlindroos]

Many great suggestions here, let me second Lawrence Block and Dave Zeltserman and raise you Carl Hiaasen ("Sick Puppy" is great) and Allan Guthrie. And for the classics.... Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir's Destroyer books are terrific fun.

[mistyd107]

The Wade Jacksson series by LJ Sellers

[J. Carson Black]

Many great suggestions here, let me second Lawrence Block and Dave Zeltserman and raise you Carl Hiaasen ("Sick Puppy" is great) and Allan Guthrie. And for the classics.... Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir's Destroyer books are terrific fun.

How'd I forget Carl Hiaasen? I've got STAR ISLAND right here. Soon as I'm off Lehane...

[Jayniepanda]

More Brits - I tend to favour these authors, being British myself
Mark Billingham, Peter James, Stephen Leather, Peter Robinson, Robert Goddard, Stephen Booth, Stuart McBride (rather gritty), David Hewson, P.D. James classics mysteries, all the C.J. Sansom - Shardlake series books are historically atmospheric, Ian Rankin.

James Rollins - adventure/mystery.

[joanhallhovey]

Deep Water by the late Patricia Highsmith (of the Ripley novels) is excellent. I also enjoy Ruth Rendells books.  Tess Gerritsen and Karen Slaughter are great too.
All women, I notice.  Of course there are many male authors I read as well.  But that's a start.