I love to read them. I do not have a favorite author because i like so many of them. What mystery have you read recently?
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:05 pm
I also really heart mysteries.
I haven't read it yet because I just picked it up for 50p in a charity shop, but I'll be reading The Railway Viaduct by Edward Marston next. I'll let you know if I enjoy it or not.
I enjoy a good murder mystery ("good" for me meaning it focuses on the mystery part and the motivations of the people involved instead of the gruesome bits). 3nodding
Agatha Christie is my very favorite author in this category. I read her books all the time. I own all but one of them. whee Her deft character sketches and interesting settings and storylines just draw me back again and again.
Elizabeth Peters writes several series with different heroines; I favor her Amelia Peabody series, which focuses on mysteries solved by an early Egyptologist. Fun fact: This author holds a degree in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, one of the premier schools for that degree, so the history of Egyptology she presents is actually quite accurate. blaugh
Georgette Heyer's books in this category are also fun. In contrast to the Regency novels for which she is better known, these stories she set in her own time.
P.D. James' books are a bit more gritty, but still enjoyable. Most of them feature the same detective, and I am a fan of character development over time, so that works for me.
Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael books are set in a 10th century monastery in England. It's an unusual choice but works for her. I feel so virtuous getting a bit of history with my mystery when I read these. xd
I also have collections of Ngaio Marsh and Lilian Jackson Brown books, but I find myself returning to them less frequently than to the others.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:59 am
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I enjoy a good murder mystery ("good" for me meaning it focuses on the mystery part and the motivations of the people involved instead of the gruesome bits). 3nodding
Agatha Christie is my very favorite author in this category. I read her books all the time. I own all but one of them. whee Her deft character sketches and interesting settings and storylines just draw me back again and again.
Elizabeth Peters writes several series with different heroines; I favor her Amelia Peabody series, which focuses on mysteries solved by an early Egyptologist. Fun fact: This author holds a degree in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, one of the premier schools for that degree, so the history of Egyptology she presents is actually quite accurate. blaugh
Georgette Heyer's books in this category are also fun. In contrast to the Regency novels for which she is better known, these stories she set in her own time.
P.D. James' books are a bit more gritty, but still enjoyable. Most of them feature the same detective, and I am a fan of character development over time, so that works for me.
Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael books are set in a 10th century monastery in England. It's an unusual choice but works for her. I feel so virtuous getting a bit of history with my mystery when I read these. xd
I also have collections of Ngaio Marsh and Lilian Jackson Brown books, but I find myself returning to them less frequently than to the others.
With you on Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Ellis Peters (which I'm currently re-reading). You might be interested in the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. Shardlake is a lawyer/detective during the reign of Henry VIII. I loved them.
I enjoy a good murder mystery ("good" for me meaning it focuses on the mystery part and the motivations of the people involved instead of the gruesome bits). 3nodding
Agatha Christie is my very favorite author in this category. I read her books all the time. I own all but one of them. whee Her deft character sketches and interesting settings and storylines just draw me back again and again.
Elizabeth Peters writes several series with different heroines; I favor her Amelia Peabody series, which focuses on mysteries solved by an early Egyptologist. Fun fact: This author holds a degree in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, one of the premier schools for that degree, so the history of Egyptology she presents is actually quite accurate. blaugh
Georgette Heyer's books in this category are also fun. In contrast to the Regency novels for which she is better known, these stories she set in her own time.
P.D. James' books are a bit more gritty, but still enjoyable. Most of them feature the same detective, and I am a fan of character development over time, so that works for me.
Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael books are set in a 10th century monastery in England. It's an unusual choice but works for her. I feel so virtuous getting a bit of history with my mystery when I read these. xd
I also have collections of Ngaio Marsh and Lilian Jackson Brown books, but I find myself returning to them less frequently than to the others.
With you on Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Ellis Peters (which I'm currently re-reading). You might be interested in the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. Shardlake is a lawyer/detective during the reign of Henry VIII. I loved them.
Thank you for the recommendation! I have made a note for my next trip to the library.
I see that I first posted here a few years ago. Since then, I have begun reading and appreciating the mysteries of Dorothy Sayers. Also, I seem to have omitted (unintentionally) the fun P.G. Wodehouse books from my original list.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:30 pm
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I enjoy a good murder mystery ("good" for me meaning it focuses on the mystery part and the motivations of the people involved instead of the gruesome bits). 3nodding
Agatha Christie is my very favorite author in this category. I read her books all the time. I own all but one of them. whee Her deft character sketches and interesting settings and storylines just draw me back again and again.
Elizabeth Peters writes several series with different heroines; I favor her Amelia Peabody series, which focuses on mysteries solved by an early Egyptologist. Fun fact: This author holds a degree in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, one of the premier schools for that degree, so the history of Egyptology she presents is actually quite accurate. blaugh
Georgette Heyer's books in this category are also fun. In contrast to the Regency novels for which she is better known, these stories she set in her own time.
P.D. James' books are a bit more gritty, but still enjoyable. Most of them feature the same detective, and I am a fan of character development over time, so that works for me.
Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael books are set in a 10th century monastery in England. It's an unusual choice but works for her. I feel so virtuous getting a bit of history with my mystery when I read these. xd
I also have collections of Ngaio Marsh and Lilian Jackson Brown books, but I find myself returning to them less frequently than to the others.
With you on Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Ellis Peters (which I'm currently re-reading). You might be interested in the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. Shardlake is a lawyer/detective during the reign of Henry VIII. I loved them.
Thank you for the recommendation! I have made a note for my next trip to the library.
I see that I first posted here a few years ago. Since then, I have begun reading and appreciating the mysteries of Dorothy Sayers. Also, I seem to have omitted (unintentionally) the fun P.G. Wodehouse books from my original list.
Wodehouse is awesome xd Have you seen the Jeeves and Wooster tv series with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie?
I enjoy a good murder mystery ("good" for me meaning it focuses on the mystery part and the motivations of the people involved instead of the gruesome bits). 3nodding
Agatha Christie is my very favorite author in this category. I read her books all the time. I own all but one of them. whee Her deft character sketches and interesting settings and storylines just draw me back again and again.
Elizabeth Peters writes several series with different heroines; I favor her Amelia Peabody series, which focuses on mysteries solved by an early Egyptologist. Fun fact: This author holds a degree in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, one of the premier schools for that degree, so the history of Egyptology she presents is actually quite accurate. blaugh
Georgette Heyer's books in this category are also fun. In contrast to the Regency novels for which she is better known, these stories she set in her own time.
P.D. James' books are a bit more gritty, but still enjoyable. Most of them feature the same detective, and I am a fan of character development over time, so that works for me.
Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael books are set in a 10th century monastery in England. It's an unusual choice but works for her. I feel so virtuous getting a bit of history with my mystery when I read these. xd
I also have collections of Ngaio Marsh and Lilian Jackson Brown books, but I find myself returning to them less frequently than to the others.
With you on Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Ellis Peters (which I'm currently re-reading). You might be interested in the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. Shardlake is a lawyer/detective during the reign of Henry VIII. I loved them.
Thank you for the recommendation! I have made a note for my next trip to the library.
I see that I first posted here a few years ago. Since then, I have begun reading and appreciating the mysteries of Dorothy Sayers. Also, I seem to have omitted (unintentionally) the fun P.G. Wodehouse books from my original list.
Wodehouse is awesome xd Have you seen the Jeeves and Wooster tv series with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie?
Only a few episodes, but I greatly enjoyed them. I should look up the rest of that series, now that you mention it. It's probably available on Netflix.
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:56 am
My gramma loves mysteries, i will save these authors. I just got the complete works of sherlock holmes.
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