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A hat tip to liz who got me going on this diary for mystery lovers.
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I do like mysteries both in mystery books and in other genres. Solving the puzzle is fun. Many mysteries are interesting not only for the puzzle, but because of the setting in another country or time.
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There are so many authors that I like, but sometimes I fall behind in a series or just decide I don't like the books anymore. Of the list below plus some not on the list that I added from my own, I have read 170 authors. (It was only 124 when I started this project, but the rest were in my word files).
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Older but still great
- Dorothy L. Sayers (Lord Peter and Harriet)
- Agatha Christie (Poirot)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Holmes and Watson)
- Margery Allingham (Albert Campion)
- Helen MacInnes
- Wilkie Collins
Well-liked by many and I have read a lot of the books
- Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs series)
- Lisa Scottoline
- Laurie R. King (with Sherlock Holmes)
- John le Carré
- Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum, her grandma, Joe and Ranger)
- Colin Cotterill (Dr. Siri Paiboun)
- Peter May (Blackhouse series)
- Robert B. Parker (Spenser)
- Sue Grafton (Kinsey)
- P. D. James (Adam Dalgliesh)
- Martha Grimes (Richard Jury)
Maybe you have not heard of these, but well worth looking for them, imo
- James Anderson...The Never Open Desert Diner
- Leonie Swann..Three Bags Full
- Hugh Laurie...The Gun Seller (yes, it is he)
- David Guterson...Snow Falling on Cedars
- Elsa Hart...Jade Dragon Mountain and
- The White Mirro
More than one genre
- Ari Marmell (Mick Oberon is an elf)
- Umberto Eco (The Name of the Rose...historical fiction?)
- Glen Cook (Garrett P I...all kinds of different people and critters like thunder lizards)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_P.I.
- Peter F. Hamilton (The Great North Road)
My favorites
- Kate Ross (Julian Kestrel)
- Ellis Peters (Cadfael)
- Alexander McCall Smith (Precious Ramotswe )
- Spencer Quinn (The Chet and Bernie series)
- Donald E. Westlake (Dortmunder series)
- Louise Penny (Armand Gamache)
- Martin Walker (Bruno)
- Andrea Camilleri (Montalbano)
- Charles (and Caroline) Todd (Ian and Bess series)
- Barbara Hambly (Benjamin January)
- Lindsey Davis (Falco)
- Judith Rock (Charles du Luc)
- Steve Hamilton (Alex McKnight )
- Robert Crais (Elvis Cole)
The favorite book of a series by an author
- Dana Stabenow...Break Up
- Donna Andrews... Owls Well that Ends Well (Yes, she uses birds in her titles)
- Tana French...The Likeness (It is good to read In the Woods, first, but not necessary)
Now it is your turn.
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