The Mystery List*

Feb 19, 2020 07:47

*A companion to The Passion List

The Mystery List )

the mystery list

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dirtyoldlady May 21 2008, 23:53:44 UTC
One of my favorite mystery books is Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod. :) It's not all that mysterious a mystery, I don't think; I just find it amusing, and I'm all about the entertainment when I read. :)

Also, anything with Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators. :D You didn't say it had to be mysteries for grown-ups. :D

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elspethsheir May 22 2008, 02:21:41 UTC
I've heard of Charlotte MacLeod - hers are supposed to be very entertaining - I shall add. And good call on the Three Investigators - those are such fun!!

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winkingstar June 15 2008, 03:04:35 UTC
Ooh, I love mysteries! My parents are both mystery-lovers, so I guess it's in my blood. *g*

Firstly, you don't have any Agatha Christie! Which is a crime (hee). Mostly I find her books are very plot-driven with not as much emphasis on character. She does great plots, but I find myself missing the character elements usually. Even with the Poirot books (who's certainly a character), I feel something's lacking, so I vastly prefer the David Suchet TV series for my Poirot fix. Suchet does a phenomenal job of drawing out the character elements. But, to get back to my point (I do have one!), last fall I read Christie's They Came To Baghdad, which is different from her usual in that it has an interesting plot and great character development.

My mom would be sorely disappointed in me if I didn't mention Raymond Chandler. I've only read one of his books, though, because he's more of the noir-style, and I generally prefer my mysteries to be of the "cozy" variety. But I did read The Long Goodbye, and it's a great mystery with lots of ( ... )

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elspethsheir June 15 2008, 03:21:01 UTC
I'm a huge Christie fan! Thanks to UK and US publishers tending to publish her books under different titles, I have more than one copy of several of her books, too. Hee. When I initially started 'The Mystery List', I was looking for new reads for me, and then it kind of... grew. I should add hers, as they give me great joy; they're some of my favourite 'comfort' books, despite the subject matter. (My favourite of hers still remains Come, Tell Me How You Live, which is a non-fiction memoir; have you read this? Delightful ( ... )

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lkmadigan August 16 2008, 02:13:58 UTC
The Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear!

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elspethsheir August 16 2008, 03:57:01 UTC
I've heard many good things about this series - I will add it to the list. Thank you!

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lkmadigan August 16 2008, 04:08:49 UTC
I really like them - there are five out now.

:-)

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paraphe September 28 2008, 00:02:29 UTC
That's a great list. I'd like to add two authors:

James Lee Burke for the Dave Robicheaux detective series. The early books in the series are stellar, so descriptive I can feel the humid air and smell the swamp and cringe at the menace I KNOW is just around the corner. They are mostly set in New Orleans and New Iberia.

Martha Grimes for the Richard Jury series. Again, the early books are best, when a new character would pop in and one didn't know if they were permanent additions to the cast or just passing through. The book titles are all actual names of pubs and taverns.

Scanning the list I realize I haven't read some of these authors in years. Might be time for a revisit. Thanks!

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