Writers from my past

[jhitchin]

Back when I was in high school, I worked at a mystery bookshop in San Diego named "Grounds for Murder." During this time, from 1986-1992 (I worked summers there, too), I got to know a lot of mystery series, several mystery writers, and I read lots and lots and lots of books. These days, I look back on those days and actually miss it quite a bit as

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[quirkstreet]

Cambridge, eh? I have a feeling I used to know where Kate's Mystery Books is/was ... not sure it's still there. I'm writing this from Garden Street in Cambridge, though. ;-)

[jhitchin]

Yes, it closed in August, 2010. :-( But it was open for almost thirty years, which is a good run for an independent bookstore. The store itself was in a cute little Victorian style home on Mass Ave a few blocks from Davis Square.

[mermaidlady]

Since I got a Kindle I have read so much free crap that I never would have paid a dime for. I cannot tell you how many mysteries I've started that turned out to actually be romances, or about junky crafts, or religious.

Any more recommendations for good authors? My tastes still vacillate between Jill Churchill and Robert Crais.