Silly Meme, Post #55

[laurawise]

I have ten minutes before workout, so let's play a silly meme

Comments

[anne_d]

You've pushed quite a few of my buttons right there.

Looking at the bookshelves across the room, I'd say also strong female protagonist (of any age), and a well-built world, the kind that feels like it has always been there. I also have a fondness for stories set in locales with which I'm familiar. I get a kick out of the current Agents of SHIELD storyline because they're running all over LA. New York isn't the only center of the universe.

It's too early (dratted cats!), so I don't know if I'm making sense.

[laurawise]

You make a lot of sense! And I often really, really like LA-set mysteries or stories.

Hugs for your day!

[janus_74]

I'll give any historical mystery a try if it's set in a small English town; books or TV.

[laurawise]

I do like those English cozy mysteries set in villages. :)

Cheers for your Friday!

[gwynnega]

Those tropes all sound excellent.

[laurawise]

Yay!

Hugs for your Friday.

[kathyh]

You've hit quite a few of mine already. For books I share a fondness for magic hidden in familiar places, particularly London, and people who practice it in secret to keep others safe. I can never resist mysteries with a literary background, preferably set in university towns with witty protagonists (I think I imprinted on Gaudy Night rather early).

For TV/Film I do enjoy a "found family" vibe and an ensemble cast whose characters have actual relationships with each other not just viewed through the point of view of the hero/heroine.

[laurawise]

I do like "found family" too and the kind of ensemble cast you describe (and heee, I know a great example of a show where the supporting characters are viewed through the point of view of the hero/heroine! :) ).

Magic in London -- YES! And mysteries in university towns!

Hugs hugs, K.

[desdemonaspace]

Re: Historical English cozy mystery (from Georgian times up to the 50s) with a husband-wife or romantic-couple pair of amateur sleuths...

All that come to mind are Lord Peter and Harriet.

Please name more!

[laurawise]

Well, of course Christie's Tommy and Tuppence mysteries are favorites. And I love the few Allinghams where Campion and his wife Amanda are together, like The Fashion in Shrouds. :)

Of books written in the last few years, I often like Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane books (Regency-set). They're not Sayers-quality, but I enjoy them (despite the 1st-person).

[desdemonaspace]

Thank you!--will seek them out.

[mobile_alh]

I can add Ngaio Marsh's Inspector Alleyn and his darling Troy the painter...always a reliable comfort read.

otherwise, I'm happily seconding all your faves....