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Austen fans can indulge their passion in a second mystery series.
Carrie Bebris has embarked on the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries
for those of us who just can't get enough of Jane Austen's world.
Yippee. Nancy
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I began
the Rick Domino series with Murder by Design,
which would be Will and Grace meets Trading Spaces if you, the reader, played Grace. Now, I must go back to Best
Murder of the Year to begin at the beginning. I absolutely
can't wait. Nancy |
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Some
writers only have one novel in them and others, the Stephen King
types, produce good read after good read. One of my long time
favorites in the latter group is Lawrence Block. Block
is witty, plot clever and writes mysteries about NYC burglars and private
detectives I can't put down. Nancy |
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Historical
mysteries have to engross us and get the details right, or those
of us with even a bit of period knowledge will nitpick the book
to pieces. Fortunately, we have Fiona Buckley to thank for
the very readable adventures of one Ursula Blanchard, spy for Elizabeth
I. I'm hooked.
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(series) florist |
Flower Arranging |
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Patricia
Cornwell gets a lot of praise and some criticism for her series
about the crime solving medical examiner for the state of Virginia. I generally recommend her books
but couldn't get more than a few pages into Isle of Dogs,
which is not part of the series, so ... And
if that's not bad enough for the confession of a confirmed fan,
I have never laid hands on Portrait
of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed. I
watched the TV special instead. Nancy |
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Amazon: The
Strange Files of Fremont Jones (series) by Dianne
Day feminist | Quotations C |
Amazon: Irish
Cottage Murder (series) by Dicey Deere Ireland | Quotations I |
An
Ancient Evil, the Knight's Tale (series) Satan
in St. Mary's (series) Amazon: The
Horus Killings (series) Egypt by
P. C. Doherty | Quotations Mu |
Amazon: Veiled
Threats by Deborah Donnelly wedding
planner | Quotations V |
Amazon: Booked
to Die: The Mystery That... by John Dunning rare books | Quotations B |
Amazon: Murder
at the Panionic Games (series)
by Michael B. Edwards Greece | Quotations Wi |
Amazon: Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie (series) by Kathy
Lynn Emerson Elizabeth I | Quotations El through Em |
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Cornwall has
a romantic reputation, but that must give way, of course, to the
strong propensity of residents of the UK to be involved in murder
- as victims or detectives or at the very least witnesses. In No Corners for the Devil (in round houses), author Olive Etchells has given us
the Detective Chief Inspector we should all be so lucky to have
on our side. Hopefully, DCI Channon will be back in what
should be a fantastic series. Nancy |
Amazon: Three
Plums in One: One for the Money,... (series)
by Janet Evanovich bounty hunter | Quotations Deo
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Amazon: Killer
Stuff by Sharon Fiffer antiques | Quotations St |
Amazon: Chosen
for Death (series)
by Kate Flora | Quotations Mu |
Amazon: Chocolate
Chip Cookie Murder (series) by Joanne Fluke bakery | Quotations Coo through Ct |
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When
I realized I hadn't included the novels of former steeplechase
jockey Dick Francis on these pages, I was appalled at myself.
I recently reread Flying
Finish and enjoyed it just
as much the second time around. The thing about Francis'
novels is while they all seem to have the same plot if looked
at from a great distance, they don't. Each one is a unique horse-oriented adventure.
I love them all. Nancy |
Amazon: The
Novice's Tale (series) by Margaret Frazer (Late)
Medieval England | Quotations N |
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Brad
Geagley has recreated the world of Ramses the Great in an Egyptian murder mystery series that delivers drama and a good read.
Begin with Year of the Hyenas. Nancy |
Amazon: Thirteenth
Night (series) by Alan Gordon Renaissance | Quotations Fo |
Amazon: Three
Complete Novels : 'A' Is for Alibi... (series)
by Sue Grafton PI | Quotations M |
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Amazon: Ravenmocker (Molly Bearpaw Mystery) (series)
by Jean Hager Native American | Weird Oklahoma |
Amazon: A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January Mysteries) (series) by Barbara Hambly former
slave / MD | Diversity |
Amazon: The
Xibalba Murders: An Archeological... (series) by Lyn
Hamilton antiques | Quotations H |
Amazon: The Cold Blue Blood (series) by David Handler | Quotations Ph through Pn |
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(series) sculptor |
Rick
Hanson's detective is a Vietnam veteran who tried the police force
before ending up as a not very successful sculptor. The
series that begins with Spare Parts is not as wacky
as reviewers would lead you to believe, but it is enjoyable -
and that's worth a lot. Nancy |
Amazon: The
Poyson Garden: An Elizabethan I... (series)
by Karen Harper Elizabeth I | Quotations El through Em |
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Amazon: A Mystery of Errors (series)
by Simon Hawke Shakespeare | Quotations Sf through Sh |
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I
don't want to kill my sister, Jane Marie,
very often, but it is suggestive that the victim in Strangled
Prose is the author of romance
novels. Sorry, sis. Joan Hess is a clever
author and I'm always a sucker for intrigue -especially in a bookstore. Nancy |
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Italian
police | Quotations Ro |
Amazon: Hunting
Badger (series)
by Tony Hillerman New Mexico -
Native Americans | Quotations B |
Amazon: Something
to Kill for (series) by Susan Holtzer antiques | Quotations U |
Inspector Alvarez series Majorca | Qoutations M |
Amazon: Taken
to the Cleaners (series) by Dolores Johnson dry cleaner | Quotations Dr |
Amazon: Fax
Me a Bagel (series) by Sharon Kahn rabbi's
widow | Quotations R |
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Venice police | Venice |
Death of a Dissadent (Inspector Rostnikov) (series) Soviet Russia
Lieberman's
Folly (Abe
Lieberman) (series) police
Bullet for a Star (Toby Peters) (series) 1940s Hollywood Amazon: Vengeance:
A Lew Fonesca Mystery (series) by Stuart Kaminsky | Quotations U |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan (series) | "Men
and women must take long journeys ... . Otherwise, what's
the point?"
Henry Kisor, A Venture into Murder
more
quotations our Travel pages I
don't love Henry Kisor's series about a Lakota sheriff's deputy
in Michigan's beautiful Lake Superior back country. But
I can't stop reading the books, so either I want to take a road
trip or there is more to the books than I picked up on with the
first two volumes. Begin with Season's Revenge. Nancy |
Amazon: This Pen for Hire: A Jaine Austen Mystery (series)
by Laura Levine writer | Quotations Wr |
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In
my next life, I wouldn't mind living in small town America while
working for the local historical society.
Since that's wishful thinking, Rett MacPherson has very kindly
provided me with an amateur detective who lives that life.
If you share my dream, check out Family Skeletons,
the first volume in the series. Nancy |
Amazon: Missing Marlene (series)
by Evan Marshall literary agent | Quotations Mu |
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I
adore Edward Marston's Domesday Books, a medieval mystery series built around the travels of
a group of Domesday commisioners sent out by William the Conqueror
to sort out any issues left undone after his Domesday
Book: A Complete Translation survey of his new kingdom
of England was completed. On
the other hand, I can never tell what won't strike my fancy.
I've never been able to finish one of Marston's Elizabethan mysteries.
To each her own, I guess. Begin
the Domesday Books with The Wolves of Saverake. Nancy |
Amazon: Bimbos
of the Death Sun / Zombies
of the Gene Pool (series of 2) Trekkies Sick
of Shadows (series) Ghost
Riders Appalachia by
Sharon McCrumb | Quotations Tp through Tr
Battle of Olustee |
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Amazon: Just Desserts (Savannah Reid Mystery... / Death by Chocolate: A Savannah Reid... (series)
by G.
A. McKevett PI | Cheesecake Recipes |
castrato (series) | Music |
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always enjoy the look on our DF's
face when I tell him about a new detective I've discovered. Tamar
Myers' sleuth is a Mennonite innkeeper with a sense of humor and a sincere belief that jaded "English"
[non Mennonites] will pay good money to shovel manure. Begin
with Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth. Nancy |
Amazon: A
First Rumpole Omnibus / Rumpole
Rests His Case (series) by John
Mortimer English barrister | Weblog: Château
Central Oklahoma |
Amazon: Ask
the Cards a Question / Cyanide
Wells (series) by Marcia Muller California
PI | Quotations Deo through Dez |
Amazon: Death
Comes As Epiphany (series) by Sharan Newman (Late) Medieval France | Quotations Sj through Sl |
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Amazon: The
Body in the Bookcase: A Faith... (series) by Katherine Hall Page minister's wife | Quotations C |
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British aristocracy
(series) Beatrix
Potter | When we first moved into our humble abode, we grandly
referred to it as Blenheim after the fabulous home
of the dukes of Marlborough. Naturally, I glommed onto Death at Blenheim
Palace by the husband and wife who write as Robin Paige.
I discovered myself in the middle of thoroughly enjoyable Victorian-Edwardian
series. Begin with Death at Bishop's Keep to start at the beginning. Susan
Wittig Albert, aka Robin Paige, has taken a leaf from our own
Jane Marie and begun a series
with talking animals. This is not surprising since
Beatrix Potter is the main (human) character. If you like charm in England's
Lake District, you'll be enchanted with Albert's Cottage
Tales of Beatrix Potter. I'm not very frou-frou
oriented, but I'm already looking forward to volume 3.
Begin with The Tale of
Hill top Farm. Nancy |
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(series) | I
couldn't believe I'd initially omitted Robert B. Parker's Spenser
series from this list of mystery winners. Consider that
rectified. Spenser is cool, cooks and is
faithful to his woman. He's also a man's man (that means
tough) who always gets his crook. I never watched
the TV series, Spenser for Hire, but if you liked it, you'll
love the books. Nancy PS The first book in the
series is The Godwulf Manuscript. Parker's other series include
Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall. I recommend them both.
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Amazon: Corpse
De Ballet: A Nine Muses Mystery... (series) by Ellen
Paul romance novelist | Quotations B |
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Europe pre WWI | Quotations B |
Amazon: The
Raphael Affair (series) by Iain Pears Italian
police | Quotations Ar through Az |
Amazon: Crocodile
on the Sandbank (series) by Elizabeth
Peters Egyptian archaeologist | Quotations Ee through Ek |
Amazon: One
for Sorrow (series) by Mary Reed and Eric Meyer Byzantine official | Quotations Deo through Dez |
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Depression Los Angeles |
Linda L. Richards takes us back to really hard times in America in Death Was the Other Woman. It is the beginning of a good series with an appealing young heroine. Nancy |
Amazon: The
Apothecary Rose (series) / A Trust Betrayed (series) by Candace Robb Medieval
England | Quotations An through Ap |
Amazon: Sweet Poison (series)
by David Roberts | Quotations Mu |
Amazon: Murder
in the Place of Anubis by Lynda S. Robinson Egypt | Nefertiti |
Depression (series) | Quotations Deo through Dez |
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Amazon: Roman
Blood (series) by Stephen Saylor Rome | Rome |
Death and the Chapman (series) by Kate Sedley Medieval England | Quotations Mi |
Amazon: Skeletons
in Purple Sage (fifth in series) by Barbara Burnett
Smith Texas small town
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Margo
Simon series (very limited availability) by Janice Steinberg | Quotations Wi |
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(series)
(series) | I
first met Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
when I was in junior high - a friend and I devoured and discussed
because we were nerds and because Doyle's stories and novels of Victorian London were a total
departure from our American kid lives. The characters were
slightly bizarre, but entertaining and the adventures well plotted.
Obviously the whole world agreed since Holmes and Watson have
retained their popularity for over a century. After
all these years, I was pleased to meet the great detective and
his chronicler again in the new series by Lauren Steinhauer that
begins with Sherlock Holmes' Lost Adventure - The True Story of the Giant Rats of Sumatra. Watson
may have become a serial Lothario, but the books feel comfortable.
And that's a
better thing. Nancy "Awesome,
thanks again Nancy!"
Lauren Steinhauer and publicist Patty PS
The next volume in this particular new series, Sherlock
Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara, was written by Alan Vanneman.
Apparently lots of people have been writing about Sherlock and
Watson while I wasn't looking. |
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guidance counselor |
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(series) feminist |
San Francisco |
Amazon: A Test of Wills (series) by
Charles Todd post WWI Britain | Quotations Pe |
Amazon: Absolution
by Murder: A Sister Fidelma Mystery (Sister Fidelma Mysteries
(Paperback) (series) by Peter Tremayne Medieval
Ireland | Deirdre |
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(series) | I
love New Mexico enough to
gobble of mysteries set in that area with what would be reckless
abandon if I didn't also love entertainment. When I met
Judith Van Gieson's librarian/sleuth, I was pleased to discover
a heroine who loves books but doesn't always watch her diet. A true queen among women, don't you think? Nancy |
Amazon: The
Chinese Maze Murders: A Chinese... (series) by Robert
Van Gulick Ming Dynasty China | Empress Wu |
Amazon: If
Looks Could Kill by Kate White Writer | Quotations Wr |
