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Post by saharatea on Oct 20, 2006 17:55:03 GMT -5
I also wanted to add Martha Grimes and her Richard Jury detective novels. They all seem to sound the same at times, but usually the mysteries have an interesting pretense.
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Post by domenicaflor on Feb 24, 2007 23:26:26 GMT -5
Andrea Camillieri and his series of "Inspector Montalbano" novels translated from Italian. They are beautifully descriptive of Southern Italy and they are very funny at the same time.
D.
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Post by member727 on Feb 25, 2007 2:06:17 GMT -5
I've seen a couple of the Montalbano films, they're pretty good but I never get around to watching more  As for books though, it's Sherlock Holmes or Inspector Morse for me, unless I'm going on a retro trip, and then it's Three Investigators and Hardy Boys all the way! ;D |
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Post by deathroe on Feb 25, 2007 14:45:26 GMT -5
Ah--mysteries. I don't read many, but I love Sarah Shankman's books (female heroine, lots of Americana/ country themes ... some snark, as I recall).
I would also DEFINITELY recommend any L&O fan to check out Erle Stanley Gardner. Actually, in the Perry Mason books that came before the tv series, the dynamic between Perry Mason and Della Street is not very different from Eames/Goren, IMO.
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Post by prodigaltwit on Jul 8, 2007 2:03:44 GMT -5
Check out the original 'CSI' novels written by Max Allan Collins, Stuart M. Kaminsky and Donn Cortez.
Out of the three, Max, I believe captures the characters of the show best with regards to their personality. The stories aren't based on episodes from the show but are actual original stories. They're not very long and they make for a good read. I'm a big fan of the franchise and I thought they were excellent, check them out.
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Post by Leonore on Jul 18, 2007 0:10:40 GMT -5
For rainy day reading, I like Wentworth's Miss Silver, Sherlock Holmes, Peter Wimsey, and anything by Christie. If I'm really feeling like going back in time (and I'm very lucky to have them!), I have a couple of shelves of the original Nancy Drews and Margaret Sutton's Judy Bolton series that I inherited from mystery-loving relatives.
I also like the Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris, the Joan Hess series about Claire Malloy and though she's more of a spy than detective, I like the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman.
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Post by GorensGirl on Feb 4, 2008 2:57:17 GMT -5
I'm not sure if you'd classify them as mystery or suspense, but Terri Blackstock has several good series:
- Restoration - Warning: this gets a bit sci-fi, speculating on what would happen if there were suddenly no more electricity.
- Sun Coast Chronicles
- Newpointe 911 - My personal favorites!
- Cape Refuge
I also really like Dee Henderson's O'Malley series.
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Post by noc on Feb 6, 2008 13:25:57 GMT -5
I'm also a fan of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Stuart Wood (right spelling?), Paretsky, etc. Anything. I also do light reading. I had the privilege of meeting Ms. Paretsky about 10 years ago, and she is very community oriented and remembers her roots. I was very impressed with her personally through a community meeting at University of Kansas, and then began reading her books. I'm giving away loads of books and I have trouble doing it. I'm hoping that the Amazon electronic book will eventually replace some of these books! I love, love, love books and my friends used to joke about "book interventions". I only budget about $50 a month for books and we have a book mobile at work for light reading (we share books) AND I do shop at used book stores. I do the library too, but some books I must OWN. It's funny, there are very few CDs or DVDs that I must own, but there are lots of books I want to be able to reach for when I want them. I'll actually spend a weekend organizing them. Isn't that sad |
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 6, 2008 14:47:19 GMT -5
I went back to my childhood last month and re-read all of the first 15 books in the Trixie Belden series.  Anyone else a fan of the girl detective and her best friend, Honey? |
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Post by member727 on Feb 6, 2008 20:59:16 GMT -5
I had a go at reading some Chandler a couple of weeks ago. I'm not usually into crime fiction, but as a portrait of California in the '40s, it was fascinating stuff |
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Post by GorensGirl on Feb 6, 2008 21:13:57 GMT -5
I went back to my childhood last month and re-read all of the first 15 books in the Trixie Belden series. Anyone else a fan of the girl detective and her best friend, Honey? Yep. I got interested in them because my mom used to read them. Haven't read them in a while, but I have most of them. I do the rereading thing every so often too, especially with books about kids in dance or sports: ie Thoroughbred, Noel Streatfield, etc. I recently watched a movie about a ballerina and it inspired me to track down a series called "Satin Slippers," at our local library. I'm a big believer in C.S. Lewis' advice: if the book isn't worth reading as an adult, it probably wasn't worth reading as a child either ;D |
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Post by tere on Oct 25, 2009 20:17:17 GMT -5
I forget to check these threads often, so I missed this one when it was active. Just want to add two of my favorites that I didn't see mentioned.
Michael Malone's Justin & Cuddy series, unfortunately only 3 books: Uncivil Seasons, Time's Witness, and First Lady.
Julia Spencer-Fleming's Clare Fergusson series
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