Good Mystery Authors?

[Guest]

I really enjoy reading Mystery stories that are in a Series. However, I have kind of run the course on the ones I do read and they come out with only a new one every few years that takes about 6 months to get from the library.

Looking for something along the same line as Anne Perry, Elizabeth George, JD Robb, Sandra Brown (novels), Deborah Crombie, or Sue Grafton.

I am sure there are other great ones out there but most of the good ones are popular so it isn't easy to find them on the shelves.

[tiptoetulip]

I enjoyed Maggie Sefton's series.
http://www.maggiesefton.com/knitting.html

[Guest]

I enjoyed Maggie Sefton's series.
http://www.maggiesefton.com/knitting.html

Thanks. I admit the knitting part seems a bit odd but the mystery sounds good. I will see what the library has.

[tiptoetulip]

I enjoyed Maggie Sefton's series.
http://www.maggiesefton.com/knitting.html

Thanks. I admit the knitting part seems a bit odd but the mystery sounds good. I will see what the library has.

I'm a knitter so it appealed but it really did add *something* to the story, which was good.

[mc]

a crime series that is supposed to be good (my dad liked them-i have not read the series but have read novels by him) is by ian rankin (inspector rebus series).

[shandi983]

I really enjoy Patricia Cornwell (she releases one every year around xmas) and Kathy Reichs

[Guest]

I really enjoy Patricia Cornwell (she releases one every year around xmas) and Kathy Reichs

Oh yes I remember Patricia Cornwell. I read all of hers until she got onto that serial killer and it just got boring because there was no conclusion and then I got annoyed that she killed of the main characters boyfriend. I will have to try her again.

I will check out Kathy Reichs, thanks.

[CharleneK]

Harlan Coben (Tell No One) is excellent.

Ken Follet (Eye of the Needle) (Pillars of the Earth) is another prolific author.

Jeffrey Archer (Kane and Abel) has a lot of good books too.

Dean Koontz (Life Expectancy) is great, but maybe not considered 'mystery'?

HTH.......Charlenek

[knittingmama]

Janet Evanovich writes some good mysteries - start with 'One for the Money' and go up from there - think she's up to about #15 in the series so far.

Charlaine Harris - writes not only the Sookie Stackhouse series but has some other series in the mystery section of Bolen Books - there's the Harper Connelly series, the Aurora Teagarden series, and the Lily Bard series - they should be read in order (you can find out the order by visiting her website)

Katherine Hall Page writes some really good mysteries - the titles all start with 'The Body . . . in the Belfry, in the Basement, etc'

The Amelia Peabody series is good - can't remember the author off hand but the first book to read is 'The Crocodile in the Sandbank' - google it and you'll come up with the author - again, this is a series, so you need to start with book #1.

[Guest]

Janet Evanovich writes some good mysteries - start with 'One for the Money' and go up from there - think she's up to about #15 in the series so far.

Charlaine Harris - writes not only the Sookie Stackhouse series but has some other series in the mystery section of Bolen Books - there's the Harper Connelly series, the Aurora Teagarden series, and the Lily Bard series - they should be read in order (you can find out the order by visiting her website)

Katherine Hall Page writes some really good mysteries - the titles all start with 'The Body . . . in the Belfry, in the Basement, etc'

The Amelia Peabody series is good - can't remember the author off hand but the first book to read is 'The Crocodile in the Sandbank' - google it and you'll come up with the author - again, this is a series, so you need to start with book #1.

Thanks. I did try Janet Evanovich but never got into them. I will try the Katherine Hall Page, Charlaine Harris and the Ameila Peabody. Thanks

[Guest]

I really enjoy Patricia Cornwell (she releases one every year around xmas) and Kathy Reichs

Oh yes I remember Patricia Cornwell. I read all of hers until she got onto that serial killer and it just got boring because there was no conclusion and then I got annoyed that she killed of the main characters boyfriend. I will have to try her again.

I will check out Kathy Reichs, thanks.

This is quite funny. My favourite show on TV is Bones which is about a Forensic Anthropolgist called Temperance Brennan. So I get Kathy Reichs book Deja Dead out of the library and start reading and it is the same character.

I remember vagely that they said it was based on a novel series or a real person but I never clued in to check out the books about her.

Now I am excited about reading her series. Thanks.

[S_A_M]

I suggest you try Leon Uris -- he's not exactly a mystery author but writes excellent historical fiction. My favourite of his is Trinity. You may enjoy his stuff.

[Guest]

I suggest you try Leon Uris -- he's not exactly a mystery author but writes excellent historical fiction. My favourite of his is Trinity. You may enjoy his stuff.

OK Thanks. I do like historical stuff and Anne Perry's Inspector Monk is one of my favs.

[Deb M]

Tami Hoag is good as well as Michael Konnelly (Connelly?) he has a series about a Det. Heronymous Bosch and it is really. (The Black Echo is one of them)

[Guest]

Tami Hoag is good as well as Michael Konnelly (Connelly?) he has a series about a Det. Heronymous Bosch and it is really. (The Black Echo is one of them)

Thanks. I will check out Konnelly. I have read Tami Hoag years ago but not recently.