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 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:10 am
Do you like your mysteries hard-boiled or cozy? Short, solvable, stories or full-length, complex thrillers? What setting do you prefer: here and now or sometime in the future (or past)? What kind of detective(s)? Do you like your mysteries straight-up, or with a dash of romance? What if the plot hinges on a piece of fantasy or science fiction?
To get the discussion going, I offer a few (but not all) of my favorites:
...in Death series by J.D. Robb (aka romance writer Nora Roberts) Homicide Lt. Eve Dallas works in a New York City of the near future. It has solid mystery and a bit of spice.
Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
They're classics, that showcase dedective reasoning.
Miss Marple stories by Agatha Christie
More classics, this time of the "cozy" school of writing. These are some of the first "adult" mysteries I ever read.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
How can you go wrong with a mystery set in a monestary library?
Like I said, these aren't all my favorites, but I want to know what other people like (and maybe get a few ideas for more to read).
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:54 pm
Sherlock Holmes is always wonderful.
I also like Lynda S. Robinson's Lord Meren mysteries that take place in Ancient Egypt during the reign of King Tutankhamen. The first three books are pretty good, but the the remaining three were a disappointment.
There is a series taking place during the feudal era of Japan involving a detective that I would like to read some day. I can't remember the author though.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:42 am
There's a series by Laura Joh Rowland that includes The Way of the Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo, The Samurai's Wife and others. It that what you were thinking of? I enjoyed those as well.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:10 am
Yes, that is the author I was thinking of!
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:23 am
I know that they've got an element of the cheese to them, but i LOVE Kathy Reichs books, I've been currently reading my way through them, as I can get them for a dollar hardcover at the used book store.
I just love the sarcastic main character Tempe, and how every chapter is a little cliffhanger that might not be resolved until possibly WAY later in the novel (for example, the typical one would be "we would not realize it's importance until it was too late." Whatever was important will not be revealed for at least 50 more pages, haha. Another favorite is "What she was about to say would astound us" and yet, you dont' find out what she said until a few chapters later.)
They're just completely fun little murder mysteries.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:40 pm
OliviaFalconer Do you like your mysteries hard-boiled or cozy? Short, solvable, stories or full-length, complex thrillers? What setting do you prefer: here and now or sometime in the future (or past)? What kind of detective(s)? Do you like your mysteries straight-up, or with a dash of romance? What if the plot hinges on a piece of fantasy or science fiction? To get the discussion going, I offer a few (but not all) of my favorites: ...in Death series by J.D. Robb (aka romance writer Nora Roberts) Homicide Lt. Eve Dallas works in a New York City of the near future. It has solid mystery and a bit of spice. Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle They're classics, that showcase dedective reasoning. Miss Marple stories by Agatha Christie More classics, this time of the "cozy" school of writing. These are some of the first "adult" mysteries I ever read. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco How can you go wrong with a mystery set in a monestary library? Like I said, these aren't all my favorites, but I want to know what other people like (and maybe get a few ideas for more to read). I love long, complex Stories that are set within like 50 years in the past or future. Some romance would be nice, but not so much that it takes away from the mystery and becomes the main focus. I like it when they throw some fantasy in there. Like in The Heart Shaped box and House, those were both really good books I think, I havent read any of the ones you listed... Im going to have to go to the book store and buy them ^^
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:32 pm
 I really like and reccomend Lisa Gardner everything i've read by her is pretty awsome. The suspense is played out artfully and she switches between narrative view points seamlessly. smile Happy Halloweener!
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:25 pm
I don't like really deep complicated ones and I don't like quick easy ones...I like just a middle blend...
I don't like modern mysteries so much..ones that are linked to science and such...I prefer historical ones.
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:24 pm
Is it the deductive method you're interested in? Or just the fact that there isn't so much reliance on hard science?
I've actually found The Forensic Files of Batman, which I had to read for a forum for work (I love my job!) a great discuss of modern forensics in relation to detective work if you want to give modern a try (aside from the obvious fantasy elements involved with comic-book characters).
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:36 pm
I tend to like anything well written. but I usually lean toward those with "what the heck just happened?" moments with some character developments.
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:44 am
OliviaFalconer Do you like your mysteries hard-boiled or cozy? Short, solvable, stories or full-length, complex thrillers? What setting do you prefer: here and now or sometime in the future (or past)? What kind of detective(s)? Do you like your mysteries straight-up, or with a dash of romance? What if the plot hinges on a piece of fantasy or science fiction? . well i like to read a good vampire Novle or thing about Vampire right now im reading Legends of Blood The Vampire in History and Myth-by Wayne Bartlett and Flavia Idriceanu I like a good sci-fi book now and then some mystery and short stories are good
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:59 am
Just want to add another series I've enjoyed: It's a fastasy hybrid, written by Liz Williams, called the Detective Inspector Chen Mysteries. So far she's written Snake Agent and The Demon and the City, set in a futuristic city called Singapore Three, where the underworld touches on earth. It's hard to explain the details, but I think it's worth recommending.
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:35 pm
I love classic mysteries. The Sherlock Holmes stories are my favorites, and books by Agatha Christie and Maurice LeBlanc are great too. Also I love anything that's really funny or unique.
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