Can anyone suggest a good mystery series?

Question

I used to read Nancy Drew, but that was several years ago. Now I'm reading Sue Grafton's A-Z mysteries, but I'm almost done with them. The less language, the better, but I can tolerate a little. Less violence and more suspense.

Answer 1

Try the Stephanie Plum mysteries by Janet Evanovich. Not violent, very good, extremely funny. You'll love Stephanie. She's a newly minted bounty hunter in New Jersey who's not quite sure how to do her job. The books are sequential, and start with "One for the Money." 2nd is "Two for the Dough" "Three to Get Deadly" etc. She's up to 12, and still going strong. Great characters and storylines. A must read.

Answer 2

Look for the Benni Harper series by Earlene Fowler. Benni is the director of a crafts museum and her new husband is the chief of police. She always seems to get involved in the investigations.

Joanna Fluke writes the Hannah Swenson series. Hannah runs a bakery and manages to get involved when things happen at the events she is present. Also there are some very good recipes in eaxh novel. Some titles are The Blueberry Muffin Mystery, The Peach Cobbler Mystery.

Answer 3

I am a huge fan of Karin Fossum, a Norwegian writer who is just not bwing published in the States. She writes police procedurals starring Inspector Konrad Sejer but gives her characters far more heart than, say, Henning Mankell. There is some language but not much, likewise with violence. So far three books have been released here; "Don't Look Back", "He Who Fears the Wolf" and "When the Devil Holds the Candle". The latest, "Devil" is actually pretty diturbing but the first two aren't too bad.

Answer 4

One series I really like are by Alexander McCall Smith.
It is about a woman in Botswana, Africa.

The first book in the series is "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
The central character is a woman, Precious Ramotswe. She opens a detective agency in her village. She helps solve mysteries- like wayward husbands, lost children, etc.

I am not a mystery reader by nature, but I liked the writing style and the inclusion of the culture within the novels.

McCall Smith has several novels with this character. I found them humorous, engaging and touching.

Answer 5

Here's some of my favorite mystery authors:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- Sherlock Holmes, of course
Agatha Christie- I prefer Hercule Poirot to Ms. Marple
Lilian Jackson Braun- The Cat Who series (My favorite)
Carole Nelson Douglas- Midnight Louie series
P. D. James- Adam Dalgliesh series
Margaret Truman- Capital Crimes series
Harry Kemelman- Rabbi Small series
Ellery Queen
Camille Minichino- Gloria Lamerino series

Answer 6

I am a huge James Patterson reader.Have been for a long time. I love the Alex Cross series. www.jamespatterson.com you can read a little bit in each book on this site. Just enough to get you hooked! You can buy em on ebay pretty cheap. Some times the whole series.
They are awesome books. You will not be able to put them down, you will want to read them one right after the other. I find myself reading slower at the end because I don't want it to be over, unless I have a new book to start up.
I suggest you read them in this order. You don't really have too but sometimes they make reference to past charaters.
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
KISS THE GIRLS
JACK & JILL
CAT & MOUSE
POP GOES THE WEASEL
ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
FOUR BLIND MICE
THE BIG BAD WOLF
LONDON BRIDGES
MARY, MARY

Answer 7

Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

The door to december by Dean Koontz.A psychiatrist's daughter was kidnapped by her ex-husband years ago. When the daughter is finally found, the real fight begins. One by one the people who held her captive become mysteriously tortured and killed. Everyone is afraid the young girl will be next.

The mystery unravels as to what happened to the young girl while she was kidnapped. The young girl, Melanie, is unable to speak, but her mother soon learns that the young girl went through extreme torture as her father used her for a rat in his experiments.

Read both Odd thomas and Forever odd by Dean Thomas.These books are about Odd Thomas who see dead people and is compelled to solve crimes.

Answer 8

Try the Amelia Peabody series of mysteries by Elizabeth Peters. They're set in Victorian England/Egypt and around archeology. I think they're lots of fun and quick reads.

Answer 9

Try Sherlock Holmes, if not that try the Jane Austen Mysteries by Stephanie Barron.

Answer 10

madlibs37
11 minutes ago
"Try the Stephanie Plum mysteries by Janet Evanovich."

Darn it all. You beat me. This was the first series that came to my mind. I love Stephanie's granndma the best. I hope she does more with MetroGirl.

James Patterson would be my next choice.