i always read Agatha Christie and sir Conan Doyle i need other authors,and who is ur favorite mystery author and book u recommend me 2 read
2006-07-29 10:29:24 · 10 answers · asked by DataGrid Girl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Some of my fav mystery authors and their detective(s), in no particular order:
Lilian Jackson Braun: Jim Qwilleran, a journalist, with cats Koko and Yum Yum in Pick Ax, northeast central United States.
Carole Nelson Douglas: Temple Barr, public relations freelancer, and Midnight Louie, tomcat sleuth, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Camille Minichino: Gloria Lamerino, a 50-something physicist in Revere Beach, Massachusetts.
M. R. Sellars: Rowan Gant, a Wiccan disciple in St. Louis, Missouri.
Karen Irving: Katy Klein, a former psychologist turned astrologer who lives in Ottawa, Canada.
Jasper Fforde: Thursday Next, an agent of the Special Operations Network, Literary Division, in Great Britain, is featured in a funny sci-fi, alternate history series.
Sandra Tooley: Samantha (Sam) Casey is a Native American who can hear the dead speak and a detective sergeant in Chasen Heights, Illinois.
Lee Driver: Chase Dagger, a hard-nosed detective and Sara Morningsky, a Native American girl with divine shape-shifting powers.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes, a detective in London, England.
Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot, a private detective in London, England.
Miss Marple, a spinster living in St. Mary's Mead, England.
Tuppence & Tommy Beresford, intelligence agents in England.
Harry Kemelman: David Small, rabbi sleuth in Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts.
Margaret Truman: Mackenzie Smith, a law professor and Annabel Reed, a gallery owner, in Washington D.C.
P. D. James: Adam Dalgliesh, a critically acclaimed poet and Scotland Yard commander, in London, England.
Matthew Pearl: Literary historical mysteries.
Martha C. Lawrence: Dr. Elizabeth Chase, Stanford-trained parapsychologist turned P.I. in San Diego, California.
Ellery Queen (Joint pseudonym of Manfred Bennington Lee (Manford Lepofsky) [1905-1971] and Frederic Dannay (Daniel Nathan) [1905-1982]): Ellery Queen, author in Manhattan, New York.
Ralph McInery: Father Roger Dowling, St. Hilary’s parish priest in Fox River, Illinois.
Tony Hillerman: Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, Navajo tribal police officers in the southwest USA.
Erle Stanley Gardner: Perry Mason, defense attorney in Los Angeles, California.
Susan Wittig Albert: China Bayles, an herbalist and former attorney, in Pecan Springs, Texas.
2006-07-30 01:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
My favorite (FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE) mystery book is _Birds Of A Feather_, by Jacqueline Winspear. It's truly the most well written mystery novel I've ever read. However, if you were going to read BoaF, then I would recommend reading the first book in the series; _Maisie Dobbs_, which does a splendid job of introducing the heroine. The mystery in _Maisie Dobbs_ is quite good too-- but not as good as _Birds of a Feather_. However, if you wind up falling in love with these two books as I have, I do not recommend the third book in the series; _Pardonable Lies_. I was NOT a fan. I haven't really had a chance to read the fourth book; _Messenger of Truth_, yet. As for my favorite mystery author-- it's a tie between Dick Francis (my favorite of his is _To The Hilt_) and the aforementioned Jacqueline Winspear.
2016-03-27 05:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For modern-day CSI-meets-college, try the Body of Evidence series by Christopher Golden:
Body Bags
Thief of Hearts
Soul Survivor
Meets the Eye
Head Games
Skin Deep
Burning Bones
Brain Trust
Last Breath
Throat Culture
2006-07-29 10:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by Willow_Whedon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carole Nelson Douglas (Public Relations woman w/cat solving crimes in Las Vegas...great and humorous)
Tony Hillerman: Native American-themed
Mary Higgins Clark: variety of plots
Marcia Muller
Sharyn McCrumb
Last two are new; haven't read many yet.
Hope this helps!!
Margaret Truman (Pres. Truman's daughter) is pretty good, too.
2006-07-29 12:31:33 · answer #4 · answered by 60s Chick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert B. Parker
Lisa Scottiline
2006-07-29 10:35:53 · answer #5 · answered by mom2all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My absolute favourite is Patricia Cornwall, she has a whole series of books the first one (i think) is The Body Farm...she's brilliant! James Patterson is also very good.
2006-07-29 10:40:23 · answer #6 · answered by Kismet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Sanford, the Prey series.
I also like Jonathan Kellerman.
Enjoy :)
2006-07-29 10:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by JW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm...i dont know the author but the one who wrote the series "Nancy Drew" is a great mystery author!
2006-07-29 13:25:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sydney Sheldon....Windmills of the Gods
Sydney Sheldon Naked eye
2006-07-29 10:36:33 · answer #9 · answered by Scorpiogirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patricia Cornwall, I love her writings.
2006-07-29 10:39:54 · answer #10 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋