And if so, which would you recommend?
2007-05-31 10:30:45 · 10 answers · asked by Oompa Loompa 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It depends on what kind of detective novel you are looking for.
I, for example, love Agatha Christie novels but those with a liking for highly modern gadgets, fast action and an elaborate spy network will find her books to be boring.
In Agatha Christie books the detection is done based on human psychology and with perfect "order and method". Her plots are astounding but if you stop to think, entirely plausible. Agatha Christie creates quite an eerie atmosphere, there is a slight bit of romance in almost all the books and finally her two detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, are simply amazing. The sheer brilliance of her books makes Agatha Christie my favourite detective author. No one, contemporary authors or otherwise, measures up to her.
If you would like to try her books (and I hope you do because you will be missing a very good thing otherwise) I would suggest:
Murder on the Orient Express
Peril at End House
Crooked House
Five Little Pigs
Why didn't They ask Evans?
Lord Edgware dies
2007-06-02 01:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by arb_princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love mysteries.
Some of my fav mystery authors, in no particular order:
Lilian Jackson Braun
Carole Nelson Douglas
Camille Minichino
M. R. Sellars
Karen Irving
Jasper Fforde
Sandra Tooley
Lee Driver
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Agatha Christie
Harry Kemelman
Margaret Truman
P. D. James
Matthew Pearl
Martha C. Lawrence
Ellery Queen
Ralph McInery
Tony Hillerman
Erle Stanley Gardner
Susan Wittig Albert
2007-06-01 02:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love detective novels! Right now I'm catching up on reading Raymond Chandler's classics. I just finished The Big Sleep and now I'm on Farewell My Lovely. I also like the Stephanie Plum series, and Michael Connelly is one of my favorite authors as well. And then of course you can't forget about Mickey Spillane... There need to be more detective novels like them...I prefer them much more than the cozy mystery.
2016-05-17 23:32:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 86th Precinct Mysteries Series- about 12- written by Lawrence Block.excellent and fast read.
Most of Joseph Wambaugh novels.
Also, Stuart Woods novels.
2007-05-31 11:28:43 · answer #4 · answered by sparky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the novels that I read would really be considered suspense and mystery but I have a few authors to recommend...Not classics but these authors have some very good reads....John Grisham, Dan Brown, Raymond Khoury and a Christian writer named Ted Dekker...I read one Dekker book and within a month I read all of his works...sorry not really detective but some really good thrillers
2007-05-31 10:41:26 · answer #5 · answered by mlp7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loooove Sherlock Holmes. I really want to read some Agatha Christie, but no, my local Target isn't too supportive of the classics.
On a side note: I don't read Nancy Drew, but I play the computer games. So realistic!
2007-05-31 10:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by Lauren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shadow Series -- Mike Hammer - Ellery Queen - Tony Hillerman
2007-05-31 10:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not try the classics? A good Conan Doyle (read it all)!
2007-05-31 10:35:22 · answer #8 · answered by borogove57 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did, quite a while ago.
Christy (British author) / S Homles stories
2007-05-31 11:27:43 · answer #9 · answered by flowerpet56 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for girls, i would recommend Nancy Drew.
2007-05-31 10:33:19 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Brittany♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋