I have another mystery about a mystery author’s identity:
“Help! I’m trying to find a series which I have read two books of, and really enjoyed, but can’t remember the author’s name or the titles! It takes place in a Texas college town. The main characters are a middle
aged man and a younger woman (who is a forensic anthropologist). They are bird watchers and the man is secretly in love with the woman.
Ring a bell for anyone?
Thanks!”
If anyone has any ideas, please post a comment or send me a note… (I sure will be embarrassed if this turns out to be an author I read!)
Jeannie says
Oh this is going to make me nuts. I know this series. He’s a retired (?) teacher if I remember correctly, and the father of one of the woman’s friends (hence the reluctance to reveal how he feels about her).
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Hmmmm, Jeannie…. That doesn’t ring a bell for me. I’m sure I would remember that May/December set-up!
But, it might jog someone else’s memory.
Will says
If you remember which it is, please let me know so I can enter it into my “Texas Bookshelf” blog. Thanks.
Dennis says
Sound very similar to the series by D.R.Meredith. The only thing is these are not bird watchers. Megan Clark is a forensic anthropologist by education but works as a reference librarian in Amarillo, TX. Ryan was the father of her best friend when she was growing up. He is a professor at a university. They are involved in a mystery book discussion group in this series of five books. Oh and there is a hint of a May December relationship.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Hi Will,
With all of us wondering who this particular author could be… perhaps we will find out. I am simply at a loss on this one.
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Hi Dennis,
You’re right… it does sound like D. R. Meredith… without the bird watching.
I went back through my bird-watching theme, and could not match any of those particular authors with the forensic anthropologist, May/December relationship.
Jan says
Are you thinking of J.S. Borthwick and ” The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites”…a Sarah Deane mystery?
Danna - cozy mystery list says
Hi Jan,
You might have found the right book in the non-bird-watching series!