{"id":6901,"date":"2011-03-15T11:29:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T16:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=6901"},"modified":"2011-03-17T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T19:00:22","slug":"some-of-the-cozy-and-not-so-cozy-mystery-series-i-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/some-of-the-cozy-and-not-so-cozy-mystery-series-i-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Some of the Cozy (and Not So Cozy) Mystery Series I Read:"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been asked to write about some of the authors who I read. I think that I will begin by telling you about the mystery authors I follow – who have been around for many years, and whose works\u00a0have withstood the test of time<\/strong>. I know that most of you are familiar with these authors, but if you aren’t, then do yourself a favor and check them out.\u00a0(I’ll write another time about “more current” authors who I follow…)<\/p>\n

Agatha Christie<\/a>: I enjoy both her Miss Marple and her Poirot mystery series, although I am a bit more partial to Miss Marple. (since 1922)<\/p>\n

Dorothy Gilman<\/span><\/span><\/a>: I love sleuthing and traveling with Mrs. Pollifax<\/span>. (since 1966)<\/span><\/p>\n

Martha Grimes<\/a>: I truly enjoy the Jury & Plant mystery series. (since 1981) (I know that 1981 doesn’t seem like “around for many years” but I went ahead and added her since I have MacLeod on the list, and she was only three years before Grimes…)<\/p>\n

Cyril Hare<\/a>: Hare’s style of writing seems effortless. I know I have mentioned (many times!) how much I enjoy his Christmas mystery called\u00a0An English Murder.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0I also enjoy following his Inspector Mallet series, as well as his (very short) Francis Pettigrew<\/span> series. (since 1937)<\/span><\/p>\n

Reginald Hill<\/a>: There’s nothing Cozy about Dalziel<\/span> & Pascoe<\/span>, but what a treat this mystery series is to read! (since 1970)<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlotte MacLeod<\/span><\/span><\/a>\/Alisa Craig<\/a>: I love her Peter Shandy mystery series, followed by her Sarah Kelling<\/span> series. (I guess I prefer her MacLeod<\/span> mystery series over her Craig mysteries.) (since 1978)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ngaio<\/span> Marsh<\/span><\/a>: Inspector Roderick Alleyn is one of my very favorite inspectors. (since 1931)<\/p>\n

Patricia Moyes<\/span><\/span><\/a>:\u00a0Here’s yet another inspector I\u00a0enjoy.\u00a0I also love Inspector Henry Tibbett<\/span>! (since 1958)<\/span><\/p>\n

Stuart Palmer<\/a>: His Hildegard<\/span> Withers Mystery series is another series I follow. (since 1931)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellis Peters<\/a>: Her Brother Cadfael<\/span> mystery series is one of the best historical mystery series that I know of. (since 1951)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruth Rendell<\/span><\/span><\/a>: Inspector Wexford<\/span> is yet another inspector I love to follow. (since 1964)<\/span><\/p>\n

I know that I have talked about “pacing” myself before. Since most of these series are limited to a number of mysteries, I try not to read the books too often. For example, last year\u00a0I read one Dorothy Gilman<\/span>, two Cyril Hare, three Reginald Hill, two Ngaio<\/span> Marsh, one Stuart Palmer, two Ellis Peters, and five Agatha Christie mysteries. I just don’t want to read through the series so fast that I finally run out of these authors’ books! That’s how good I think they are!<\/span><\/p>\n

How about you? Do you have a “been-around-for-a-while” mystery author (or two, or three…) who you love to read?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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