...why I like mysteries so much! I guess I got hooked on mysteries at a young age reading the Bobbsey Twins books. Then, of course, there was Nancy Drew. I inherited a huge box of books from some cousins including stacks of Nancy Drew stories. To me, Nancy will always be of 1930's/40's vintage driving around in her little blue roadster. After that, I graduated to reading Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.
Since then, I've widened my mystery reading considerably. I enjoy the fact that there are so many sub-genres available: the "cozy" mystery, romantic suspense/thriller, historical, police procedural, private eye, comedy, hard-boiled.
Here are a few author recommendations for mystery reading:
Cozies:
Earlene Fowler - Benni Harper series - Start with Fool's Puzzle
Susan Wittig Albert - China Bayles series - Start with Thyme of Death
Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity series - Start with Aunt Dimity's Death
Romantic Suspense:
Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, Kay Hooper, Linda Howard, Karen Robards & Catherine Coulter are some of my favorite authors in this category.
Historical:
Anne Perry - Thomas & Charlotte Pitt series - Start with The Cater Street Hangman
Anne Perry - William Monk series - Start with The Face of a Stranger
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