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07-24-20, 07:07 AM | |
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[QUOTE=txhsmom;2883444]I wish I had kept them as well, since they are out of print at this point. I didn't think my library would still have them, but it looks like they do - in large print versions, even better. I may have to make a library run today.
My library still has them! I am not sure if they have all nine of them. I was checking after midnight. They are only doing curbside pickup at this time. I may wait. I doubt anyone else would be checking them out.I Abebooks has vendors selling them used.
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07-24-20, 07:34 AM | |
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This is my genre, too! I've read so many over the years and unfortunately hardly pay attention to the names. I'm also kind of picky about the writing and while I don't expect them to be completely believable, I don't like the really "unbelievable" ones, either, or ones where the clumsy amateur protagonist gets in the way of the police and tries to be a hero. I also have to like the main character.
Lately I've been enjoying the Kate Shackleton mysteries, by Frances Brody. 1920's England. Kate is smart and realistic, a WWI widow. A little society so we can join her for tea in nice hotels and go hat shopping in the High Street But the mysteries are interesting and the setting, well, it's rural England! I do recommend reading them in order. Another one I'm reading right now is set in France. The Bruno mysteries by Martin Walker. They're more modern, set in a French village.
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Sheila Connolly has multiple series that are pleasant off the top of my head..many of my other favorites have been listed. I wish I could recall who writes the series about rare book restoration- they appeal to the Nancy Drew in me!
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I warmly recommend Julia Stuart's The Pigeon Pie Mystery. It's quirky, fun, lovely, poignant, and it takes place in Hampton Court. A real treat. While you're at it, you may want to read The Matchmaker of Perigord and The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise by the same author. Technically they're not mystery novels but they share the same qualities as Pigeon Pie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOkh-1pwRs
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07-25-20, 08:34 AM | ||
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I love cozy mysteries too!
These are both older series but I loved the "The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter" series by Susan Wittig Albert. They have a nice gentle story arc about Beatrix Potter woven into the mysteries. And the second is "The Cat Who" series by Lilian Jacson Braun - the writing is impeccable and you can just imagine yourself in the surroundings she describes. I'm currently reading "Murder Most Frothy" and only a few pages in but liking it so far. Quote:
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