Why It's A Favorite: When I was a kid, I loved everything Ancient Egypt (still do), so when I saw these books in the mystery section of my library, I just had to read them. They're still favorites to this day, thanks to a funny, yet strong female protagonist, and to all the accurate historical facts about the early days of Egyptology. The mystery part helps a lot too!
Why It's A Favorite: I started reading Agatha Christie back when I was in middle school, after watching a community theater perform And Then There Were None. My mom, my brother and I kept trying to figure who did it during the intermissions. After that, I breezed through all the Christie books my library had. Hercule Poirot ended up being my favorite detective, and the above books became my favorites!
Why It's A Favorite: I sometimes wish I had read these books before it had been discovered that J.K. Rowling wrote them under a pseudonym. These books are great! Their plot twists strongly remind me of Agatha Christie's mysteries. Plus, you can't help but like the protagonists. Good mysteries make for good times!
Why It's A Favorite: As a kid I loved mystery novels, and I was really into Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax series. My library had some of Gilman's other works, which was how I was introduced to the Madame Karitska books. Madame Karitska is a great positive character, and the mysteries in each novel are quick and light. In my opinion, these books make for great beach reads!
Why It's A Favorite: This trilogy is a favorite of both my husband and myself. I love Lisbeth Salander's character (she's awesome!) and I really appreciate the feminist qualities of these novels (the woman characters are actually stronger than the male characters). The plot is also fascinating and, in my opinion, well paced. Great story!
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