Favorites In Mystery
The Amelia Peabody Series, by Elizabeth Peters
Crocodile On The Sandbank | The Curse Of The Pharaohs | The Mummy Case | Lion In The Valley | The Deeds Of The Disturber | The Last Camel Died At Noon | The Snake, The Crocodile, And The Dog | The Hippopotamus Pool | Seeing A Large Cat | The Ape Who Guards The Balance | The Falcon At The Portal | He Shall Thunder In The Sky | Lord Of The Silent | The Golden One | Children Of The Storm | Guardian Of The Horizon | The Serpent On The Crown | Tomb Of The Golden Bird
Sub-Genre: Cozy/Historical Mystery
Goodreads | Audible
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!
The Hercule Poirot Series (Selected Books) and And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair At Styles | The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd | Murder On The Orient Express | And Then There Were None
Sub-Genre: Classic/Detective Mystery
Goodreads | Audible
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!
Favorite Spotlight
The Cormoran Strike Series, by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
The Cuckoo's Calling | The Silkworm | Career Of Evil
Sub-Genre: Contemporary Detective Mystery
Goodreads | Audible
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!
Favorite Spotlight
The Madame Karitska Book Series, by Dorothy Gilman
The Clairvoyant Countess | Kaleidoscope
Sub-Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Goodreads | Audible (book 1 only)
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!
The Millennium Trilogy, by Stieg Larsson
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo |
The Girl Who Played With Fire | The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
Sub-Genre: Mystery Suspense
Goodreads | Audible
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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