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Re: Can anyone recommend a good mystery?
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Reply to: #2482 by Dee and Abby
Mar 1, 2005 1:32pm
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I have heard of it too from reading the AQ board, but can't find it in my local bookstore yet. (I know I can order online, but I don't wanna pay the shipping!) I am keeping my eyes peeled on a weekly basis! Glad you are enjoying it.
Re: Can anyone recommend a good mystery?
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Reply to: #2475 by Penguin Patrol
Mar 19, 2005 4:35pm
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I have a few favorite authors that would fit into this category. If you like lighthearted mysteries with quirky pets thrown in the mix, you'd like:

The Cat Who . . . series by Lillian Jackson Braun. (About 15 or so books in the series)
Mysteries solved by the a "retired" writer from the "big city" who moves to a little Podunk town proud to be known as the "coldest place in the whole US". His crime-solving helpers are his two Siamese . . . Koko and Yum Yum.

or the

Sneaky Pie stories by Rita Mae Brown (the books where my dog, Tucker, got his name :-) )
Mysteries solved by the local postmistress of Crozet, Virginia along with the help of her postal assistant, her ex-husband veterinarian, her next door neighbor, her two cats (Mrs. Murphy and Pewter) and her corgi (Tee Tucker).

Another quirky mystery author is M.C. Beaton. She has two fun series . . . the Hamish Macbeth series (set in the Scottish Highlands) . . . and the Agatha Raisin series (set in England).

None of these are heavy, dark mysteries. However, they are very entertaining, truly quirky and yet keeps you guessing!

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