Fiction Recommendations

Mystery

Featured Mystery Titles

Also see: Science Fiction and Fantasy

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Review of Shadow Woman
Includes links to purchase other books by Thomas Perry, including his forthcoming The Face Changers.

Books by Ellis Peters
A general list, with few comments at this time. I work on this file regularly. At the moment you will find a listing in order of the Cadfael mysteries along with some commentary.

The Cat Who Had 14 Tales
Brief review of this collection of short stories by Lillian Jackson Braun.

The Cat Who Saw Red
A review of this mystery featuring the curious Qwuilleran, the wise Koko and the enchanting Yum Yum.

The Ditched Blonde: A Carl Wilcox Mystery
by Harold Adams.

Happy are the Poor in Spirit
Introduction to the Father Blackie mysteries by Father Andrew M. Greeley.

Legend in Green Velvet
by Elizabeth Peters

The Cover Girl Killer
Brief review and introduction to the series by Richard A. Lupoff.

Atlanta Graves
Featuring tough detective Sunny Childs in pursuit of art thieves and murderers (no, they didn't murder the art).

Books by E. X. Ferrars
E. X. Ferrars is a delightful British writer. Many of her books are out of print, but it's worthwhile looking for them via Amazon.com or at your local library.