As a college senior, I realized that
my favorite mystery authors were all women.
For example, if you write mystery books... why not create a blog section with
your favorite mystery authors.
Warren Adler — I've always loved mysteries,
my favorite mystery author being George Simenon who, in my opinion, is the master of brevity.
Not exact matches
First, I head to the
mystery section to see what's new from my
favorite authors.
My
favorite genres are probably historical fiction and romance,
mystery, paranormal romance, thrillers, and books set in England or by English
authors.
If you like your
mysteries to be all blood and guts and tidy endings, move on, but if you're interested in a writer of thoughtful noir crime fiction who includes Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in his list of
favorite authors, and cites Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment as his
favorite novel, stop right here!
One of my
favorite sentences from A Year of Writing Dangerously is from # 152, The Eleven Day Marathon, a 2 - paragraph reflection on the writing habits of Georges Simenon,
author of the Inspector Maigret
mystery series (a
mystery series which kept me busily reading for over a decade.
Reader name: Jennifer Hometown: Bedford, TX
Favorite genre: Cozy
mysteries or Austen - alia, historical fiction (most things British)
Favorite authors: Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, Lauren Willig
Favorite books: Persuasion, Pride & Prejudice, Clocks, 4:50 from Paddington, Harry Potter
Reader name: Kath Hometown: Springport, Michigan
Favorite genres:
mystery, thrillers, horror
Favorite authors: Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, John Saul
My
favorite romantic suspense
authors make me care about the outcome of the
mystery because I care about the characters.
Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police series From the very beginning, in Bruno, Chief of Police (2008), British
author Walker blended all of our
favorite things: wine, marvelous food,
mysteries and the French countryside.
Reader name: Bonnie Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia
Favorite genres:
mystery, suspense, Christian / inspirational, historical romance, fantasy, books that take place in Ireland
Favorite authors: J.K. Rowling, David Rosenfelt, Casey Daniels, Charlene Baumbich, Melody Carlson, Dicey Deere
Favorite books: Harry Potter series, Andy Carpenter series, Tales from Grace Chapel Inn series, The Historian, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Book Thief, Beach Music
35 % of KU readers cite romance as their
favorite genre, but genres dominated by traditionally published big - name
authors like James Patterson in
Mystery / Thriller are less likely to be in KU.
If you're unsure of what to blog about, consider writing about your top ten
favorite mystery novels, why you love a specific
author, an exclusive interview with an up - and - coming writer, or what inspired you to become a writer.
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My
favorite author is Mindy Starns Clark who is a
mystery writer because she writes with such insight and is very informative.
Favorite book or
author growing up: Mary Downing Hahn's ghost stories, Wait Till Helen Comes, so much suspense and
mystery.
As my guest today, I have
mystery thriller
author L. J. Sellers writing about one of my
favorite topics: Villains.
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mysteries including interviews with some of your
favorite authors and short stories.