October 8th, 2010 
Admin Question by Elizabeth: Mystery Books? Recommendations?
I love reaing mysteries. And I am looking for series/author recommendations.
I love: Sherlock Holmes, Janet Evanovich
Was Ok: James Patterson (Woman’s Murder Club), Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell (series started great but got weaker)
Hated: J.D. Robb, Kathy Reichs
I love mysteries with strong female leads, and I don’t mind leading men too. I am 18 so I want to enjoy a series I can connect with, you know. Reading about a 50 year old detective is not going to appeal to me. I love reading books with: detectives/cops, forensics, FBI, agents, etc.
So I am looking for great mysteries with likable leading characters. I love comedy/mysteries too! Lots of action is great also!
Can I recieve any recommendations?
Best answer:
Answer by MavistheMaven
Try Catherine Coulter’s FBI series. Strong female lead characters, some of whom start out not in the FBI and later end up there, depending on the book.
For belly laughs, try the Maggody series by Joan Hess.
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This is a list of MYSTERY writers from the link below. At that link you will find a list of titles for every person on this list. Also, at that link if you click on an author’s name you will be taken to the author’s official website or another appropriate page.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Linwood Barclay, M. C. Beaton, Steve Berry, Sandra Brown, Gwendoline Butler, Stella Cameron, Raymond Chandler, Lee Child, Mary Higgins Clark, Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwall, Catherine Coulter, Robert Crais, Paul Doherty, Barry Eisler, Janet Evanovich, Joanne Fluke, Dick Francis, Margaret Frazer, Lisa Gardner, Anne George, Elizabeth George, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Andrew Greeley, John Grisham, Dashiell Hammett, John Hart, Maddy Hunter, P. D. James, Faye Kellerman, Dean Koontz, Gordon Korman, Patricia Lewin, Ross MacDonald, Sharyn McCrumb, Ngaio Marsh, Mary E. Martin, Brad Meltzer, Stuart Palmer, Robert B. Parker, James Patterson, Richard North Patterson, Ridley Pearson, Ellis Peters, Ian Rankin, J. D. Robb, Dorothy L. Sayers, Daniel Silva, Karin Slaughter, Alexander McCall Smith, Marilyn Todd, Peter Tremayne, Margaret Truman, Patricia Wentworth, and Steven White.