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Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 4th, '18, 13:40
by AliceON
but if Akili talks about these books, they might become a priority ;)
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 4th, '18, 15:14
by Dearest
i've finished reading everything Agatha Christie wrote and now i realize she was my go-to cozy mystery writer. do you have any recommendations? i briefly considered Ngaio Marsh but i don't care for her detective hero :(
i want it to be Christie-ish as in, clean, respectable murders
not much gore. i also like the way she dramatizes her characters. they're all 'types'. but that doesn't grate, somehow. or maybe i'm biased because i usually enjoy it when she introduces an 'exquisite young man'. *shrugs*
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 4th, '18, 15:31
by Sanssouci
If you want to talk about something but are afraid it could be a spoiler, you can put it in the spoiler thingy
Spoiler
like this.
I'm almost done with the first Nancy Drew book. Not impressed so far.
I'm actually not familiar with very many mysteries!
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 4th, '18, 16:09
by jacobgrey
I've been reading a few detective series. But they're mostly a bit more gory I guess. Like one of them, the main detective always has his glass eye falling out and then they talk about his socket... IDK it's funny the way it's done, sounds gross like that though XD
I really wish people did Halloween more here. Actually I just got some decorations and put them up XD A bit early maybe but I wanted a pick-me-up. I'm going to organise a Halloween party though. Just for friends. A sit-down meal at home.
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 4th, '18, 18:26
by Akili Li
Mynah wrote:i've finished reading everything Agatha Christie wrote and now i realize she was my go-to cozy mystery writer. do you have any recommendations? i briefly considered Ngaio Marsh but i don't care for her detective hero :(
i want it to be Christie-ish as in, clean, respectable murders
not much gore. i also like the way she dramatizes her characters. they're all 'types'. but that doesn't grate, somehow. or maybe i'm biased because i usually enjoy it when she introduces an 'exquisite young man'. *shrugs*
So here are some of my other Cozy favorites:
Patricia Moyes
Michael Innes
Edmund Crispin
Dorothy Sayers
Heron Carvic's "Miss Seeton" series (which series continued with other authors; I only really know the Heron Carvic ones)
But I do like the Ngaio Marsh books as well as Christie novels, so you'll have to factor that in. (I just really enjoyed how that detective interacted with his became-his-wife. It was so cute)
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 5th, '18, 10:19
by LittleJulez
I haven't read anything by Agatha Christie, but I actually own one or two books by her :)
I wouldn't mind spoilers on the Siri books. I doubt I will ever read them (time reasons :() and on top of that, if I do read them, I am very likely to forget what you said about them :D
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 5th, '18, 12:36
by AliceON
woooo let's talk about dr.siri! 
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 5th, '18, 12:41
by LittleJulez
If it is really that good as you say, I want to know what it is about :)
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 5th, '18, 16:06
by jacobgrey
I don't think I've heard of any of those except Christie and Marsh. Clearly I'm not very well-versed on cosy mysteries!
Re: The 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted: Oct 5th, '18, 16:10
by Ghost
I am the same. I need to add Christie to my mental list of authors' books to read now