My mother and I loved the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman where senior ladyr was a wonderful occasional unsuspecting but clever spy. And I love Helen Tursten's "An Elderly Lady" books - have to smile or snort when reading!
I loved the Magpie Murders series. But for like a really young amateur sleuth, The Things We Don't See by Savannah Brown 100%. And congrats again, Elizabeth!
I forwarded to my ma. She’s 86 and loves mysteries. I would write a comedy version taken place at her senior complex in Florida. The stories from my ma are hilarious. Love the backbone of this series. Respect the seniors!
I saw Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries described as “Ramona Quimby in a quaint English town, as told by Shirley Jackson” which sold me on picking up book one.
I just read the first book, and I’m hooked! Will be reading them all…
I love the Jeff Abbott mysteries featuring small-town librarian Jordan Poteet solving crimes!
I'm admittedly not huge into amateur sleuth novels, but I enjoyed the first few of the Maisie Dobbs series :)
I love the fact that he regards his characters as people in their own right.
I really enjoyed The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair recently!
I really enjoyed reading this interview! I'm on the second book (translations to Spanish take longer to arrive to Argentina).
My mother and I loved the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman where senior ladyr was a wonderful occasional unsuspecting but clever spy. And I love Helen Tursten's "An Elderly Lady" books - have to smile or snort when reading!
the Flavia de Luce series is wonderful, especially as audiobooks!
Always on the hunt for a good audiobook
Great interview! My first favorite amateur detective was Trixie Belden. She inspired my love of a good whodunit!
Trixie!
I loved the Magpie Murders series. But for like a really young amateur sleuth, The Things We Don't See by Savannah Brown 100%. And congrats again, Elizabeth!
I love Antony Horowitz. Will check out the other one.
I love the seniors, each a character! I can't decide if I love Elizabeth or Joyce more.
I couldn’t choose! Their friendship is so lovely and Joyce really comes into her own in this one.
Finlay Donovan is Killing it!!
So much fun!
Mary Russell of the Laurie R. King Russell/Holmes books. love these.
Will check them out
I forwarded to my ma. She’s 86 and loves mysteries. I would write a comedy version taken place at her senior complex in Florida. The stories from my ma are hilarious. Love the backbone of this series. Respect the seniors!
They’re just all so great.
I saw Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries described as “Ramona Quimby in a quaint English town, as told by Shirley Jackson” which sold me on picking up book one.
I’ve been saving these for some sort of break glass situation
This is my favorite series! I never thought I could fall for a group of elderly odd balls but they have me hooked!
I wish I could meet them.