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Oct 6, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

I love the seniors, each a character! I can't decide if I love Elizabeth or Joyce more.

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I couldn’t choose! Their friendship is so lovely and Joyce really comes into her own in this one.

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I love the Finlay Donovan series! It has a Thelma and Louise vibe (without the cliff) and is very fun, about an author who is mistakenly ID'd as a hitwoman.

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One of my faves. And we’re getting a Vero novella

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

And his season on Taskmaster (can be viewed on YouTube) is really fun!

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Ooohh

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Great interview! My first favorite amateur detective was Trixie Belden. She inspired my love of a good whodunit!

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Trixie!

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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!

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I love Antony Horowitz. Will check out the other one.

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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!

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They’re just all so great.

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

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.

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I’ve been saving these for some sort of break glass situation

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

This is my favorite series! I never thought I could fall for a group of elderly odd balls but they have me hooked!

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I wish I could meet them.

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

I like a mystery with good characters which is why I like the Thursday Murder Club series. The main characters aren't the typical young, beautiful, and perfect sorts. They are aging, funny, quirky, a bit obsessive, sometimes cranky, but entirely believable. Agatha Christie was always a favorite because her main characters were presented in a way that made them feel like someone you know or have met before.

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They’re so real. Flawed and lovable

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

Such a great interview! These books are going on my TBR list.

My favorite amateur detective is Lord Peter Wimsey by Dorothy L. Sayers. The ne plus ultra of Golden Age gentleman detectives.

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Love Peter Wimsey!

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

My recommendation is the Thursday murder club series. These are the perfect books and I’m obsessed with them.

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Excellent choice

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

My love for mysteries, and indeed my love of books, began with Donald Sobol's "Encyclopedia Brown."

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I think I imprinted on these too

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear-- WWI nurse with psychology training becomes detective. Murders but little gore. Best to read in order because of relationships. 1920’s Britain.

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I’ve read about half of these. Need to return.

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Oct 5, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

The classic amateur sleuth is Nancy Drew and there are 175 books in the series.

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And I have read all of them!

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Oct 7, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

the Flavia de Luce series is wonderful, especially as audiobooks!

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Always on the hunt for a good audiobook

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Oct 6, 2023Liked by Elizabeth

Finlay Donovan is Killing it!!

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So much fun!

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