Paperback Mysteries

[KQ]

I was thinking back to a mystery series I read years ago and really liked and thought I'd throw out a recommendation.

They were funny with good plots and easy to read on the bus or a rainy weekend. Saw the whole set for sale at Value Village once for a dollar a piece. If you ever need something relatively light with interesting plots and a cast of characters that carry through try Martha Grimes Richard Jury series.


LOL! Love the character Melrose Plant. Sigh... hate it when good books end.

[oftpiste]

Travis McGee fan?

[dookeyXXX]

Ever peeped out Hard Case Crime publishing?

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/

They release a lot of great paperbacks by a lot of great writers...

[KQ]

Travis McGee fan?

Have not read those! Will have to give them a try.

Ever peeped out Hard Case Crime publishing?

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/

They release a lot of great paperbacks by a lot of great writers...

Nice. Thanks!



A couple other series I've read are the Sue Grafton books (okay but after a while....), Dick Francis (works for me as I'm a horsey person), Lilian Jackson Braun (her main character Qwilleran is a bit pompous) and Tony Hellerman (mysteries set in archaeological digs),


If anyone is interested in a great Christmas time murder mystery check out this book:

Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story (British Library Crime Classics)

[dookeyXXX]

The Hap and Leonard series by mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale (he writes westerns and gonzo horror stories, too: http://www.joerlansdale.com/) is pretty decent.
The schtick of the two "hapless" titular Texans gets a bit repetitive in the later entries of the series, but the early books are solid.

Rumble Tumble and Captains Outrageous are my favorites.

FWIW, The Sundance Channel made a series based on some of the books, though I've never seen it.