Category Archives: Mystery Writers

The Other Miss Marple

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Millie

There is another female detective similar in style and nature to Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. The other Miss Marple is Miss Maude Silver, the fictional character created by Patricia Wentworth. She appears in 32 classic whodunit crime novels in … Continue reading →

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Books for Your Listening Pleasure

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Millie

During COVID, like many people, I was zooming my way through life. After a day of looking at a computer screen, my eyes needed a rest. Rather than reading, I found listening to audiobooks was an excellent alternative for enjoying … Continue reading →

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Cherringham A Cozy Crime Series Titles Word Search Solution

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Millie

There’s nothing better than a series you enjoy with many offerings. The nice thing about the Cherringham series is the forty-two titles listed below for your listening pleasure, with more to come. In case you had trouble locating these titles, … Continue reading →

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Cherringham A Cozy Crime Series Titles Word Search

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Millie

During COVID, like many people, I was zooming and computing my way through life. After a day of looking at a computer screen rather than reading a book, I found listening to audiobooks was an excellent alternative for enjoying my … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes Story Titles #2

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Millie

Here is the second of our Word Searches of Sherlock Holmes Titles. The 56 short stories mentioned below are collected in five books: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1892) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes(1894) The Return of Sherlock Holmes(1905) His Last … Continue reading →

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Take the Spirit of Murder – Faraday Murder Series Book #4

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Millie

Baffling incidents, ghostly sightings, and murder confront Carrie and Charles Faraday in the latest entry in my cozy mystery series. I’d like to tell you a bit about the plot. But don’t worry, I’ve been very careful not to give … Continue reading →

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M.C. Beaton and Agatha Raisin

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Millie

As many of you would agree, British television does a marvelous job with developing and presenting mystery shows. And fortunately for us, PBS brings many of these shows to this country. After watching hundreds of episodes of the various British … Continue reading →

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John P. Marquand/Mr. Moto Crossword

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Millie

You’ve had a couple of weeks to look at the blog about John P. Marquand and Mr. Moto. Now it’s time to test your knowledge. Check out the crossword puzzle below. Remember, most of the answers can be found in … Continue reading →

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John P. Marquand’s Mr. Moto

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Millie

What Pulitzer Prize winning author of satirical novels also created one of the most memorable spy detectives in both books and films? The answer is−John P. Marquand. John P. Marquand won the Pulitzer Prize for The Late George Apley (1938). … Continue reading →

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Erle Stanley Gardner Crossword Puzzle

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Millie

If you’re searching for an answer, be sure to read the previous blog about Erle Stanley Gardner. You’ll find the answers for this crossword puzzle within that blog. Solution will be posted in a couple of weeks.

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Erle Stanley Gardner

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Millie

Mention the name of actor, Raymond Burr and most people will immediately respond− “Perry Mason.” Burr made his acting mark playing this television lawyer.  But ask this same audience the name of the writer of the Perry Mason stories and … Continue reading →

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Raymond Chandler

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Millie

What do you do when you’re a top executive with a large oil company and you lose your job during the depression. If your Raymond Chandler, you become a writer of hardboiled detective fiction. He may have started his writing … Continue reading →

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Georges Simenon & Jules Maigret

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Millie

Georges Simenon was a Belgium writer who produced 200 novels and numerous short stories. Of course from a mystery perspective he was best known for his creation of fictional detective Jules Maigret. His sales from the Maigret series are estimated … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Sayers-Lord Peter Wimsey

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Millie

I’ve blogged many times about Agatha Christie and her characters, but there was another well-known mystery writer from the same time period −Dorothy Leigh Sayers. Christie and Sayers are in a select group of writers from the early Golden Age … Continue reading →

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Miss Marple- Still Going Strong

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Millie

I recently took a course on Agatha Christie. At the first class the teacher asked—what makes Agatha Christie’s mysteries as popular today as when they were first published? I found this question of interest, because I have some personal experience … Continue reading →

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GK Chesterton and Father Brown

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Millie

Who Is G.K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith (G.K.) Chesterton was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, art critic, biographer and last but not least mystery writer. For the American mystery fan he is best known as the author … Continue reading →

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Lilian Jackson Braun—A Tribute

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Millie

Lilian Jackson Braun passed away on June 4, 2011, leaving behind a wonderful legacy of stories and 29 books in The Cat Who…” mystery series. Lilian died at the age of 97 and the last book in her series was … Continue reading →

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