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SheltieLover

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4. Ty so much for sharing!

Mon Nov 28, 2022, 11:13 AM

Nov 2022

I recently read "The Lineup" by Otto Penzler, mystery editor & owner of The Mysterious Book shop in NY.

When he saw the trend of brick & mortar bookstores closing up shop, he put his vreative vision to work & came up with the idea of getting famous authors to write about their life experiences & reasons for their main characters.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Jack Reacher & Harry Bosch, two of my favs.

I'm sort of reverse engineering this aspect of my writing process as I continue to work on a paranornal cozy series.

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Bookriot: WHAT MAKES A GOOD MYSTERY SERIES? [View all] SheltieLover Nov 2022 OP

I'm enjoying Rhys Bowel's Evan Evans series. Two down and several more to go. MLAA Nov 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II Nov 2022 #2

Ty so much for sharing! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #4

Harry Bosch was my favorite until Gamache. nt duhneece Nov 2022 #9

I like the Duncan Kincaid series by Deborah Crombie, Ocelot II Nov 2022 #3

Lol SheltieLover Nov 2022 #5

I only like the ones that have cats. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #6

Your overlords would bd pleased with your dedication. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #7

I like the dark ones, too, Ocelot Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #10

If you like Nordic noir, there are some good Icelandic mystery writers: Ocelot II Nov 2022 #12

Thanks a bunch! Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #13

My favorite series gets a new one tomorrow. Detective Gamache duhneece Nov 2022 #8

Me, too! Love that series. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #11

Love the series. MLAA Nov 2022 #16

So here's why I don't like cozy mysteries. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #14

Yup, often this is the case, but not all. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #15

Have you read any of Kay Hooper's Bishop series? wnylib Nov 2022 #18

These sound great, thx so much! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #19

Thanks. I will look into these. wnylib Nov 2022 #22

Try Dianne Kelly's Paw Enforcement then. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #23

And the amazing Mrs. Pollifax for culfural flair! SheltieLover Nov 2022 #20

Just checked ouf one of Hoopdr's ebooks from library SheltieLover Nov 2022 #21

It's that exact predictability that makes them so popular to their fans. Mind candy. MLAA Nov 2022 #17