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K. Newton ([personal profile] munin) wrote in [community profile] books2009-09-21 01:15 pm

Book Recs?

Okay folks, I'm in serious need of some assistance. My mom has finally started reading more and more now that she's retired and I'm having trouble keeping her in books! I never thought I'd have this problem, it was always the other way around.

She loves books like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series and the Bird series by Donna Andrews. Mysteries that are a little funny. I've found her a couple authors she likes but she's going through about 3 books a week, give or take, so I need more authors for her to try. I've given her Diane Mott Davidson and some other chick I've now forgotten this week to see if she likes them. Any other ideas?
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[personal profile] aedifica 2009-11-24 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
How about Charlotte MacLeod? She has at least two series that might suit, one featuring Sarah Kelling--later Sarah Kelling Bittersohn (a Boston widow) and the other featuring Peter Shandy, a professor at a small New England college.

I fourth the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and I third Dorothy Sayers.

She may also enjoy Laurie R. King's Mary Russell books. King's other series (about Kate Martinelli) is slightly darker and might not be as much to your mom's taste.