Posted by Dinah1 on May 22, 2002, at 8:32:02
In reply to Re: Who's your favorite mystery writer?, posted by mair on May 22, 2002, at 7:44:12
> At one time I read all the Nero Wolfe's and many of the Agatha Christie's but I prefer to call my favorites people who are still writing - the others are just too long ago. So I'd say Elizabeth George and PD James only because these are the only ones I can think of that I buy in Hard cover because I don't want to wait for the paperback edition.
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> MairI think that is an excellent way to decide who your favorites are. Hard cover books are not only more expensive, but they also take up more space in the (in my case overcrowded) bookshelves and are much harder to read in the tub. :)
I think all my favorites are older books because I just don't have the time or concentration to read much any more. I do still like to pick up old favorites from time to time though. Somehow it's easier to connect to ones that I've read before. Besides, the absent minded Ellery Queen with his pince-nez glasses really struck a chord with absent minded Dinah. And the relationship with his Dad was great.
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