Adult Mystery

Gerry Boyle writes with deep insight while describing the backwoods towns and people of rural Maine. He should know, as he’s lived there for over 35 years. Working as a cub reporter, first in the tiny mill town of Rumford, ME, and then to the sprawling metropolis of Waterville, he obviously learned to hone his craft focusing on small details of a scene. But it is his rich dialogue and humor that engage the reader in this non-stop adventurous ride. This book is the fourth in his Jack McMorrow series, about a freelance journalist who gets deeply entwined in cases he assumed would be easy fill for the Sunday paper. In this story, Jack gets pulled into a seemingly innocuous tale covering a marijuana legalization movement in a remote area of Maine. But, while tracking down background information, things just don’t seem to add up. Suddenly, he’s becoming a target and dodging bullets of his own. It’s a fun read that grows increasingly harder to put down.

The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill,

A wonderfully likable coroner and his unusual staff hunt down criminals in 1970's Laos; lots of local color and an interesting analysis of the political situation.

The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill

The juxaposition of a psychopathic killer's diary to recognizable characters living in the British countryside structures this intense novel. A young, likable policewoman Freya Graffham becomes suspicous as village people begin to disappear. The author introduces enigmatic Chief Inspector Simon Serrallier in this first of a series of three crime novels. Author Ruth Rendell, known for her psychological mysteries writes that she loved this book.

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff,

This book tells the story of two wives in different time periods. They are both the 19th wife in plural marriages.The first takes place in the 1870's and is a fictionalized account of Ann Eliza Young. This account is taken from true documents of the time. Her divorce from Brigham Young was a catalyst in bringing an end to legal plural marriages within the Mormon Church. The second story is set in present time and is a mystery. A young man returns to Utah after his mother has been arrested for killing his dad. The stories are intertwined and very well written, showing all perspectives.

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-'''[[Holly's Picks]]'''
+Article in [[:Category:Mystery|Mystery]] and [[:Category:Adult Fiction|Adult Fiction]]
-*[http://166.61.234.92/search/X?SEARCH=the+various+haunts+of+men '''The Various Haunts of Men'''] by Susan Hill
+This is a general article for adult mysteries worth reading.
+==History==
+Mystery novels trace their roots to [[wp:Edgar Allen Poe|Edgar Allen Poe]] (1809 - 1849)
+'''1920s and 1930s:''' the so-called golden age of mysteries, highlighting the English aristocrat
+'''1940s and 1950s:''' the rise of the hard-boiled detective and crime in the mean streets
+of major cities
+'''1960s and 1970s:''' police procedural; sleuths with more interpersonal relationships
+'''1980s and today:''' detectives any age or ethnic background associated with a particular
+city or country; courtroom drama and legal thrillers
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib33 New Mysteries Just Received!]
+==Awards==
+[http://www.hycyber.com/MYST/edgars.html '''The Edgars'''] (Edgar Allan Poe Awards) presented by Mystery Writers of America in several
+categories: Grand Master, Best Novel, Etc.
+==Classic Authors & Immortal Sleuths==
+Edgar Allen Poe, [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?murders+in+the+rue+morgue ''Murders in the Rue Morgue'']<br>
+Wilkie Collins, [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?moonstone ''The Moonstone''], [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?woman+in+white ''The Woman in White]''<br>
+Agatha Christie ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?poirot+hercule Hercule Poirot], [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?marple+jane Miss Jane Marple])
+Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?holmes+sherlock Sherlock Holmes])
+Dorothy L. Sayers ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?wimsey+peter Lord Peter Wimsey])
+:also see other [[Agatha Christie|authors like her]].
+Frederic Dannay ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?queen+ellery Ellery Queen])
+Earl Derr Bigger (Charlie Chan)
+Rex Stout ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?wolfe+nero Nero Wolfe ] & Archie Goodwin)
+Raymond Chandler ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?marlowe+philip Philip Marlowe])
+Dashiell Hammett ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?spade+sam Sam Spade]; Nick & Nora Charles)
+Ross Macdonald ([http://aries.jmrl.org/search/d?archer+lew Lew Archer])
+==Short List of Bestselling Authors==
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?baldacci+david David Baldacci],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?braun+lilian+jackson Lilian Jackson Braun],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?brown+sandra Sandra Brown],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?boyle+gerry Gerry Boyle],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?burke+james+lee James Lee Burke],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?clark+mary+higgins Mary Higgins Clark] and [[Mary Higgins Clark|authors like her]]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?connelly+michael Michael Connelly],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?cornwell+patricia Patricia Cornwell],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?coulter+catherine Catherine Coulter],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?francis+dick Dick Francis],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?gardner+erle+stanley Erle Stanley Gardner],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?grafton+sue Sue Grafton],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?griffin+w+e+b W.E.B. Griffin],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?grisham+john John Grisham],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?hillerman+tony Tony Hillerman],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?james+p+d P.D. James],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?kellerman+jonathan Jonathan Kellerman],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?lowell+elizabeth Elizabeth Lowell],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?macdonald+john+d John D. MacDonald],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?martini+steve Steve Martini],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?parker+robert+b Robert B. Parker],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?sanders+lawrence Lawrence Sanders],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?sandford+john John Sandford],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?sheldon+sidney Sidney Sheldon],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?spillane+mickey Mickey Spillane],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?traver+robert Robert Traver],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?wambaugh+joseph Joseph Wambaugh]
+==Selected Authors by Type==
+===Detective Story:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?burke+james+lee James Lee Burke],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?crombie+deborah Deborah Crombie],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?dexter+colin Colin Dexter],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?dickinson+peter Peter Dickinson]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?dunning+john John Dunning,]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?george+elizabeth Elizabeth George],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?grafton+sue Sue Grafton],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?grimes+martha Martha Grimes],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?heyer+georgette Georgette Heyer],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?james+p+d P.D. James],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?mcbain+ed Ed McBain],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?macdonald+ross Ross MacDonald],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?perry+anne Anne Perry],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?sayers+dorothy+l Dorothy L. Sayers],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?tapply+william William Tapply]
+===Legal Thrillers:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?diehl+william William Diehl],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?grisham+john John Grisham],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?turow+scott Scott Turow],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?patterson+richard Richard Patterson],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?martini+steve Steve Martini],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?margolin+steve Philip Margolin]
+===Women Detectives:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?christie+agatha Agatha Christie],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?evanovich+janet Janet Evanovich],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?griafton+sue Sue Grafton],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?paretsky+sara Sara Paretsky]
+===Historical Mysteries:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?carr+caleb Caleb Carr],
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?collins+wilkie Wilkie Collins]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?eco+umberto Umberto Eco]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?peters+elizabeth Elizabeth Peters]
+and look for more authors in [[Adult Historical Mystery|Adult Historical Mystery]]
+===Crime Capers:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?hiaasen+carl Carl Hiaasen]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?leonard+elmore Elmore Leonard]
+===Forensic Scientists:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?cornwell+patricia Patricia Cornwell]
+===Serial Killers:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?reichs+kathy Kathy Reichs]
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?sandford+john John Sandford]
+===Psychiatrists:===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?kellerman+jonathan Jonathan Kellerman]
+===Psychological Mysteries===
+[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?rendell+ruth Ruth Rendell]
+: [[wp:Ruth Rendell | Read wikipedia's article about Ruth Rendell]]
+==Reader Favorites==
+*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?Potshot+Boyle '''Potshot'''] by Gerry Boyle,
+:Gerry Boyle writes with deep insight while describing the backwoods towns and people of rural Maine. He should know, as he’s lived there for over 35 years. Working as a cub reporter, first in the tiny mill town of Rumford, ME, and then to the sprawling metropolis of Waterville, he obviously learned to hone his craft focusing on small details of a scene. But it is his rich dialogue and humor that engage the reader in this non-stop adventurous ride.  This book is the fourth in his Jack McMorrow series, about a freelance journalist who gets deeply entwined in cases he assumed would be easy fill for the Sunday paper. In this story, Jack gets pulled into a seemingly innocuous tale covering a marijuana legalization movement in a remote area of Maine.  But, while tracking down background information, things just don’t seem to add up. Suddenly, he’s becoming a target and dodging bullets of his own.  It’s a fun read that grows increasingly harder to put down.
+*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?coroner's+lunch '''The Coroner's Lunch'''] by Colin Cotterill,
+:A wonderfully likable coroner and his unusual staff hunt down criminals in 1970's Laos; lots of local color and an interesting analysis of the political situation.
+*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?SEARCH=the+various+haunts+of+men '''The Various Haunts of Men'''] by Susan Hill
+:The juxaposition of a psychopathic killer's diary to recognizable characters living in the British countryside structures this intense novel. A young, likable policewoman Freya Graffham becomes suspicous as village people begin to disappear. The author introduces enigmatic Chief Inspector Simon Serrallier in this first of a series of three crime novels. Author Ruth Rendell, known for her psychological mysteries writes that she loved this book.
+*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?The+19th+Wife '''The 19th Wife'''] by David Ebershoff,
+:This book tells the story of two wives in different time periods. They are both the 19th wife in plural marriages.The first takes place in the 1870's and is a fictionalized account of Ann Eliza Young. This account is taken from true documents of the time. Her divorce from Brigham Young was a catalyst in bringing an end to legal plural marriages within the Mormon Church. The second story is set in present time and is a mystery. A young man returns to Utah after his mother has been arrested  for killing his dad. The stories are intertwined and very well written, showing all perspectives.
+[[Category:Mystery]]
+[[Category:Adult Fiction|Mystery]]