OT:needlework, mysteries, & cats

You guys are wonderful! I appreciate so very much the time you have taken to compose emails & share favorite authors w/me. If anyone thinks of more, I would be delighted if you would share names again w/me.

Just a couple of names I didn't see mentioned - but I learned of these authors from the old discussion in RCTN....Mary Daheim = author - set in PNW - Emma Lord, her main character us a small-town weekly newspaper editor who tends to get caught up in/helps solve mysteries in the small town of Alpine. The books follow an alphabet theme, Alpine Advocate, Alpine Betrayal, etc - I thoroughly enjoyed every one I was able to find.

And William Tapply = author - set somewhere in NEngland - Brady Coyne, an estate/trust attorney who happens to find himself in the middle of crimes is a great character. Can't remember the name of the first book in the series, but they all were excellent.

I can think of 2 other series I learned about from the old list, but I cannot remember author's names. Both series was wonderful - one was set in southern FL (Miami, maybe) and involved the relationship of 2 attorneys who ended up trying to solve crimes together -----and the other series involved a family whose business was precious stones - each book had the name of a gemstone in the title - these, too, were wonderful!

Several years ago here we were discussing how it seems so many stitchers seem to enjoy reading mysteries and also having kitties who 'help' them w/their needlework (aka contributing their fur to enhance our most precious projects, lol).

At that particular time, so many people wrote in, sharing the names of favorite mystery authors - some gave a brief description of the type work (for example, Sue Grafton, her alphabet series, & Kinsey Mil....can't remember her last name ---- or Lillian Jackson Braun with her Cat Who..... series). I made lists of authors, along w/names of books; and for quite a while, I was dragging the 3-page list to the library w/me everytime I looked for a new author. From that discussion, my wonderful world of reading mysteries expanded.......it was as if I found new treasures each time I tried a new author.

Longstoryshort, I cannot find my beloved list & I am looking for input from you guys. Should this request be a duplicate of something you have discussed, I apologize. However, if anyone is inclined to share - either w/the group or w/me personally - I would love to try to recapture suggestions.

Thank you very much. AnneM in NC snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com

Hi Ladies, this all started out about cats in books and no one mentioned Marian Babson who has cats in her stories like Laurien Berenson has dogs. TRy J.S. Bothwick who writes about new england, and has a dog. How about Patricia Cornwell series? Margaret Coel writes about a native American lawyer out west,--interesting stories. Catherine Coulter has some very good mysteries, begin with "The Edge". No one mentioned Barbara D'Amato who has a PI who works out of Chicago area, starting with "Hardtack". Tess Gerritson writes medical mysteries---pretty good. There is also Carolyn G. Hart whose main character runs a mystery book store on an Island in the south---I think the first one is called "Death On Demand"--not tough reading, more light and fluffy and a quick read. Sue Henry writes about Alaska and a lady dog musher and mysteries involved up there. Also love Iris Johansen who has a character who is a forensic artist who reconstructs faces from skulls, etc. For a change of pace, try Jan Karon and the Mitford Series..... and an author named Linda Landvik, her first one is "Patty Jane's House of Curl" girl stories about friends----- Then there is Sara Paretsky, Peri O' Shaughnessy, Anne Perry, Ridley Pearson, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, Lisa Scottoline, Kate Wilhelm, --------as you can guess, I went through my list, leaving out those already mentioned in many posts before me. Clarice---an avid stitcher in AZ.