Welcome to MURDER BY TYPE, a place to discuss mysteries and authors and the things that draw us to our favorite books. Is it location? Is it the type of protagonist? I am drawn to police procedurals and books with private or amateur investigators. Unfamiliar locations carry the plus of teaching about cultures and customs. Favorite authors include Leighton Gage, Timothy Hallinan, Cara Black, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Michael Stanley, Dan Waddell, Donna Leon, Libby Fischer Hellman, Martha Grimes, Kathy Reichs and the list goes on and on.
- Beth C.DUBLIN DEAD
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JULIE SMITH AND THE STORIES OF NEW ORLEANS
Between 1990 and 2005, Julie Smith wrote two outstanding mystery series that were also love songs to New Orleans. One of my uncles lived in the city for nearly thirty years and loved the people of that rare and beautiful … Continue reading
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