Thursday, October 24, 2019

Six great amateur sleuth series for adult readers

Karen White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the Tradd Street series, including The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street.

At CrimeReads, White tagged six series for "fans of [Nancy Drew] who might want to read books with a similar vein without raiding their tween’s bookshelves." One entry on the list:
Lady Julia Grey, created by Deanna Raybourn

No era or setting shouts “mystery” quite like Victorian England. In the Lady Julia Grey series (Silent in the Grave is the first), Deanna Raybourn uses it to its best advantage.

The second youngest of ten children in the aristocratic March family (her father is an earl), Lady Julia is thrust into mystery-solving when her husband is murdered and she must work alongside the private inquiry agent her late husband had hired to protect him to find the answers behind her husband’s death. Throw in the likeable March siblings as secondary characters and a little romance, and readers will have a very engaging read.

If you’re lucky enough to just be discovering this series now, you can binge read the nine titles currently in publication.
Read about another entry on the list.

My Book, The Movie: Silent in the Grave and Silent in the Sanctuary.

--Marshal Zeringue