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I seem to have similar mystery tastes to your mother (although she doesn't seem to also favor the geeky sci-fi I love and I find Jodi Picoult's work hackneyed) so here are my suggestions:
Kinsey Milhone series by Sue Grafton
Amelia Peabody series by Elisabeth Peters
Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series by Faye Kellerman
Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris (definitely "cozy" mysteries, not hard-core)
Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben (man character/author but really good)
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith
Plus if she enjoys short stories, I can recommend the Ellery Queen magazine. There is also the Alfred Hitchcock magazine, but I find those stories are usually darker and more disturbing than the ones in EQ.
-Marcy
Last edited by Marcy; 05-04-2010 at 04:52 PM.
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