Looking for comfort reading/cozies

linelle · 06-25-2012, 10:01 AM

I am going through a book slump -- it is related to my writing, which absorbs a lot of energy. By the end of the day, I want comfort from a book. I've been rereading old Perry Mason mysteries. (Erle Stanley Gardner is my favorite hack. See my blog entry Erle Stanley Gardner's Infinite Playlist.

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I am not necessarily looking only for mysteries.

Synamon · 06-25-2012, 10:26 AM

I recommend Josephine Tey's excellent historical mysteries which can be found in the public domain. Lately I've been rereading Dick Francis mysteries as a guilty pleasure. His books do have some violence in them, but the focus is usually fraud or blackmail and are a wonderful glimpse behind the curtain of the horse racing world. Another I enjoyed recently is the first book of the Bruno, Chief of Police series by Martin Walker, set in a small village in France. It was half cozy and half crime novel.

linelle · 06-26-2012, 08:22 AM

@Synamon:

Thanks much! These books look to be right down my alley and just right for the time.

CRussel · 06-27-2012, 05:24 PM

Second the recommendation for the Bruno Chief of Police books. Delightful cozies, set in the south of France.

Another possibility -- Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Most are available in eBook form and they are classics of their type.

speakingtohe · 06-27-2012, 06:34 PM

Maybe look at http://www.cozy-mystery.com/
While not considered cozy, I find these authors overall relaxing reading.

Rex Stout (as mentioned above.
Margery Allingham
Robert B. Parker
Lawrence Sanders Archie McNally series
Martha Grimes
Janet Evanovich
Robert K. Tanenbaum
Donald Strachey
Donna Andrews
Colin Cotterill
Dorothy Gilman
Rita Lakin
William Lashner

And the list could go on and on and on

Helen

linelle · 06-28-2012, 08:17 AM

The Rex Stout recommendations reminded me that the A&E NERO WOLFE miniseries (Maurey Chakin as Wolfe) was relaxing, too. I've never read Stout. Maybe now is the time to start.

Now, I have abundance.

HarryT · 06-28-2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synamon

I recommend Josephine Tey's excellent historical mysteries which can be found in the public domain.

They are only in the public domain in "Life+50" countries, such as Canada (which is where I guess you are?).

Apache · 06-28-2012, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linelle

The Rex Stout recommendations reminded me that the A&E NERO WOLFE miniseries (Maurey Chakin as Wolfe) was relaxing, too. I've never read Stout. Maybe now is the time to start.

Now, I have abundance.

Try them. I love Nero Wolf by Rex Stout. The A&E Series was the closest to the books I've seen.
Apache

CRussel · 06-28-2012, 06:10 PM

Agreed. The A&E series was really quite good. It was missing some parts of the quirkiness, but overall caught the flavour of the two main characters very well.

CRussel · 06-28-2012, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

They are only in the public domain in "Life+50" countries, such as Canada (which is where I guess you are?).

With a Loonie as an Avatar? Seems a good bet.

HarryT · 06-29-2012, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

With a Loonie as an Avatar? Seems a good bet.

I'm afraid I have no idea what a "Loonie" is (other than an abbreviation for "lunatic").

VaporPunk · 06-29-2012, 04:24 AM

Tis the duck on the Canadian dollar. Usage, "I got that used book for a loonie!"

HarryT · 06-29-2012, 05:41 AM

Thanks!

CRussel · 06-29-2012, 09:58 AM

We have a kind of funny sense of humour, Harry. The common loon on our dollar coin makes it a Loonie, but then what else could you call our $2 coin but a "Toonie"?

linelle · 06-29-2012, 05:32 PM

it is 97 degrees, it is the end the work week, and you folks have given me a good idea: revisiting the A&E Nero Wolfe. A few years ago I got the boxed set cheaply on ebay -- I think it was someone's unwanted Christmas present.

I remember a line spoken, or rather bellowed, by Wolfe: "You are here by my sufferance, Sir!"

Happy weekend everyone.

06-25-2012, 10:01 AM	#1
linelle Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania Device: iPad	Looking for comfort reading/cozies I am going through a book slump -- it is related to my writing, which absorbs a lot of energy. By the end of the day, I want comfort from a book. I've been rereading old Perry Mason mysteries. (Erle Stanley Gardner is my favorite hack. See my blog entry Erle Stanley Gardner's Infinite Playlist. [blog promo removed - moderator] I am not necessarily looking only for mysteries. Last edited by dreams; 07-15-2012 at 07:33 PM. Reason: [blog promo removed - moderator]

06-25-2012, 10:26 AM	#2
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I recommend Josephine Tey's excellent historical mysteries which can be found in the public domain. Lately I've been rereading Dick Francis mysteries as a guilty pleasure. His books do have some violence in them, but the focus is usually fraud or blackmail and are a wonderful glimpse behind the curtain of the horse racing world. Another I enjoyed recently is the first book of the Bruno, Chief of Police series by Martin Walker, set in a small village in France. It was half cozy and half crime novel. Last edited by Synamon; 06-25-2012 at 10:31 AM.

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06-26-2012, 08:22 AM	#3
linelle Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania Device: iPad	@Synamon: Thanks much! These books look to be right down my alley and just right for the time.

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CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,286 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Second the recommendation for the Bruno Chief of Police books. Delightful cozies, set in the south of France. Another possibility -- Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Most are available in eBook form and they are classics of their type.

06-27-2012, 06:34 PM	#5
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Maybe look at http://www.cozy-mystery.com/ While not considered cozy, I find these authors overall relaxing reading. Rex Stout (as mentioned above. Margery Allingham Robert B. Parker Lawrence Sanders Archie McNally series Martha Grimes Janet Evanovich Robert K. Tanenbaum Donald Strachey Donna Andrews Colin Cotterill Dorothy Gilman Rita Lakin William Lashner And the list could go on and on and on Helen

06-28-2012, 08:17 AM	#6
linelle Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania Device: iPad	The Rex Stout recommendations reminded me that the A&E NERO WOLFE miniseries (Maurey Chakin as Wolfe) was relaxing, too. I've never read Stout. Maybe now is the time to start. Now, I have abundance.

06-28-2012, 06:10 PM	#9
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,286 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Agreed. The A&E series was really quite good. It was missing some parts of the quirkiness, but overall caught the flavour of the two main characters very well.

06-29-2012, 04:24 AM	#12
VaporPunk Evangelist Posts: 409 Karma: 49204386 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium Device: Kindle 4 + Asus Transformer	Tis the duck on the Canadian dollar. Usage, "I got that used book for a loonie!"

06-29-2012, 05:41 AM	#13
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thanks!

06-29-2012, 09:58 AM	#14
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,286 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	We have a kind of funny sense of humour, Harry. The common loon on our dollar coin makes it a Loonie, but then what else could you call our $2 coin but a "Toonie"?

06-29-2012, 05:32 PM	#15
linelle Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania Device: iPad	it is 97 degrees, it is the end the work week, and you folks have given me a good idea: revisiting the A&E Nero Wolfe. A few years ago I got the boxed set cheaply on ebay -- I think it was someone's unwanted Christmas present. I remember a line spoken, or rather bellowed, by Wolfe: "You are here by my sufferance, Sir!" Happy weekend everyone.