A Few of My Favorite Mystery Series List (So Far!!!)

I know it's been a while since I've posted a review or anything but some of the books I've finished reading I can't really discuss right now and others have been re-reads.
So I've decided to just talk about a few of my favorite mystery series (new and old).

Peaches Dann Mysteries by Elizabeth Daniels Squire

I found this series while browsing a used book store many many years ago. I read a few and loved them. Several years later I had a hard time trying to remember the author of this series so I could find them again. I'll tell you why this is relevant. Peaches Dann is an absent minded sleuth. *grins* The first book in the series is "WHO KILLED WHAT'S HER NAME?" It's a nice cozy mystery that I enjoyed. I believe there are 7 books in the series.

Here's a lovely tribute to this author: http://crimewriters.blogspot.com/2012/10/i-remember-liz-elizabeth-daniels-squire.html





Psychic Eye Series by Victoria Laurie
 

This is straight from Ms. Laurie's site: "Abby Cooper is a professional psychic intuitive who has everyone else figured out far better than she has her own life managed. She knows all too well that being psychic doesn't let her sidestep murder and mayhem - it just lets her know that it's coming. Luckily, she has plenty of help from her best friend and business partner, Candice Fusco - one badass P.I., along with the love of Abby's life - the gorgeous Dutch Rivers. Together, Candice and Dutch help keep Abby focused on finding the bad guys while often dodging the odd stray bullet or two."

I just love this series to death. It's an auto buy for me. Abby and Dutch are the cutest couple. The author's link above has all the links to purchase her novels. Ms. Laurie also writes a Ghost Hunter series where the main character is a medium. 






FBI Thriller Series by Catherine Coulter 

(Ok, so it's more like a romantic suspense/thriller series)

Dillon Savich and Lacy Sherlock are husband and wife FBI agents who happen to get to work together. 

I've listened to all of these on audio and just can't get enough.  There's 17 published in this series so far and a spin off series just started a couple months ago, A Brit in the FBI Series - Final Cut (I did a review of this one in September).







The Odelia Grey Mystery Series by Sue Ann Jaffarian



Quoted from Amazon: Too big to miss--that's Odelia Grey. A never-married, middle-aged, plus-sized woman who makes no excuses for her weight, she's not super woman just a mere mortal standing on the precipice of menopause, trying to cruise in an ill-fitting bra. She struggles with her relationships, her crazy family, and her crazier boss. And then there''s her knack for being in close proximity to dead people . . . .







The Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series by Sue Ann Jaffarian

Again quoted from Amazon: Granny was famous for her award-winning apple pies-and notorious for murdering her husband Jacob at their homestead in Julian, California. The only trouble is, Granny was framed, then murdered. For more than one hundred years, Granny's spirit has been searching for someone to help her see that justice is served—and she hits pay dirt when she pops in to a séance attended by her great-great-great-granddaughter, modern-day divorced mom Emma Whitecastle. Together, Emma and Granny Apples solve mysteries of the past—starting with Granny's own unjust murder rap in the final days of the California Gold Rush.

I found Sue Ann's books through a friend of mine. The Odelia Grey books caught my eye because I too am a plus sized gal and love to see characters who look like "real women"

What are some of your favorite mysteries?

ARC Review: Final Cut by Catherine Coulter and J. T. Ellison

Title: The Final Cut

Author: Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison

Genre: Thriller

Series: A Brit in the FBI #1

Published: Sept 17, 2013

Source: FirstToRead.com (won raffle)

My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars

Book Blurb: 

Scotland Yard’s new chief inspector Nicholas Drummond is on the first flight to New York when he learns his colleague, Elaine York, the "minder" of the Crown Jewels for the "Jewel of the Lion" exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found murdered. Then the centerpiece of the exhibit, the infamous Koh-i-Noor Diamond, is stolen from the Queen Mother’s crown. Drummond, American-born but raised in the UK, is a dark, dangerous, fast-rising star in the Yard who never backs down. And this case is no exception.

Special Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich from Coulter’s bestselling FBI series don’t hesitate to help Drummond find the cunning international thief known as the Fox. Nonstop action and high stakes intensify as the chase gets deadly. The Fox will stop at nothing to deliver the Koh-i-Noor to the man who believes in its deadly prophecy.  Nicholas Drummond, along with his partner, FBI Special Agent Mike Caine, lay it on the line to retrieve the diamond for Queen and country

My Review: 

I received an advance copy of this title through the First To Read program from Penguin. 

I've always loved Coulter's FBI Thriller Series so I was thrilled to get the opportunity to read an advance copy. I enjoyed the mixing it up by adding a "Brit" to the FBI. While the book was on the long side, it was a quick read. It doesn't have quite the same feel as the other FBI thrillers by Coulter. Nicholas has his own special gifts. He is a "James Bond" turned Chief Inspector for the Scotland Yard. Michaela works for the New York Office of the FBI. Nicholas and Michaela "Mike" work well together trying to solve the death of dear friend, Elaine York, and the theft of the rare diamond from Queen Mother's Crown that was on loan to the MET. The search for the elusive FOX, an international thief, draws Nicholas and Mike closer together during all this exciting and intense action.

I will "read" this again when it is available as an audiobook. Can't wait to hear what Nicholas and Mike sound like.