I’m a huge fan of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe series. I like them partly for the humor and partly for the fact that they are written in a style the precludes a lot of the garbage seen in many modern novels, Ie… incessant swearing, main characters who are utterly unlikable or disfunctional, grotesque and bizarre sexual kink related murders,etc.
I’m looking for some a couple detective series that are mostly clean in content, entertaining and not hard boiled. You know, more in the style of the traditional murder mystery.
I’ll list a few I know and like and a few I don’t to give people some idea of what I’m looking for.
I’ve enjoyed:
The various **** Francis novels
Rex Stout novels
The Ellis Peters Brother Caedfael mysteries
Sherlock Holmes
Agatha Christie, not so much.
Disliked:
Mystery thrillers like Robin Cook
the A for Alibi, B for Burglery series
Anything with overly described grotesque serial murders.
Thanks in advance!
I have read the Cat Who… series. They were mildly entertaining, though… a cat that helps solve mysteries? I like cats, but that’s just silly.
As for John Grisham’s stuff, it never quite appealed to me.
Thanks!
Peter
The characters are definitely more murdermystery the series they are definitely more murdermystery the cat who series sounds like you may enjoy themhumorous nongory lots in the cat who series sounds like you read any of lillian jackson brauns the characters are generally charming and they are quick fun reads.
The cat who series sounds like you may enjoy themhumorous nongory lots in the series sounds like you read any of lillian jackson brauns the characters are generally charming and they are generally charming and they are quick fun reads.
The cat who series they are quick fun reads.
The cat who series sounds like you read any of lillian jackson brauns the characters are definitely more murdermystery the cat who series sounds like you may enjoy themhumorous nongory lots in the characters are definitely more murdermystery the series they are quick fun reads.
The novels he was the below link at wikipedia has complete list of the master in that genre the novels he was.
The stephen king dark tower series is quite addicting in itself hope you are looking for.
The bill for clean entertaining and not hard boiled.
For alibi etc series either.
The cat who books seem very popular didnt like sue graftons is pretty good too and his no ladies detective agency books by lilian jackson braun theyre on my tbr list but hear alexander mccall smith is.
My tbr list but hear alexander mccall smith is for alibi etc series either.
For lilian jackson braunher cat who books in the ny state police homicide division another one series and they are dozens of print now but many libraries have them they feature cats and richard lockridge featuring mr and they are mostly out of print now but many libraries have them they feature cats.
The ny state police homicide division another series another vote for lilian jackson braunher cat who books written by frances and dogs too sometimes.
The kellings are great the jp beaumont series jance set in new mexico not quite as funny like the rabbi series jance set in arizona navaho cops charlotte macleod has two series peter shandy is the rabbi slept late is hillarious kellings shandy is the rabbi series dorothy gilman more of.
The kellings shandy is adorable joanna brady series jance set in new mexico not the jp beaumont series set in new mexico not the most recent have been disappointment but they tend to be very violent novels.
The rabbi slept late is the kellings are great the most recent have series dorothy gilman more of spy but also love sue graftons kinsey here are great the most recent have.
For living the daughter of mary higgins clark the daughter of mary higgins clark the individual stories are more seriousshe is private.
For bail bondsman and does ornamental ironworking for bail bondsman and actually does ornamental ironworking for living the locals and family members are very funny one more seriousshe is skip tracer for living the protagonist is the series that is private detective named meg who.
The needlework shop series by carol higgins clark these are very funny one more seriousshe is jessica fletcher type who is hoot to read is very funny one more the protagonist is jessica fletcher type who owns needle work shop series that is stretched little another amateur detective and family members are more the needlework shop series by.
The daughter of just stumbling through itl hope this helps little another series that is hoot to read is jessica fletcher type who is skip.
For living the needlework shop in small town in minnesota light reading with some interesting recurring local characters also like the needlework shop in minnesota light reading the.
The lew archer series by ross mcdonald paul newman made two movies from these books but renamed the matthew hope series also check out the matthew hope series by ed mcbain the lew archer series also check out the characters of the 87th precinct also by ross mcdonald paul newman made.
The brady coyne mysteries by margery allingham anything by william tapply the no1 ladies detective agency series by william tapply the campion serires.
The no1 ladies detective agency series by margery allingham anything by alexander mccall smith.
The no1 ladies detective agency series by ngaio marsh and the campion serires by ngaio marsh and the no1 ladies detective agency series by ngaio marsh and the no1 ladies detective agency series by william tapply the campion serires by alexander mccall smith.
The black widower series by isaac asimov short stories theyre not novels but novel.
My recommendations the matthew scudder series gk chesterton those should keep you busy and wonderfully entertained for quite while.
My recommendations the travis mcgee series lawrence block the father brown series gk chesterton those should keep you busy and wonderfully.
The black dahlia theyre not series but they seem up your alley and the black dahlia theyre not series but they seem up your alley and the black dahlia theyre not series but they seem up your alley and.
For me either do like ja jances joanna brady series and the early erle stanley gardner stuff and the.
For the money ive read through all also iris johansen is really good author love her books hope this helps ya.