tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post1601300621799951571..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: D is for DetectivesDorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-1387609158679839352011-02-03T21:15:26.317+00:002011-02-03T21:15:26.317+00:00My favorite series detectives are Hercule Poirot a...My favorite series detectives are Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. (Also Mary Russell in the Laurie R. King books featuring Holmes and Russell.)<br /><br />When it comes to private detectives of the modern sort, my favorite is Elvis Cole in the series set in L.A. by Robert Crais.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-11390173813481508622011-02-02T10:05:20.626+00:002011-02-02T10:05:20.626+00:00Clarissa and Rayna: well, my favourite Christie pr...Clarissa and Rayna: well, my favourite Christie protagonist is Miss Marple; I must admit I have never really been won over by Tuppence. <br /><br />Elizabeth: do you see Myrtle Clover as a modern-day Miss Marple? (To me that makes sense at least) <br /><br />Kerrie: sorry I forgot. I am a bit distracted these days ;) <br /><br />Patti: I haven´t read a Nancy Drew for many years, but the series is one of the very few American series we had access to via the library when I was young :DDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-38843404851597655152011-02-02T09:17:46.858+00:002011-02-02T09:17:46.858+00:00Nancy Drew.Nancy Drew.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-88999441729370165252011-02-02T07:16:04.127+00:002011-02-02T07:16:04.127+00:00Thanks for this thought provoking contribution to ...Thanks for this thought provoking contribution to the CFA Dorte. I've added it to Mr LinkyKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-7020413741474929722011-02-02T06:37:53.426+00:002011-02-02T06:37:53.426+00:00My favourite would be Agatha Christie's Tuppen...My favourite would be Agatha Christie's Tuppence. She is so real, I love her.<br />And I love Miss Marple because she understands human nature better than anyone else.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-36387503298810727752011-02-01T21:02:15.841+00:002011-02-01T21:02:15.841+00:00Oh, I love Miss Marple. :) I love that she wasn...Oh, I love Miss Marple. :) I love that she wasn't the typical little old lady and that she used her knowledge of human nature for crime fighting.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-18073938136627446922011-02-01T19:37:10.552+00:002011-02-01T19:37:10.552+00:00My favorite is Tommy and Tuppence... well, more Tu...My favorite is Tommy and Tuppence... well, more Tuppence. She's an adventurous sleuth with spunk and wit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-6488072354335745252011-02-01T19:25:19.046+00:002011-02-01T19:25:19.046+00:00Tracy: Flavia is indeed wonderful.
Margot: anoth...Tracy: Flavia is indeed wonderful. <br /><br />Margot: another handful of great detectives. Lulu Taylor is fine, but I hope we´ll also hear more about Myrtle Clover, her earlier protagonist, again. <br /><br />Laura: I haven´t come across Lacey Smithsonian, but I like the name. <br /><br />Kelly: ah, thank you for mentioning Rhapsody. <br /><br />Joanne: oh, the more I read, the harder it becomes to point out ONE favourite. I love them all! (And I wish we had access to more British TV).Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-30516502676059922732011-02-01T18:41:30.709+00:002011-02-01T18:41:30.709+00:00Thanks for the Martin Edwards info and as always, ...Thanks for the Martin Edwards info and as always, enjoyed your little dialogue.<br /><br />I don’t have a favourite, yet. I need to expand my crime reading in the amateur sleuth department first. The above comments are helpful for this. I have to go with Miss Marple and friends for now. <br /><br />Moving to television, I enjoyed Rosemary and Thyme, which they’re re-playing on UKTV again.Joanne Ganleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500002866480074240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-15368940987933204672011-02-01T17:34:59.737+00:002011-02-01T17:34:59.737+00:00Oh my, I'm not sure I could even begin to pick...Oh my, I'm not sure I could even begin to pick a favorite! I "know" and love so many! <br /><br />I'll agree with Margot about Melrose Plant... he would definitely rank high on my list. I like Susan Wittig Albert's China Bayles quite a bit, too. <br /><br />Enjoyed your sentences about Rhapsody, too.<br />:)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-79415362933777454982011-02-01T13:27:43.089+00:002011-02-01T13:27:43.089+00:00It's so hard to come up with a single "fa...It's so hard to come up with a single "favorite" amateur sleuth. Much of it depends on what kind of mood I am in. There's the indominable Miss Marple of course. But in the modern vein, I adore Ellen Byerrum's Lacey Smithsonian.Laura K. Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444534759113332744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-50208354732597574372011-02-01T12:36:26.327+00:002011-02-01T12:36:26.327+00:00Dorte - Thanks so much for sharing those sentences...Dorte - Thanks so much for sharing those sentences :-). I actually like Hannah Scarlett and Daniel Kind very much, so I'm glad you mentioned them.<br /><br />As to who my favourite amateur detective is? Honestly, there are so many that it would be hard to say. I like <a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Riley Adams'/Elizabeth Spann Craig's</a> Lulu Taylor, and I really do like Elly Griffith's Ruth Galloway, too. I love Martha Grimes' Melrose Plant and of course, Dorothy Sayers' Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey. Ah! Too long a list for me to go on any longer ;-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-73580839893274109542011-02-01T11:38:15.667+00:002011-02-01T11:38:15.667+00:00At the moment I would have to say it is Flavia in ...At the moment I would have to say it is Flavia in The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-10746487734993500172011-02-01T11:26:50.546+00:002011-02-01T11:26:50.546+00:00Bernadette: Ruth Galloway is an excellent choice. ...Bernadette: Ruth Galloway is an excellent choice. I have several favourites, but of course I chose Daniel and Hannah because they were a couple & could lead on to my two-sentence Tuesday. If I want to participate in both, I´ll definitely have to combine them.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-58580318445838773552011-02-01T10:29:49.628+00:002011-02-01T10:29:49.628+00:00I think my current favourite is Ruth Galloway from...I think my current favourite is Ruth Galloway from the Elly Griffiths novels...I like the fact she's smart and funny. I must admit I like Ollie Paras too, she appears in an American cosy series and really I just like her for the setting - a combination of food and politics (she is the Executive Chef at the White House)Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com