I LOVE detective fiction and am always on the hunt for a new series to fall in love with, so this was delightful. (Also, I had no idea there is a new Jackson Brodie book coming out -- THANK YOU!)
Could hardly believe it but SoNovelicious's guest writer, Kate Lillie of Five Books For, executed the same sort of detective “disguises” at age eight as did I, as the result of an overactive imagination and blissful days and evenings of reading the Five Find Outers, Famous Five, Magnificent Seven, Sherlock Holmes and more! (By the way, Kate, I don’t know if you ever tried using lemon juice as secret ink. it really does work – the letters show up perfectly when warmed!)
Loved learning more about Kate. I so enjoy her newsletter with so many books out there, it is nice to have a perspective from someone so wise give her take on the books. It just means my TBR list gets longer. Having a guest poster is such a great idea!
Thanks so much for this guest post from Kate Lillie, Gayla! I enjoyed reading about her many childhood disguises. I was an eclectic reader as a child, but Nancy Drew was on the list, and my big brother Denis used to terrify me with scary late-night readings of Sherlock Holmes (I still have nightmares about “The Hound of the Baskervilles”!). I love reading or listening to mysteries and am thrilled to have Kate’s excellent list of authors to check out.
So! Many! Books! This was so great. I’ve been just now discovering my love for a good detective mystery through the Louise Penny series and I can’t wait to check out more from this list!
I'm obsessed with this description of you as a kid with your bald cap and fake mustache!! I love reading mysteries and detective fiction, and you highlighted so many great examples I want to go out and read! My favorite series as a kid was the "Cat Who . . ." mysteries by Lillian Jackson Braun.
I used to love Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a child, and my love for mystery and now fantasy has increased. Funny since I write romance. I'm an eclectic reader, I suppose. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE detective fiction and am always on the hunt for a new series to fall in love with, so this was delightful. (Also, I had no idea there is a new Jackson Brodie book coming out -- THANK YOU!)
Could hardly believe it but SoNovelicious's guest writer, Kate Lillie of Five Books For, executed the same sort of detective “disguises” at age eight as did I, as the result of an overactive imagination and blissful days and evenings of reading the Five Find Outers, Famous Five, Magnificent Seven, Sherlock Holmes and more! (By the way, Kate, I don’t know if you ever tried using lemon juice as secret ink. it really does work – the letters show up perfectly when warmed!)
Loved learning more about Kate. I so enjoy her newsletter with so many books out there, it is nice to have a perspective from someone so wise give her take on the books. It just means my TBR list gets longer. Having a guest poster is such a great idea!
Thanks so much for this guest post from Kate Lillie, Gayla! I enjoyed reading about her many childhood disguises. I was an eclectic reader as a child, but Nancy Drew was on the list, and my big brother Denis used to terrify me with scary late-night readings of Sherlock Holmes (I still have nightmares about “The Hound of the Baskervilles”!). I love reading or listening to mysteries and am thrilled to have Kate’s excellent list of authors to check out.
So! Many! Books! This was so great. I’ve been just now discovering my love for a good detective mystery through the Louise Penny series and I can’t wait to check out more from this list!
I'm obsessed with this description of you as a kid with your bald cap and fake mustache!! I love reading mysteries and detective fiction, and you highlighted so many great examples I want to go out and read! My favorite series as a kid was the "Cat Who . . ." mysteries by Lillian Jackson Braun.
I used to love Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a child, and my love for mystery and now fantasy has increased. Funny since I write romance. I'm an eclectic reader, I suppose. Thanks for sharing.
I read all Enid Blyton as a child. Just love them. 🥰 And yes to crime fiction. I'm in the middle of writing a psychological thriller. 🤗