One of my favorite mystery authors is Carolyn G. Hart. Although I began reading mysteries with "The Body Farm" by Patricia Cornwell, I wanted to find more good authors to read once I had finished everything Cornwell had out at the time.
A friend recommended Carolyn Hart. No writer could be further from Cornwell in style and subject, but the main character of her Death on Demand mystery bookstore series was and remains a great source of ideas for new mystery authors to read. Annie Laurance/Darling recommends so many good books each time I like to have a notebook near to write down her suggestions. If you have a customer who is just starting out as a mystery reader of who would like tons of suggestions for new authors, suggest the Death on Demand Series.
Hart also writes the Henri O series, which I didn't appreciate until I saw Hart speak locally and she said Henri was sort of based on herself. A totally charming character, as it turns out.
Checking Hart's web site today I am excited to see she has a new series in the works. The first title will be published in October of 2008 and it will be called "Ghost at Work".
Set in Carolyn Hart's home state of Oklahoma the new character is a ghost named Bailey Ruth Raeburn. The new ghost finds that although she has to abide by certain rules, she is able to help solve some earthbound mysteries. I can't wait to read this!
While you wait, try Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity Series. Aunt Dimity is the ghost who acts as advisor to her niece Lori. These are definitely cozies, and there is something very touching about them as well. These are set in England though Lori is American. The series begins with "Aunt Dimity's Death".
Another ghostly mystery series to try is The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries by "Alice Kimberly" (pseudonym for a husband and wife writing team). A widow and her aunt run a bookstore inhabited by a ghost. The first book in this series is "The Ghost and Mrs. McClure".
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