women readers of mysteries - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:53:55Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/women-readers-of-mysteries?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A220166&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAh, but there are more older…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-18:537324:Comment:2201662009-11-18T14:56:25.203ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Ah, but there are more older women buying. And the decline of romance has led many romance writers to switch to mystery.
Ah, but there are more older women buying. And the decline of romance has led many romance writers to switch to mystery. As a bookdealer I have found…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-18:537324:Comment:2201392009-11-18T04:57:46.064ZRobin Richmondhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RobinRichmond
As a bookdealer I have found that many women especialy the young like hard bouiled crime. The older woman likes cosies. Very few are interested in Romance
As a bookdealer I have found that many women especialy the young like hard bouiled crime. The older woman likes cosies. Very few are interested in Romance Coffin? I remember a Coffin.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-06:537324:Comment:2189942009-11-06T14:09:13.933ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Coffin? I remember a Coffin. British police officer? Don't remember any sheets though.
Coffin? I remember a Coffin. British police officer? Don't remember any sheets though. :) Well, I have a hard time i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-06:537324:Comment:2189932009-11-06T14:08:01.519ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
:) Well, I have a hard time identifying totally and in every respect with a male protagonist. Akitada is a composite of some of the good and interesting men I have known or observed or read about. Strangely, I also don't identify with his wife or the women he loved. And while there is sex in the novels, it always says something about him as a person. Except in one case when his wife shocks the daylights out of him. In that case, her behavior reveals something about her.<br />
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And thanks!
:) Well, I have a hard time identifying totally and in every respect with a male protagonist. Akitada is a composite of some of the good and interesting men I have known or observed or read about. Strangely, I also don't identify with his wife or the women he loved. And while there is sex in the novels, it always says something about him as a person. Except in one case when his wife shocks the daylights out of him. In that case, her behavior reveals something about her.<br />
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And thanks! I dunno, I got the impression…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-05:537324:Comment:2189712009-11-05T23:52:53.494ZminervaKhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/minervakoenig
I dunno, I got the impression that Coffin was pretty adequate between the sheets... :P
I dunno, I got the impression that Coffin was pretty adequate between the sheets... :P As a feminist (since I marrie…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-05:537324:Comment:2189102009-11-05T16:32:56.145ZHarley Sachshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/HarleySachs50
As a feminist (since I married a woman and have three daughters who are also women) I have written a series of books with female protagonists. It's the Mystery Club series published as ebooks by Wings ePress. Wings also releases two as paperbacks and I do print editions of two others. You can find out about them at my web site <a href="http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs">www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs</a>. Since I winter in a retirement building where most of the residents are elderly women, I can write…
As a feminist (since I married a woman and have three daughters who are also women) I have written a series of books with female protagonists. It's the Mystery Club series published as ebooks by Wings ePress. Wings also releases two as paperbacks and I do print editions of two others. You can find out about them at my web site <a href="http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs">www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs</a>. Since I winter in a retirement building where most of the residents are elderly women, I can write about them. These are so-called "cozy" mysteries, no gory scenes, no explicit sex no foul language. Some of the readers on this list love gore and mayhem, so a cozy is not for them, but women indeed can be the main characters in a mystery. So if you want to see smart old ladies putting their heads together to solve crimes, have a look at those. "The Mystery Club Solves a Murder" is in the top ten best sellers at Wings and the paperback can be found at <a href="http://www.lulu.com">www.lulu.com</a>. Beg to differ.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-05:537324:Comment:2188562009-11-05T03:53:42.783ZKaryn J. Powershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/karyning
Beg to differ.
Beg to differ. Minerva's cracking me up with…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-31:537324:Comment:2183722009-10-31T16:33:15.591ZJon Loomishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Minerva's cracking me up with these lists. I'm happy to say again the my detective has none of these attributes, though his sidekick--a woman--has three out of five.
Minerva's cracking me up with these lists. I'm happy to say again the my detective has none of these attributes, though his sidekick--a woman--has three out of five. I second Anne's response. In…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-30:537324:Comment:2182022009-10-30T16:10:36.436ZMicheleEmrathhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MicheleEmrath
I second Anne's response. In fact, I will not read an author twice if there is over-emphasis on the romance or sex angle. I am looking for a good, well-developed plot and interesting characters. I want good writing and a good setting. Give me a great crime any day, not a great romance! In fact, for a while I shunned all female authors because the few I had read were so "soft." Now I find I was doing my own gender a disservice. Louise Penny and Chelsea Cain top my list of favorite…
I second Anne's response. In fact, I will not read an author twice if there is over-emphasis on the romance or sex angle. I am looking for a good, well-developed plot and interesting characters. I want good writing and a good setting. Give me a great crime any day, not a great romance! In fact, for a while I shunned all female authors because the few I had read were so "soft." Now I find I was doing my own gender a disservice. Louise Penny and Chelsea Cain top my list of favorite authors.<br />
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Michele<br />
<a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/">SouthernCityMysteries</a> I think you would enjoy her b…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-29:537324:Comment:2180362009-10-29T20:36:23.622ZD K Gastonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/taurusmoon
I think you would enjoy her books. This is a list of some of her books:<br />
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Last Known Victim<br />
Killer Takes All<br />
See Jane Die<br />
Breakneck<br />
In Selence<br />
Bone Cold<br />
Cause for Alarm<br />
Fortune<br />
Red<br />
Dead Run<br />
Copycat
I think you would enjoy her books. This is a list of some of her books:<br />
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Last Known Victim<br />
Killer Takes All<br />
See Jane Die<br />
Breakneck<br />
In Selence<br />
Bone Cold<br />
Cause for Alarm<br />
Fortune<br />
Red<br />
Dead Run<br />
Copycat