Classic Mysteries

I love to read mysteries, especially cozy and historical ones. I also like classic mysteries such as Agatha Christie and the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I thought I'd start a blog so I could recommend some of my favorites to other people.

When I was a kid I read Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden, and the Three Investigators. When I was about 13 I read an Alfred Hitchcock book of short stories from the library that introduced me to Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, and Ngaio Marsh. Those stories interested me so I went back to the library and started reading Marsh, Christie, and Conan Doyle. I've read most of the Agatha Christies, but there's a few I haven't read. I like Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, and Tommy and Tuppence.

I've read all the Sherlock Holmes stories; I had them all in one book. It took me a while (56 short stories and four novels), but I eventually finished the book. At least with the short stories you can finish one and go back to the book later and not forget what you've read.

I think I should read some Margery Allingham books. I will read Police at the Funeral this year. I have a new edition of it, versus the older paperbacks that I have that are kind of yellowed. I also have Mystery Mile in a newer edition (these are published by Felony and Mayhem).