Somebody help me -- please! My name is Melissa and I am an addict. It seems I have become addicted to mystery stories and I just can't help myself.
When I was growing up I was a voracious reader. It was the safest thing for me to do since I was hopelessly accident prone and not athletic at all. I danced but, the truth of the matter is, walking was sort of a challenge for me some days so I tended to stay with quiet activities like school work, handwork, and reading. However, I was never interested in mysteries. I was a member of the Nancy Drew Book Club and I have to say my mother and my aunt thoroughly enjoyed those books --- I, however, did not -- until now.
I don't know where my interest in mysteries has come at my advanced age unless I am channelling my mother and she is interested in what I am reading. However, over the last couple of years, my interest in mystery books has exploded.
It all started with the Aunt Dimity series which I am well into although I am giving it a rest right now. Then, I read a bit of Nancy Drew which was good fun although a little dated. Now I have stumbled upon the Agatha Raisin series by M. C. Beaton. All of these are wonderful little books -- none very long and all very quick reads.
I just finished my fourth Agatha Raisin mystery -- "The Dembly Walkers" and it was delightful. In addition to the actual mystery, you have the ongoing quasi-romance of Agatha and her neighbor James Lacey. In this installment the romance becomes -- well, you will just have to read it to find out.
I have already downloaded book #5 and look forward to the appearance of Agatha's husband -- thought long dead -- at a very inconvenient time.
The covers of the books are very nice and here is what I have read so far. I have them on my Nook but being the collector I am, I see me buying the physical books for my ever growing collection.
Won't you join me in reading these great little books?
Ta!
