My mom is a 45 year old Christian who likes Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, and Elisabeth Elliot. She likes books about self help and marriage, but I’d like to get her a book she can enjoy. Maybe start her on a new author? She likes mystery but also romance, especially old fashioned romance like black and white movies from the 80s. I’d appreciate any suggestions!
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If she likes her mysteries low-gore and definitely not ‘spicy’, then 1970s writer Mary Stewart could suit! She wrote exciting, pacy mysteries with an old-fashioned romance at their core – so best of both worlds. There is some violence but not much and it’s not graphic. My mum loved these!
Try: Airs Above The Ground, My Brother Michael, The Gabriel Hounds and there are lots more.
Ngaio Marsh is a great author similar to Agatha Christie
Black and white movies from the 80s??!!! I feel ancient 😂
She might like The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. An Australian woman inherits a house in Cornwall, the novel weaves together the stories of three women across different time periods that are connected by a mysterious abandoned garden in Cornwall. A little mystery, a little romance, and a very good story. I am sure she will love whatever you give her and happy birthday to your mom!
She might like the Lady Darby mystery series by Anna Lee Huber.
You could get her a biography of Agatha Christie