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    1. I really like cozy mysteries for this reason. It’s usually an amatuer sleuth that comes across a dead body but it’s mostly about the town and its quirky characters. I enjoyed reading The Raina Sun series by Anne R Tan, The Titas Rosie kitchen mystery and Veras Song Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.

    2. Witch-for-hire on

      Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley

      – precocious young girl investigates crimes in post-war Britain. Well-done old-fashioned whodunnits, and I think they were pretty funny too.

      Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn

      – historical mysteries + witty banter (and romance) between the two protagonists

      Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters

      – adventure mixed with historical mysteries, Egyptology and a bit of a romance

      – Indiana Jones + The Mummy + Romancing the Stones vibes, but it actually predates all of them (first book was published in 1975)

      I really recommend the audiobook versions of all of these series.

    3. RummyMilkBoots on

      Oscars Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper fits the bill. OW and Sir Arthur C. Doyle

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