Whodunit?

Sue Grafton’s alphabet mystery series has captivated me in recent years. In a span of a year (probably less than that) I read her books, A through T, and am awaiting her next installment, U, to come out.

As I wait, I’m turning my focus on older mysteries.

I started with a Perry Mason book I obtained a few years ago through BookMooch. I had never heard of the fictional detective, but the BookMooch user was offering a 2-for-1 “sale,” so I selected that as my free book.

Although it wasn’t nearly as suspenseful as Grafton’s novels, it was a fun, quick read whose ending wasn’t obvious.

My second foray into classic mystery was an Agatha Christie book, “Peril at the End House,” I purchased for 50 cents at a garage sale.

I read “And Then There Were None” in a middle school English class and liked it, so

I thought I made a good decision.

While entertaining, “Peril” lacked the thrill and complexity I so enjoy in Grafton’s stories. It doesn’t help, I’m sure, that “Peril” lists the story’s characters and a brief description of each before Chapter One, limiting the culprit to that pool.

What mystery/suspense novels do you recommend as I await the next from Grafton?

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