James R Winter wrote:
I keep wondering if Marcia Muller likes researching her
novels more than writing them. EDWIN OF THE IRON SHOES was
clearly written by a woman who has to be dragged kicking and
screaming out of curio shops, antique dealers, and junk
shops.
************* Muller came way early as a writer of female
detective novels, didn't she? I didn't much care for EDWIN OF
THE IRON SHOES, and I haven't had much luck with many other
female writers writing female detective protagonists. I
thought the early novels in Hamilton's Anita Blake series
were great. Evanovich's ONE FOR THE MONEY wasn't bad, either.
I liked her sense of humor. Of course, there is a lot of
ground left to cover. I haven't read Lauren Henderson, Katy
Munger, Val McDermid, Laurie King, or Minette Walters yet. I
don't really know if all this falls under detective fiction
or not, but I'm looking forward to giving them a shot.
miker
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