One of my favorite pastimes is reading, specifically mystery books by female American writers. They seem to have a way with plots and words different from men. They create quirky characters and delightful dialogue in interesting settings both in cities and small towns. Rarely is there graphic sex and/or violence (rather than a murder or two, of course). A few of my favorites are Susan Wittig Albert, Marcia Muller and North Carolina's own Margaret Maron. I can go to the library's Mystery shelves and find more enjoyable books by other authors than I can possibly read in my lifetime.
I've written before about the pleasures of using the Public Library. In a cost/benefit analysis it beats buying books or downloading them to a Nook or Kindle hands down. The choice of publications is amazing, and includes "talking books" and videos in addition to standard fare.
But, best of all, there are lots of mysteries. Yay!
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