![]() However, as a writer, I find it helps if I already know what happens. When I first started reading mysteries, I didn’t enjoy rereading them once I knew Whodunit. Recently, I’ve been re-reading a lot of Agatha Christie. For me, that involves Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, and Dorothy Gilman (to name a few). So, what’s a mystery writer to do? I reread the masters. However, as a mystery lover, I do enjoy reading mysteries. Needless to say, my To-Be-Read pile is huge. ![]() Reading new books is a treat I allow myself as a reward when I’ve completed a book. Why? Partly, I don’t want to get ideas from other authors and inadvertently use them in my work in progress, but partly I don’t want to get wrapped up in a story that takes me away from my own stories (and deadlines). Jeffries or Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery Series, but I don’t read new authors or new books, no matter how enticing. Sometimes, I will allow myself to read the latest book in a long running series, like Emily Brightwell’s Inspector and Mrs. ![]()
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