I am looking for an author who writes senior citizen detective mysteries. I have checked out the series before but I can not remember the name of
Answer
You can access a long list of authors who write about "Senior Sleuths" if you go to:
www.cozy-mystery.com/Cozy-Mysteries-by-Theme.html
Look for "Senior Sleuths."
They don't have a separate theme for humor, however. Most cozy mysteries have an element of humor in them. I pulled together a list of mystery authors who are known for their humor, from several sources, and have pasted it into this message. Happy Reading!
Book List --- Kill Them With a Smile --- Humorous Mysteries
Author Series Type of Mystery
Donna Andrews – Meg Langlow – Cozy
Joani Asher --
Nancy Atherton – Aunt Dimity – Cozy
M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin – Cozy
Cynthia Blair --
Lawrence Block – Bernie Rhodenbarr
Rhys Bowen – Constable Evan Evans -- Cozy
Dorothy Canell – Ellie Haskell – Cozy
Jane Cleland –
Harlan Coben – Myron Bolitar – Dark Humor
Tim Cockey – Hitchcock Sewell -- Cozy
Mary Daheim – Judith McMonigle Flynn – Cozy
Bed & Breakfast Mysteries -- Cozy
Diane Mott Davidson – Goldy Bear – Cozy
Tim Dorsey – Florida Roadkill – Dark Humor
Selma Eichler – Desiree Shapiro – Cozy
Janet Evanovich – Stephanie Plum – Cozy
Jasper Fforde – Thursday Next
JoAnne Fluke – Hannah Swensen – Cozy
Kinky Friedman – Kinky Friedman –
Ann George – The Southern Sisters series – Cozy
Dorothy Gilman – The Nun in the Closet – Cozy
Mrs. Pollifax -- Cozy
Cloe Green –
Parnell Hall – Puzzle Lady -- Cozy
Tarquin Hall – Vish Puri -- Cozy
Carolyn Hart – Annie Laurance – Cozy
Joan Hess – Arly Hanks – Cozy
Clare Malloy – Cozy
Carl Hiaasen – Tourist Season – Dark Humor
Maddy Hunter –
Michael Innes – Inspector Appleby -- Cozy
Janet Laurence -- -- Cozy
Elmore Leonard – Chilli Palmer – Dark Humor
Laura Levine – Jaine Austen – Cozy
Lisa Lutz – Isabele “Izzy” Spellman –
G.M. Malliet – The Death of a Cozy Writer – Cozy
Gregory McDonald – Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher –
Tamar Myers – Magdalena Yoder – Cozy
Den of Antiquity – Cozy
Leslie O’Kane – Molly Masters – Cozy
Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (Mma Precious Ramotswe) – Cozy
Sarah Strohmeyer –
Elizabeth Peters – Jacqueline Kirby – Cozy
Vicki Bliss – Cozy
Donald Westlake – John Dortmunder –
Randy Wayne White – Doc Ford Series – Dark Humor