[lydieboosnana]

Looking for a good series of mystery novels to read. Don't like bad language or graphic sex in the story, just clean mystery storytelling. Have been a big fan of the bennie harper series by earlene fowler. Like to watch agatha christie on TV, any one have any ideas?

[Wondergirl]

Alexander McCall Smith - The #1 Ladies Detective Agency (first book in the series, series takes place in Africa - clever and heartwarming and mysterious and funny)

Alexander McCall Smith : Books

Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax series (Elderly woman is tired of garden clubbing so she decides to become a spy, goes to the CIA headquarters to get a job, is pushed off into an empty office where she accidentally gets interviewed and hired--goes first to Albania and later on many other adventures and even gets married along the way)

In order:
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief
Mrs. Pollifax Pursued
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist

Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who series. Jim Qwilleran's two rescued Siamese cats, KoKo and Yum Yum, help him solve mysteries -- very realistic, not cartoonish. Here's a list of the books in order:

Ronald Frobnitz - Cat Who... Primer

From Wondergirl, your friendly and helpful librarian