tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035739969322276519.post353273904988439808..comments2014-03-13T11:25:47.051-05:00Comments on Female-Sleuths: Cookies for Breakfast?LadyPIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206537551735532708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035739969322276519.post-79775994465018996632009-09-16T12:35:03.140-05:002009-09-16T12:35:03.140-05:00Well, I do imagine it is not easy to keep somethin...Well, I do imagine it is not easy to keep something going on the same level for years, and maybe sometimes an author is actually quite fed up with a certain character or aspect of a series, but because they have a contract to fulfill, they have to keep writing even if they really feel the series should have ended one or two books ago.<br /><br />I often find the same thing happening with movies; usually, the first one is (in my opinion) the best when it comes to a trilogy.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035739969322276519.post-47347148643342764692009-09-13T16:36:55.582-05:002009-09-13T16:36:55.582-05:00According to Joanne Fluke's website, MurderShe...According to Joanne Fluke's website, MurderSheBaked.com, she has written 12 Hannah mysteries. Carrot Cake Murder is the 10th book.<br /><br />I find the same thing happening with other series: Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone series, Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Schulz series and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Mainly that for me, the books start losing their initial spark and I start to get annoyed with the characters. <br /><br />Or maybe it's just me, and I need a change more often than I think.LadyPIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206537551735532708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035739969322276519.post-91409596046085738502009-09-13T01:56:44.171-05:002009-09-13T01:56:44.171-05:00Sounds like something I'd enjoy reading as wel...Sounds like something I'd enjoy reading as well.<br />Cookies are not part of my regular breakfast menue, either; I am more the muesli type, or fresh rolls with butter and cheese.<br /><br />It's a shame that, from what you say, the series later loses its initial spark. How many books are there in the series?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com