Growing Detective Genre--

Today, a co-worker slipped me a short article from the May issue of the AARP Bulletin entitled "Aging Sleuths: Turn Page on Mysteries" about the graying of the fictional detective field. That is, novels "featuring crime-solving protagonists age-70 plus, is growing in popularity."

Now, senior-age detectives have been around, of course, for years and years but "geezer lit" as some what to term it is becoming more popular. One insider may describe the genre as the new kid on the block in some regards as far as writers, titles, and public interest. Harlan Coban, Mystery Writers of America president and best-selling author, said, "It could be the next big frontier in crime fiction."

Three highlighted books in the article are available at PLCMC libraries: Mike Befeler (Retirement Homes are Murder), Parnell Hall (The Sudoku Puzzle Murders) and Rita Lakin (Getting Old Is To Die For).