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A recommended reading list

Poisoned Pen is a well-known -- one might even say famous -- book store that specializes in mysteries, thrillers and spy stories.

They've produced a list of suggested reading for people who want to get into this stuff, but who perhaps don't know the mystery/thriller/spy genre well enough to pick out writers they might like.  

I won't copy the list here because it's their copyright, but it's only a click away and will open in a separate window.  They have it sorted by category, type and period.  As it happens, I am <ahem> on the list in the Greek/Roman section.

Casting aside what few dregs of modesty I possess, I'm going to suggest that this is a really, really good list.   I haven't read everyone on it, but I've read well more than half, and these are quality writers, even if you ignore yours truly.  I f you read everyone on this list, you'd come away with a very  extensive and a very broad knowledge of the genre.  

I was really quite impressed.