Mystery Fiction Favorites on MPR's Midmorning

Thursday morning from 10 AM to 11 AM Eastern, I'll be on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning along with Jason Pinter to talk with host Kerri Miller about favorite characters in mystery fiction - "the classic gumshoes, spies, and femme fatales of crime, mystery, and spy novels." It's a call-in show, so please don't be shy! I'll only have a chance to mention a handful of my own favorites and must-mentions, and am eager to hear the gamut of suggestions posed by all.

Comments

[Adam McFarlane]

I just caught part of the show--fabulous! You can hear the whole thing online, so I hope everyone goes to the website and listens, if they missed it. Kerri Miller is a charming, lovely host. And I can't think of two better guests to discuss crime fiction.

[Pei]

I listened to the radio show (actually podcast replay of said show) from which this list was derived from. It was all that’s wrong with talk radio: the hostess said the topic was “what mystery/thriller character would you like to meet in a bar and have a beer with and what would you ask them?”…rather than, say, “who’s your favorite character from a mystery series and why?” And she insisted on asking that question to every caller:

Hostess: Let’s hear from Bill in Twin Lakes
Bill: I like Jonathan Kellerman’s books that feature Alex Delaware.
Hostess: Bill, if you met Alex in a bar and had a beer with him, what would you ask him?
Bill: Click

[JimmyJohn]

I listened to about 5 minutes of today's show and was thrilled with the topic. I was just about to call in and suggest a great character in this genre is Barry Eisler's John Rain. But then I realized I would be asked the douchebag question about having a beer with him. So I put down the phone, turned off the radio and contemplated suicide. Thanks for nothing.

[Wayman]

I called and all I got was a doe response

[Thomas Colt]

Wayman, you should totally call back in. Sometimes there is a doe response, but sometimes you actually get to talk to Kerri or Rush Limbaugh. I'm proud to be a long-time supporter of MPR, the only public radio organization in the country promoting the conservative political agenda.

[Adam McFarlane]

Was your comment was a joke, Thomas? Rush Limbaugh's never been a guest on any program broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio. Are you mixing MPR up with something else?

Your comment's mildly amusing. I've heard claims that MPR has a left-leaning bias. Never heard it described as "promoting the conservative political agenda".

You raised my eyebrows with that one.