There's an author named Cleo something who writes cozy cat mysteries.

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6. I don't read like I used to but for a long time it was my main habit

I just had to have a book to read - and they were mainly mysteries - I was desperate if I didn't have a book. In fact, there were certain authors I read more than once. I'd find an author that I liked and would go through everything they'd written.

I actually stated with Dick Francis, he was a retired steeplechase jockey (used to ride for the Queen Mother) whose first mysteries involved horses and racing, then he started researching other subjects (a storm chaser, a wine maker, an early computer expert, a politician) and based his mysteries on them. My mother got one of his latest books for my uncle when he was in the hospital, but it turned out he'd read it. So she brought it home and I picked it up - and I was hooked.

Another favorite of mine was Anne Perry. She's also British, but her mysteries are period pieces and she has more than one series. And then there's Miriam Grace Monfredo, she's an American historian who bases her mysteries on the Civil War and the early women's movement. There used to be a mystery bookstore that I went to regularly (until the owner started selling books online ) who knew Ms. Monfredo so she held a book signing and so I met her.

So yes, I used to read quite a bit. That's just a small part of my list, my favorites.