Judy, I don't know if "The Help" is like "The Secret Life of Bees" because I have not read that one yet. But I hear good things about it.
And about those mysteries and sites for finding mysteries, there is a link in Muncle's post above, here in this thread. The link is to
Stop, You're Killing Me. I had not heard of that site before I read about it here. But then, just today, I heard about it again from a librarian who said that it is absolutely the best site ever for finding mysteries. Mystery lovers should not miss Munc's link in Post #11.
Nevada Barr writes mysteries that take place in national parks. I have read only one of those, but they are pretty popular.
Happy Reading to All!
Boomer