After Margery Allingham’s death in 1966, Agatha Christie lauded her fellow writer: How sad it is that there are not more of her stories to which we can look forward. Not only to enjoy on publication, but to read often and often again, enjoying them anew each time. For those who feel the same, [amazon …
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The Golden Age writers toyed with various sets of rules of “fair play.” The oath of the famous “Detection Club,” which boasted Christie and Sayers in its membership, was: Do you promise that your detectives shall well and truly detect the crimes presented to them using those wits which it may please you to bestow …
Cozy. Edgy. True-Crime. Procedurals. Hard-boiled. The mystery genre keeps changing and diversifying over time, but what is it about Golden Age stories that brings true fans back, over and over? To start with, they’re just fun. Waltzing with Lord Peter in a claret-colored frock (“Chateau Margaux 1893 or thereabouts”); narrowly escaping Murder by Horse, …