Mar. 26th, 2022

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I am fond of golden age detective novels, written in an age that writers were building and playing with rules. Besides famous writers like Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, G. K. Chesterton, Josephine Tey, there are many good writers and interesting works.

The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy
The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy, the pioneer of armchair detective genre
Heir Presumptive by Henry Wade
Heir Presumptive by Henry Wade: a witty inverted mystery written in 1935
The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins
The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins: A lesser known work with the heroine determined to prove her husband's innocence of his previous wife's death
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin: a comedic detective novel that breaks the fourth wall
Trent's Last Case by E. C. Bentley
Trent's Last Case by E. C. Bentley: a self aware trope subversion
The Lodger by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
The Lodger by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes: The pioneer of psychological suspense. Adapted by Hitchcock
The Wheel Spins
The Wheel Spins(aka The Lady Vanishes)by Ethel Lina White: Someone is  missing on a travelling train, or is her? Adapted by Hitchcock
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman by
E. W. Hornung: slashy gentleman thief and his buddy
The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley: a murder that is solved six times

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