Well, here we are at the end of our DLS quartet. And, subsequently, the end of Season 2. Thanks for hanging in there with us through pandemic delays and ultra-lengthy fangirling!Busman's Honeymoon is quite unlike any other classic detective novel that you will read. It's a cozy house mystery, set in the English countryside, but … Continue reading S2 Ep 8: Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
It's finally here! We make NO APOLOGIES for the length of this episode. We've been building up to this allllll season, because there is just so much to say about this fantastic, fantastic book. Do yourself a favour and make haste, run out and grab a copy of Gaudy Night and immerse yourself in what is … Continue reading S2 Ep 7: GAUDY NIGHT!!! by Dorothy L. Sayers
A book with a distinctly beach-y, summery vibe, Have His Carcase follows Harriet and Peter to a seaside town on the coast of England where Harriet has managed to entangle herself in yet another murder case.We do our best to sort through the web of characters and red herrings, untangle some ciphers, and keep everybody’s … Continue reading S2 Ep 6: Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers
In this episode we launch into the beginning of our DLS quartet, with Strong Poison. This book introduces the character of Harriet Vane, and starts Lord Peter on a trajectory of emotional growth rarely seen in a fictional detective.This book has tons to say, in a non-didactic, often humorous way, about the role of women … Continue reading S2 Ep 5: Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham is our book this fortnight, and so we take a highly enjoyable trip through an eccentric, absurd, and Dickensian London with amateur detective Albert Campion and his companions.It's a complex, slightly fantastical mystery, but as usual with the Golden Age writers, evoked with deep insight and acute … Continue reading S2 Ep 4: More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham
This fortnight we are talking about Josephine Tey's To Love and Be Wise, starring the immensely lovable Detective Alan Grant. This is an underappreciated mystery novel by an underappreciated author, in our humble opinions!Josephine Tey is the dark horse of this season, and the author we have shoehorned into our "Queens of Crime" category (displacing … Continue reading S2 Ep 3: To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey
Our first Queen of Crime is Ngaio Marsh, who was a prolific New Zealand author of the Golden Age, penning 32 books featuring her dapper detective "Handsome Alleyn," as well as a plethora of short stories, stage plays, and non-fiction. We have chosen her witty and surprising novel Surfeit of Lampreys to hook you in … Continue reading S2 Ep 2: Surfeit of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh
Welcome to Season 2! This season we are taking a look at four excellent female writers from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction: Ngaio Marsh, Josephine Tey, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers.These authors were writing fiercely intelligent, wonderfully witty, and extraordinarily astute mystery novels in the 1920s and 1930s. Join us for a romp … Continue reading S2 Ep 1: Queens of Crime and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
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