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Post by janetandjohn on Dec 13, 2018 9:35:51 GMT
An American blogger and Anglophile I follow, spoke about Sir Basil Thompson's books. Several are now republished (kindle and paperback) They have a funny/clever uniform cover and his detective must eat Everton Mints! www.amazon.co.uk/Sir-Basil-Thomson/e/B001KMNCGG |
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Post by peppercricket on Dec 13, 2018 10:37:50 GMT
Do the books of Alexander Wilson (he of Mrs Wilson fame) count? Found a couple of those in the charity shop the other day, at exorbitant prices, but made me want to seek some of the golden age stuff out.
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Post by janetandjohn on Dec 13, 2018 14:45:16 GMT
Do the books of Alexander Wilson (he of Mrs Wilson fame) count? Found a couple of those in the charity shop the other day, at exorbitant prices, but made me want to seek some of the golden age stuff out. Do they count as what?? GAC? Dunno, never read any, and of course never heard of him until Mrs Wilson! (which we really enjoyed (and I bloomin' knew there was going to be another one!!). Golden age stuff is usually set sometime between the two world wars. However that is a bit of a sweeping statement because Basil Thomson died in 1939 and wrote loads of books so possible a lot of them were set much earlier.
If you want to try a GAC, put yourself on the round robin Christmas read (if doesn't matter if you read it in January).
Quite often these books have a little plan showing the rooms in a house - as they are quite often set in country houses; or in one I read recently a plan of part of a river and the buildings mentioned in the book. They are usually an easy read with little gore but quite often you won't guess whodunit until the last couple of pages. If you have read and liked Agatha Christie, you might well be tempted, but of course each author has their own style.
Here is the complete (?Wikipedia) list of Wilson's books some written under a pen name (although you might say that his entire life was written under a pen name!!)
1928: The Mystery of Tunnel 51. London: Longmans, Green and Co.
1928: The Devil's Cocktail. Longmans, Green and Co.
1929: Murder Mansion. Longmans, Green and Co.
1930: The Death of Dr. Whitelaw. Longmans, Green and Co.
1933: The Confessions of a Scoundrel (as "Geoffrey Spencer".) T. Werner Laurie.
1933: The Crimson Dacoit. Herbert Jenkins.
1933: Wallace of the Secret Service. Herbert Jenkins.
1934: Get Wallace! Herbert Jenkins.
1934: The Sentimental Crook. Herbert Jenkins.
1935: The Magnificent Hobo. Herbert Jenkins.
1936: His Excellency, Governor Wallace. Herbert Jenkins.
1937: Microbes of Power. Herbert Jenkins.
1937: Mr Justice. Herbert Jenkins.
1937: Double Events. Herbert Jenkins.
1938: Wallace At Bay. Herbert Jenkins.
1938: The Factory Mystery (as "Gregory Wilson".) Modern Publishing Company.
1938: The Boxing Mystery (as "Gregory Wilson".) Modern Publishing Company.
1938: Callaghan of Intelligence (as "Michael Chesney"). Herbert Jenkins.
1939: Wallace Intervenes. Herbert Jenkins.
1939: Scapegoats for Murder. Herbert Jenkins.
1939: "Steel" Callaghan (as "Michael Chesney".) Herbert Jenkins.
1939: Callaghan Meets His Fate (as "Michael Chesney".) Herbert Jenkins.
1940: Chronicles of the Secret Service. Herbert Jenkins.
1940: Double Masquerade. Herbert Jenkins.
PS - I see several of his books are available in paperback or kindle on Amazon currently.
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Post by peppercricket on Dec 13, 2018 15:42:59 GMT
Oo, ta. They'll have a resurgence now because of the programme. (Only recorded it for Iain Glen, I flipping fancy the pants off him - no idea why!) Oh! No gore. Boo.  |
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Post by geminii on Dec 28, 2018 12:03:59 GMT
Has anyone here read any Patricia Wentworth ??
I have downloaded a few FREEBIE kindle books by this Author and although I know they are of this genre, are they actually any good ??
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