I just finished up a Golden Age detective novel- Gladys Mitchell's "Rising of the Moon". One of the best mysteries I have ever read. Its about the hunt for a serial killer and features Mrs. Bradley (the pyschoanalyst), but, for the narration and heroism this time she takes a back seat. The narrator is a 13 year old boy, and his 11 year old brother. Absolutely amazing!
I am now reading Georgette Heyer 1937's "Why Shoot a Butler?" Her syle is a cross between Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Patricia Wentworth. Thus far, she reminds me more of the former.
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