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For the Pratchett fans, imagine the wizards investigating a murder, and you're pretty much there. To the extent that I imagine Windle Poons in place of Professor Wilkie.
That is the great joy of the books, it's frantically silly done well, with moments of real tension. The resolution of the mystery is a bit throwaway, which is the book's main weakness. It's great fun, but not a particularly solid plot.
Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
Death at the President's Lodging by Michael Innes
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
Three Coffins by John Dickson Carr
Tenant for Death by Cyril Hare
Tragedy at Law by Cyril Hare
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
From London Far by Michael Innes
An English Murder by Cyril Hare
A very solid set of suggestions, as it contains books by authors where I've loved other books of theirs.
That is the great joy of the books, it's frantically silly done well, with moments of real tension. The resolution of the mystery is a bit throwaway, which is the book's main weakness. It's great fun, but not a particularly solid plot.
Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
Death at the President's Lodging by Michael Innes
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
Three Coffins by John Dickson Carr
Tenant for Death by Cyril Hare
Tragedy at Law by Cyril Hare
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
From London Far by Michael Innes
An English Murder by Cyril Hare
A very solid set of suggestions, as it contains books by authors where I've loved other books of theirs.