Comments: 4
Murder by Death 9 years ago
I just recently read Death at the Excelsior and loved it! My first experience with Wodehouse's crime stories, but definitely not my last. :)
Kaethe 9 years ago
It's odd to think that quite a few of the finest crime writers were actually publishing in the twenties. How did they get it right so soon? I like the Sherlock Holmes stories, but "A Study in Scarlet" is a big old mess. But Sayers, Christie, Wodehouse, they're all just BOOM, on target from the start.
Murder by Death 9 years ago
...and now after all these decades and all the good examples out there for people to learn from, almost nobody can write great, memorable crime. I suppose you could say that those early days was when education had a much stronger philosophical foundation than it does today, and perhaps that makes a difference.
Kaethe 9 years ago
Possible. Of course, clever women have a few more career options now than then. Maybe it's just that so many books are published it's hard for any two people to discover the same outstanding crime story.