That would be interesting. Thanks! I'll have a look for the James book.

There are a couple of the short stories I'm quite fond of, but as a rule, the novels are much better.

That's what I found, too. On the bright side, I moved straight on to Strong Poison and it is marvellous!

Oh, that's a good one indeed.

Peter's first interview with Harriet is just extraordinary!

I LOVED Strong Poison. Might be my favourite of hers... Enjoy! :)

It is really good, and so quotable....I'm loving it.

I think my favorite Wimsey novels all come from the 30s. I think Gaudy Night is the greatest of them, but I do also adore Strong Poison, Murder Must Advertise, and The Nine Tailors.

I loved The Nine Tailors, but have not read Gaudy Night or Murder Must Advertise, yet. Great to know these are good ones.

I need to find a copy of The Nine Tailors. I think it's the only one I haven't read yet.

It was a good one. I skimmed over the bell ringing theory, tho.

I'm sure I have some Alleringham somewhere as well, and of course, occasionally I add in some Mitchell. I'm not on a Golden Age mission as such. It's just that I happen to have most of them on the kindle already or as audiobook. The only conscious effort is with respect to Christie, tho.

Ah, I see. I'm not familiar with Gladys Mitchell. What do you enjoy about her writing?

It's hard to put a finger on it, but I like her settings. She's not as accomplished as Sayers and not as formulaic as Christie (and the formula is undoubtedly part of the Christie fun), in that there seem to be not many "locked room" mysteries, but I like her characterisations. And I like Adela, she's not likeable as such, but a strong character.

Really, I'm not sure what it is about her books, but she's definitely one I enjoy, even tho not as much as Sayers.

Good to know. I've seen more TV and film adaptation of the Golden Age mysteries than I've read, and I definitely need to remedy that. Certain settings tend to hook me, too. :)

Well, if you can find the 1999 Mrs Bradley Mysteries with Diana Rigg, they are a hoot, even tho they aren't exactly true to the books.

Didn't know they were books - but the series is indeed a hoot.

Yup. Gladys Mitchell. I want to read the second Adela Bradley novel soon (I can't seem to find the first one at my library). Apparently, she wrote it as a mockery of Christie. I'd love to see that.

Unfortunately, they didn't make more of the books into tv episodes. There are 40-odd books apparently, and only a handful of tv adaptations.

I have seen the Mrs. Bradley series, but noticed the synopsis of the books didn't sound too similar.

Oooh, that 2nd Adela book does sound like it would be a fun read. :)