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Tag: Josephine Tey
Ten Books/Series to Read If You’re In The Mood For Historical Mystery
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things I Love/Hate About Romance in Books. I tend to read more British mystery than anything else, so this list is weighted heavily in that direction. I’ve also tried to… Read more »
Ten Series To Try If You Love Agatha Christie
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books to Read if You Love/Hate This Super-Popular Book/Author. Agatha Christie is often called the Queen of British mystery. At the very least, she’s one of the grandes dames of classic British… Read more »
Favorite British Mystery Authors (a series)
One of the genres I enjoy is mystery, and particularly British mystery. Five women dominated the “Golden Age” of British mystery: Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Josephine Tey, and Margery Allingham. Of the five, Christie and Sayers are probably the best-known. Christie and Marsh enjoyed the longest reigns. Sayers… Read more »
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