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Originally Posted by HarryT
She is? I'd regard myself as a fan of the "golden age" of British detective fiction, and I can quite honestly say that I've never heard of her!
The four authors who are generally regarded as being the "queens" of the genre are Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers (who, as with you, is my favourite).
I'll have to give her a go - thanks for the recommendation.
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I hadn't heard of her either until a few years ago, when an older friend mentioned her. Mitchell was a member of the Dectection Club, and regarded as one the big three at the time, though as you say, she isn't judged as being in the same league now.
I do recommend her. I'm not an fiction critic, but I felt I should also say sometimes her plots and writing, to me, aren't on par with Dorothy Sayers or Agatha Christie. But she is definitely worth giving a try.