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Originally Posted by Victoria
This isn’t a modern author, but the ‘Golden Age’ description reminded me of Gladys Mitchell (21 April 1901 – 27 July 1983) and her ‘Mrs Bradley’ series. She was a member of the Detection Club with Agatha Christie and company, and quite popular in her day.
It’s been many decades since I read the books, but I don’t remember them as being either too graphic or too cozy. The books were seen as somewhat unconventional at the time, but not by today’s standards.
I didn’t think Mitchell’s writing was on par with the more famous golden age writers. Sometimes it felt a bit convoluted. But I did enjoy reading about that era, and found the puzzles entertaining.
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I skimmed the one of her stories selected for
The Big Book Book of Female Detectives - I found the brief bio preceding it to be more entertaining, as in this snippet:
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"One of the biggest problems for the lack of popularity may be that Mitchell’s series character, Dame Beatrice Bradley, who appeared in sixty-six novels and several short stories, is so reptilian in tone and appearance that people are surprised that she doesn’t have a forked tongue. "
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