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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
mine too. if only they would publish mysteries !!  |
They do publish
some mysteries. For example, the
Detective Inspector Chen books are a fascinating hybrid SF/Fantasy/Mystery series set in a near-future "Singapore 5" (a franchise city based off of Singapore). Inspector Chen serves as the Police Department's main liaison with Heaven and Hell, and gets stuck with investigating all cases with supernatural connections. The "Heaven and Hell" in question are the traditional Chinese versions, complete with the Imperial Personage who is in charge of Heaven and the various bureaucracies that run things in Hell.
The cases are interesting mysteries that "play fair" with the reader by presenting all necessary evidence
before Chen solves the case. They're also quite charming SF/Fantasy -- Chen's wife is a demon, he winds up with a sidekick who works for Hell's Vice Squad (as in Vice, promotion of), his colleagues are thoroughly wierded out by his celestial and infernal connections, and on and on.
Highly recommended.
Similarly, some of the various SF books that Baen publishes are also quality mysteries. It's just that mystery isn't their specialty.
Xenophon