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I think I read one book from the Fluke/Swensen series and it was one of those food-related books I thought was too cozy. Obviously YMMV though. I've read some of the Marsh/Alleyn series. Those probably are a good fit with what the OP is looking for. The Perry/Pitt series are set in Victorian England. I mostly liked the ones I read and felt like I learned something about life in Victorian England. The biggest annoyance (for me) with those is that they tend to end abruptly. |
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The Mystery thread in the Deals section of the forum reminded me of the Harry Kemelman Rabbi Small series. I read a few of those a while back - my recollection is they were cozy but not too cozy.
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Thanks for the reminder. I read the first and enjoyed it. I've been forgetting to try the next. BTW, there was a very short lived TV series with Art Carney based on these books called "Lanigan's Rabbi." I'd like to find a way to see these sometime.
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A couple of years ago I re-read some of the Alleyn stories as part of a "back to my teens" re-reading project. Some of her works held up better than my some of my teen favorite Allingham's. I am planning to continue the re-read of both, which is partly what inspired the use of "golden age style" to describe what I was looking for. In Marsh's case, the lasting legacy my teen reading of her books gave was a new perspective on Shakespeare - "light thickens" is still one of my favorite passages from literature, thanks to the Dame with the unusual name.
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The Deals section of the forum reminded me of another series - Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano. This author definitely has a style all his own.
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I have the first two lined up waiting for me to try reading in Italian for next year's StoryGraph "non-L1 challenge" (if there is one), and the first 4 in English for when I decide to wimp out.
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I've only read in English (I don't read/speak Italian). If you read these books in both languages, let us know how they compare!
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To describe my Italian as rudimentary would be flattering, but I want to at least try a couple of the Montalbanos to see if there's more Sicilian in them. I'm watching The Young Montalbano on and off, and disappointed by how easily I can follow the dialogue, there's almost zero Sicilian so far, except for some song snippets. I'm hoping Camilleri might use more in his books.
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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. Last edited by Victoria; 10-08-2020 at 05:00 PM. |
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Oh, what a great description of Bradley! I have to admit that I didn’t find her very warm blooded either.
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I remember watching the Mrs. Bradley TV series on PBS but I haven't read any of the books. I might have to look into those.
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