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You might enjoy Delano Ames' Jane and Dagobert Brown novels, although unfortunately only two are in print right now. There's also Richard Hull with stuff like The Murder of My Aunt (although he's more of a biter-bit comic crime than an actual mystery) and Michael Innes does a lot of stuff that I find hilarious although he's more a weird parodist than a comedian.
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On a whim I came into this thread looking for mystery recommendations and I discovered that Allingham's Death of a Ghost was only 99 cents on the ebook shop so I picked it up. I am so glad I picked it up - it's full of wit and precision and the puzzle is extremely interesting so far. Of course I'll see if it sticks the landing but I'm having a great time.
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Been blowing through ngaio marsh and absolutely loving it. It's also a less intense version of the thing with nero wolfe where they were written for so long you can see society change - it's a bit understated but there
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Campion is one of my favorite literary stories where someone is trying to parody something (I believe in this case it was Lord Peter Whimsey) and people like it too much and they have to make it serious. The poor Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle writers. On my last Sarah Caudwell and sad about it. Excited to try several other recommendations from this thread though! The Guest List as part of a 3 book Foley set just arrived and I borrowed The Maid from a family member
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Phobeste posted:Been blowing through ngaio marsh and absolutely loving it. It's also a less intense version of the thing with nero wolfe where they were written for so long you can see society change - it's a bit understated but there I don't remember where (maybe Imgur? not SA anyway) someone had like a challenge reading list and they'd put down Ngaio Marsh as a POC writer.
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Tom Tucker posted:Campion is one of my favorite literary stories where someone is trying to parody something (I believe in this case it was Lord Peter Whimsey) and people like it too much and they have to make it serious. The poor Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle writers. Not to split hairs here, but this doesn't quite fit the Eastman/Laird Ninja Turtles story I think. Also heartily recommend those Ultimate Collections of their stories to anyone, not exactly mysteries though. It's kind of a tall tale the idea that it's just a parody and woops now it's a hit. It has big parody elements of Miller's Daredevil ninja saga stuff and nods to his origin, but it's also their dream to make a comic. And overall they talk about how the craft of even that first issue is a big tribute to Jack Kirby with splash pages and imagination etc. And while it sold well for its initial small print run, it was never intended to be a one-off parody, they wanted to keep telling the tales of these turtles. Also even in the early issues it's a mix of charming fun stuff, like issue 3 is a big wacky car chase, and then they meet wild aliens and stuff. It has gritty things but also fun cute things with their expressions and humor. Anyways you know how it is, fun to geek out about a thing you dig.
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