tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7959111655219923074..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Murder in Piccadilly with a Clover Club Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-49728779703833434102017-08-17T23:14:10.532+01:002017-08-17T23:14:10.532+01:00The short story collections are uniformly brillian...The short story collections are uniformly brilliant - really well chosen examples that follow the given themes, and they're where I would recommend anybody start. I love this series, and have found things to enjoy in and about all the ones I've read, but they're not all great literature. For me quite a lot of the appeal is the light they shed on old habits, preferences, and prejudices, that and I like the puzzle element of this kind of crime mystery. I value the chance to compare these writers against their more famous contemporaries as well, and like the way they're strong on location so there's lots for me to enjoy here. Martin Edwards ' The Story of Classic Crime' is worth a look because it pulls it altogether in a way that makes me want to read even the ones he doesn't rate.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-61965809614150349202017-08-17T21:53:49.296+01:002017-08-17T21:53:49.296+01:00You do keep picking books I want to read, such as ...You do keep picking books I want to read, such as The British Library Crime Classics series, but 'Murder In Piccadilly' is one I have read. It was one of a lot of about a dozen titles I got a couple of years ago. It was all right, but felt it was a mistake to start with this one because I didn't really like it (didn't care for the characters or the theme); unlike the one I'm reading now, 'The Cornish Coast Murder', which I'm really enjoying.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834243825586087161noreply@blogger.com