Hi Jeff,
I agree with you about Gaudy Night it is more a feminist novel about academic women and education the 1930s, and the developing romance between Wimsey and Harriet. The plot of Busman's Honeymoon is ridiculous, also Nine Taylors.Sayers was a very good writer who could have written novels unconnected with crime. Have his Carcass is one of the better ones.
She is similar to PD James another intelligent crime writer who is 'in love' with her creation. Adam Dalglish is perfect, like Wimsey he appears to have no flaws and is also a poet. Everything in PD James is perfect, everyone speaks perfect english, whatever their status or education level. She has a tin ear for dialogue. Everyone has good taste. and behaves well.but she is very good at plotting and designing her murders.
Ngiao Marsh and Marjory Allingham are both terrific. I like Marsh's Roderick Alleyne, a policeman without ego and Albert Campion is fun. Its a shame that they are not on the box instead of endless bloody Poiret and the clunky plots. And itv cant decide who Miss Marple is. She was Joan Hickson.
Cheers Miss Marple
I agree with you about Gaudy Night it is more a feminist novel about academic women and education the 1930s, and the developing romance between Wimsey and Harriet. The plot of Busman's Honeymoon is ridiculous, also Nine Taylors.Sayers was a very good writer who could have written novels unconnected with crime. Have his Carcass is one of the better ones.
She is similar to PD James another intelligent crime writer who is 'in love' with her creation. Adam Dalglish is perfect, like Wimsey he appears to have no flaws and is also a poet. Everything in PD James is perfect, everyone speaks perfect english, whatever their status or education level. She has a tin ear for dialogue. Everyone has good taste. and behaves well.but she is very good at plotting and designing her murders.
Ngiao Marsh and Marjory Allingham are both terrific. I like Marsh's Roderick Alleyne, a policeman without ego and Albert Campion is fun. Its a shame that they are not on the box instead of endless bloody Poiret and the clunky plots. And itv cant decide who Miss Marple is. She was Joan Hickson.
Cheers Miss Marple
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