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Her new novel is Lady Takes the Case.
At CrimeReads, Casey tagged ten favorite stories from the early 20th century, including:
The Lord Peter Wimsey series, Dorothy SayersRead about the other entries on the list.
I do love the Ian Carmichael series from the “golden age” of “Masterpiece” in the 1970s! (as well as the Sayers books). In these complicated mysteries solved by a complicated character, Lord Peter is eccentric, lighthearted, a bit foppish—but only on the surface, for he suffers from after-effects of his war service, which also helps to make him compassionate and perceptive. Complex plots and fascinating glimpses into English “village life” round it out. (There’s also a great romance later on, with Lord Peter’s university-educated, mystery novel-author love Harriet Vane, a “New Woman” like Lady Cecilia might become!)
--Marshal Zeringue