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The Golden Age of Detective Fiction in Retrospect
Posted by admin in Tour in Retrospect on June 12, 2010
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in our Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour! Here’s a list of all the stops, so you can check out anything you missed:
May 17, 2010
Rebecca Reads Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie and Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
Reviews by Lola Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Joyfully Retired Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
May 20, 2010
Staircase Wit The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
Tales of a Capricious Reader Death in the Air by Agatha Christie
May 21, 2010
Tell Me A Story Ngaio Marsh – Her Life in Crime by Joanne Drayton and Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
May 22, 2010
Bibliosue The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
May 23, 2010
A Few More Pages The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
May 24, 2010
BookLust A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
piningforthewest Death at the President’s Lodging by Michael Innes
The Blog Jar Black Plumes by Margery Allingham
May 26, 2010
52 Annual Book Reviews Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
Fleur Fisher Reads The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
Brown Paper The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth
May 28, 2010
A Work in Progress The Mystery of Hunting’s End by Mignon Eberhart
May 29, 2010
Life is a Patchwork Quilt Come Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie (autobiography)
May 30, 2010
book-a-rama Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie
May 31, 2010
Sparks’ Notes Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
things mean a lot The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
June 1, 2010
Notes from the North The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
an adventure in reading Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
June 2, 2010
Reading Through Life Reflections on whether it’s appropriate to teach an Agatha Christie novel (And Then There Were None) to inner-city high school students
June 3, 2010
The Zen Leaf And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
June 4, 2010
So Many Books The Ampersand Papers by Michael Innes
Time Enough at Last Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
June 5, 2010
Lizzy’s Literary Life The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Badgerish.net Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 6, 2010
Musings A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
June 7, 2010
Stiletto Storytime The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
In Spring it is the Dawn The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
June 8, 2010
Classic Mysteries Evidence of Things Seen by Elizabeth Daly
June 9, 2010
My Friend Amy The Innocence of Father Brown by GK Chesterton
Books and Chocolate Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout
June 10, 2010
Bibliolatry The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
Shelf Love Before the Fact by Francis Iles
June 11, 2010
justaddbooks Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers
Linus’s Blanket Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie
This Week in the Circuit
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on June 7, 2010
It’s the last week of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour. Here are the final stops for the tour. Thanks to everyone who participated, and we hope you’ve all enjoyed following the tour!
June 7, 2010 Stiletto Storytime The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
June 7, 2010 In Spring it is the Dawn The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
June 8, 2010 A Book Lover Whose Body and/or The Whimsical Christian by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 8, 2010 Classic Mysteries Evidence of Things Seen by Elizabeth Daly
June 9, 2010 My Friend Amy The Innocence of Father Brown by GK Chesterton
June 9, 2010 Books and Chocolate The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr
June 10, 2010 Bibliolatry The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
June 10, 2010 Shelf Love Before the Fact by Francis Iles
June 11, 2010 justaddbooks Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 11, 2010 Linus’s Blanket Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie
This Week in the Circuit
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on May 31, 2010
It’s the third week of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour. Check out these stops to learn more about the great mysteries of the 20s and 30s.
May 31, 2010 Sparks’ Notes Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
May 31, 2010 things mean a lot The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
June 1, 2010 Notes from the North The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
June 1, 2010 an adventure in reading Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
June 2, 2010 Reading Through Life Reflections on teaching an Agatha Christie novel (And Then There Were None) to inner-city high school students
June 2, 2010 Good Books and Good Wine The Documents In The Case by Dorothy L. Sayers with Robert Eustace
June 3, 2010 The Zen Leaf And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
June 3, 2010 A Striped Armchair The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
June 4, 2010 So Many Books The Ampersand Papers by Michael Innes
June 4, 2010 Time Enough at Last Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
June 5, 2010 Lizzy’s Literary Life The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
June 5, 2010 Badgerish.net Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 6, 2010 Musings A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
June 6, 2010 Literary Lolita And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
This Week in the Circuit
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on May 24, 2010
This is the second week of our Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour. Check out these blogs during the week to learn about the great mysteries of the 20s and 30s.
May 24, 2010 BookLust A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
May 24, 2010 piningforthewest Death at the President’s Lodging by Michael Innes
May 25, 2010 The Blog Jar Black Plumes by Margery Allingham
May 26, 2010 Review, Rewrite, and Rewind Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
May 26, 2010 Fleur Fisher Reads The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
May 27, 2010 Brown Paper The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth
May 28, 2010 A Work in Progress The Mystery of Hunting’s End by Mignon Eberhart
May 29, 2010 Life is a Patchwork Quilt Come Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie (autobiography)
May 30, 2010 book-a-rama Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie
This Week in the Circuit
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on May 17, 2010
Today marks the beginning of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction tour. Here are the tour stops for the week:
May 17, 2010 Rebecca Reads Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie and/or Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
May 18, 2010 Reviews by Lola Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
May 18, 2010 Joyfully Retired Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
May 20, 2010 Staircase Wit The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
May 20, 2010 Tales of a Capricious Reader Review of an Agatha Christie novel
May 21, 2010 Tell Me A Story Ngaio Marsh – Her Life in Crime by Joanne Drayton and/or Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
May 22, 2010 Bibliosue The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
May 22, 2010 Brimful Bookshelves The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
May 23, 2010 A Few More Pages The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
The Golden Age of Detective Fiction on Tour
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates on April 11, 2010
Beginning Monday, May 17, 2010, The Golden Age of Detective Fiction will be going on a virtual tour of the blogosphere. Check out these participating blogs where you’ll find reviews of a number detective novels from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as general information the era.
Feel free to use the button (or perhaps make your own if you’re so inclined). Please download it to your computer before using it.
May 17, 2010 Rebecca Reads Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie and/or Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
May 18, 2010 Reviews by Lola Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
May 18, 2010 Joyfully Retired Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
May 19, 2010 Literary Lolita And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
May 20, 2010 Staircase Wit The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
May 20, 2010 Tales of a Capricious Reader Review of an Agatha Christie novel
May 21, 2010 Tell Me A Story Ngaio Marsh – Her Life in Crime by Joanne Drayton and/or Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
May 22, 2010 Bibliosue The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
May 22, 2010 Brimful Bookshelves The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
May 23, 2010 A Few More Pages The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
May 24, 2010 BookLust A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
May 24, 2010 piningforthewest Death at the President’s Lodging by Michael Innes
May 25, 2010 The Blog Jar Black Plumes by Margery Allingham
May 26, 2010 52 Annual Book Reviews Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes
May 26, 2010 Fleur Fisher Reads The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley
May 27, 2010 Brown Paper The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth
May 28, 2010 A Work in Progress The Mystery of Hunting’s End by Mignon Eberhart
May 28, 2010 Reading, Writing, Working, Playing The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton
May 29, 2010 Life is a Patchwork Quilt Come Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie (autobiography)
May 30, 2010 book-a-rama Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie
May 31, 2010 Sparks’ Notes Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
May 31, 2010 things mean a lot The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
June 1, 2010 Notes from the North The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
June 1, 2010 an adventure in reading Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh
June 2, 2010 Reading Through Life Reflections on teaching an Agatha Christie novel (And Then There Were None) to inner-city high school students
June 2, 2010 Good Books and Good Wine The Documents In The Case by Dorothy L. Sayers with Robert Eustace
June 3, 2010 The Zen Leaf And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
June 3, 2010 A Striped Armchair The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
June 4, 2010 So Many Books The Ampersand Papers by Michael Innes
June 4, 2010 Time Enough at Last Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
June 5, 2010 Lizzy’s Literary Life The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
June 5, 2010 Badgerish.net Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 6, 2010 Musings A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
June 6, 2010 Literary Lolita And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
June 7, 2010 Stiletto Storytime The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
June 7, 2010 In Spring it is the Dawn The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
June 8, 2010 A Book Lover Whose Body and/or The Whimsical Christian by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 8, 2010 Classic Mysteries Evidence of Things Seen by Elizabeth Daly
June 9, 2010 My Friend Amy The Innocence of Father Brown by GK Chesterton
June 9, 2010 Books and Chocolate The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr
June 10, 2010 Bibliolatry The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
June 10, 2010 Shelf Love Before the Fact by Francis Iles
June 11, 2010 justaddbooks Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers
June 11, 2010 Linus’s Blanket Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie
Please note: If you are participating in this tour and the information above is incorrect or you need to make a change to your tour day, please let us know by leaving a comment or emailing classicscircuit [at] googlegroups [dot] com. Someone from the Committee will update the schedule.
If you missed sign up and you would like to be added to the schedule at this late point, we still have a few free slots and we can fit you in. Just e-mail us at classicscircuit [at] googlegroups [dot] com.
May/June 2010: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction Sign-up
Posted by admin in Intro and Sign Up on March 22, 2010
Time to pull out your magnifying glasses, examine all the clues, and figure out “whodunit” because the many wonderful authors from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction will be touring the Classics Circuit in May and June!
The 1920s and 1930s are often referred as the Golden Age of Detective Fiction because of the flourishing of the genre during those years. Some of the most famous mystery writers ever were writing during that period, and their works continue to define the mystery genre in the minds of many readers. Most of the authors of the Golden Age were British, but some were Americans, and many of these wrote in a more hard-boiled style than their British counterparts.
Read on to find out more about the authors widely considered part of the movement and some of their works from the era. These authors and works (selected from the Wikipedia entries on the Golden Age and the Detection Club) are just a few examples of the wide array of Golden Age Detective Fiction out there, so you don’t need to limit yourself to these writers. We have limited these lists primarily to works published in the 1920s and 1930s that are still in print; however, any detective fiction from the 1920s and 1930s by a now dead author, as well as works by Golden Age authors published outside this 20-year period, would qualify for inclusion. Posts about biographies of the authors or books about detective fiction in the Golden Age would also be welcome on the tour.
Click on the appropriate link below to go directly to a list of each author’s works. Unless otherwise noted, book lists and plot descriptions are from Wikipedia. (Note: We are avoiding spoilers as best we can in our descriptions, but some of the linked plot summaries do give away the solutions to the mysteries, so proceed with caution.)
- The Detection Club
- Margery Allingham
- H.C. Bailey
- Anthony Berkeley
- John Dickson Carr
- Raymond Chandler
- G.K. Chesterton
- Agatha Christie
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- R. Austin Freeman
- Dashiell Hammett
- Michael Innes
- Ngaio Marsh
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Josephine Tey
See the Golden Age of Detection Wiki for an extensive list of authors and works and links to other resources.
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