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<blockquote data-quote="Eyes of Nine" data-source="post: 9268756" data-attributes="member: 99786">I've read probably all the Wolfe books over the years, but never did a dedicated read-through. Same with Christie (Poirot and Marple) and Marsh (Alleyn) - read all; but not in any sort of organized fashion. I did read all the Wimsey novels in publication order, and while I enjoyed, don't feel the need to re-read in the near future, if everI've added Allingham, Dickson Carr, and Simenon to my list of classic mystery authors to try to track down (many of their books sadly are not carried by the local library system). I'm going to try 2 novels of each and hope for the best - maybe one will hook meI didn't like Man in the Queue by Tey and doubt I'll read any more of hersAlso! If folks have never read The Floating Admiral, it was an interesting experiment and includes a chapter by both Christie and Sayers. I read it in my early 20's, and as would be expected found it uneven and disjointed. Probably I should read again having read much more of Christie and Sayer's respective oeuvres. Although it might be even more interesting if I read the work of the other authors as well to get a sense of their authorial fingerprints (pun intended...?)[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floating_Admiral[/URL]And hey, if we're on the topic of mystery novels, here are 4 modern series that I really like, in order of my likeyness:Author - Character(s)Louise Penny - Armand GamacheJacqueline Winspear - Maisie DobbsElizabeth George - Inspector Lynley/Sgt HaversDeborah Crombie - Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eyes of Nine, post: 9268756, member: 99786"] I've read probably all the Wolfe books over the years, but never did a dedicated read-through. Same with Christie (Poirot and Marple) and Marsh (Alleyn) - read all; but not in any sort of organized fashion. I did read all the Wimsey novels in publication order, and while I enjoyed, don't feel the need to re-read in the near future, if ever I've added Allingham, Dickson Carr, and Simenon to my list of classic mystery authors to try to track down (many of their books sadly are not carried by the local library system). I'm going to try 2 novels of each and hope for the best - maybe one will hook me I didn't like [I]Man in the Queue[/I] by Tey and doubt I'll read any more of hers Also! If folks have never read [I]The Floating Admiral[/I], it was an interesting experiment and includes a chapter by both Christie and Sayers. I read it in my early 20's, and as would be expected found it uneven and disjointed. Probably I should read again having read much more of Christie and Sayer's respective oeuvres. Although it might be even more interesting if I read the work of the other authors as well to get a sense of their authorial fingerprints (pun intended...?) [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floating_Admiral[/URL] And hey, if we're on the topic of mystery novels, here are 4 modern series that I really like, in order of my likeyness: Author - Character(s) Louise Penny - Armand Gamache Jacqueline Winspear - Maisie Dobbs Elizabeth George - Inspector Lynley/Sgt Havers Deborah Crombie - Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James [/QUOTE]

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