Golden Age


Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
Enter a Murderer (Roderick Alleyn, #2)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)
Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieIn the Lonely Hours by Shannon  MorganThe Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Stately Home mysteries
218 books — 110 voters
Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieBusman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. SayersGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersTen Little Indians by Agatha Christie
Classic Golden Age Mysteries
42 books — 25 voters

JSA by James  RobinsonThe Justice Society Returns by James  RobinsonBatman and the Monster Men by Matt WagnerThe Rocketeer by Dave StevensBatman and the Mad Monk by Matt Wagner
Inspired by Golden Age Comic Books
108 books — 3 voters
The Sage Stone Prophecy by N.S. WikarskiA Day Dead Old by Carmen MartucciThe Poetics of Murder by Glenn W. MostHow to Write a Mystery by Lee ChildAngel of Death by Brian O'Hare
Detective Fiction: The Theory
75 books — 22 voters

Nature gave the same form to all And warms each one with the same heat Using reason, we follow her inclination To give equal opportunity to our fellow humans Who are our brothers. None should seek felicity To the detriment of his neighbor. Depriving oneself of a pleasure to offer it to others Is the sign of a noble heart And the expression of wisdom. Thus nature and reason go hand in hand And ask us to help one another For the good of all and by common agreement We share In the feast of life ...more
Roxanne Moreil, L'âge d'or. Volume 1

Ehsan Sehgal
I married at the age of the golden age. I adore taking such risks, it does not matter if any companion throws me on the street, but I do not stop; I will try next. It is the determination of my life.
Ehsan Sehgal

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