Golden Age of Detective Fiction

I saw this on the Words About Words blog a while back and I thought it was so fun. I know everyone under the sun has already done this tag, but better late than never? Yeah, let’s go with that. If you like this tag and want to join the fun, consider yourself tagged.

5 Books You Love

4 Auto-Buy Authors

1. Kerry Greenwood

2. Richard Osman

3. Mary Roberts Rinehart

4. S. S. Van Dine

3 Favorite Genres

Obviously historical mystery, but I also read a lot of poetry since I am a published poet; I also love reading political philosophy; I majored in political science with a concentration in political philosophy, and I just thinking about what makes a good society. A girl can love murder and Plato, right? Sorry for being thoroughly unrelatable.

2 Places You Read

I mostly read in bed, which is probably a popular answer, but I also listen to audiobooks while I run on the treadmill or walk my dog, Fred. He’s a very good boy.

1 Book You Promise To Read Soon

In the English countryside, one of the well-mannered guests at Pigeonsford Estate may be a murderer in this series debut by an Edgar Award–nominated author.
 As war rages in Europe, the citizens of London flee to the country. At Pigeonsford, a group of guests plays cards, drinks tea, and acts polite—but Grace Morland knows the strong emotions that lurk beneath the placid social surface. She’s painfully in love with Stephen Pendock, the squire of Pigeonsford, but Pendock’s smitten with young beauty Francesca Hart. One afternoon, Fran debuts a new hat, and Grace’s jealousy gets the better of her. She exclaims, “I wouldn’t be seen dead in a ditch in a thing like that!” She will soon be proven wrong. Grace is found dead with the hat on her head—and her head removed from her neck. To the scene comes the incomparable Inspector Cockrill, who finds that far more than petty jealousy lies beneath this hideous murder.

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What are your 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 answers? Did you like my picks, and do you have any recommendations for me based on my answers? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.