Though my singular frustration with detective fiction is that it always involves the cops (ACAB), I find it hard not to be charmed by detectives both because they are often quite fun characters and also they highlight the pointlessness of the very institution the genre often supports.
Charming Detectives Public
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The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh (Variety Palace Mysteries, #1)
5 stars
1876, Victorian London.
The feisty Minnie Ward is scraping a living as a scriptwriter for the Variety Palace Music …
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Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher, #3)
3 stars
When the roaring 1920s' most glamorous lady detective, the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, arranges to go to Ballarat for the …
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The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (The House Murders, #1)
2 stars
The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even …
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The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher, #5)
4 stars
In a jazzy 1920s Melbourne, the Green Mill is the hottest dance hall in town. But the glamorous Miss Phryne …
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The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
5 stars
The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is also rumoured to be haunted …
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The Innocents by Bridget Walsh (Variety Palace Mysteries, #2)
5 stars
Still reeling from the gruesome murders of the previous year, Minnie Ward is appointed manager of the Variety Palace. Times …
