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From: hsut@pur-ee.UUCP (Bill Hsu)
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Another mystery writer
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Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 19:02:01 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  9 19:02:01 1985
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	On the subject of good detective novels (oh nostalgia...) one 
of my favorites was Edmund Crispin who wrote a handful of books
about Oxford don Gervase Fen. These books are so well-written and
hilarious that the "puzzle", traditionally the prime concern of
a good detective novel, is often of secondary importance and interest.
Crispin's books simply crackle with witticisms and good humor;
his characters jump right out of the page, to use a cliche. I don't
have a list of Crispin's books, but The Moving Toyshop, a fast-moving
(yes, Crispin's books tend to have more slapstick action and witty
conversations than most detective novels) narrative about the discovery
of a body in a toyshop late at night which then disappears (the shop too)
is a great introduction to Crispin.

					Bill Hsu
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