mimi10v3Recurring investigators, historical texture, and puzzles solved by attention. Amelia Peabody, Flavia de Luce, and Phryne Fisher make detection a form of character comedy as much as an exercise in clues.
The recorded ratings average 6.0/10, with 0 perfect tens. Recurring authors include Elizabeth Peters, Kerry Greenwood, Alan Bradley.
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