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So, #QueensOfCrime (co-written with #SushantSingh) precedes the very recent #Dial100, and to me, is the better, more gripping book. I was into these tales more than those of 100, but maybe 100 primed me for this. +
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Her first novel, ‘A Man Lay Dead’, saw her introduce her main protagonist, the aristocratic police detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Published in 1934, ‘A Man Lay Dead’ was the first in a series of 32 novels to feature Alleyn between 1934 and 1982 #queensofcrime 3/6
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@LibbyApp Her first novel, ‘A Man Lay Dead’, saw her introduce her main protagonist, the aristocratic police detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Published in 1934, ‘A Man Lay Dead’ was the first in a series of 32 novels to feature Alleyn between 1934 and 1982. #queensofcrime 3/6
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#HappyBirthday to #NgaioMarsh who was #bornonthisday in 1895! As one of our favourite #QueensofCrime, Marsh is best remembered for her theatrical fictions featuring the gentleman #detective #RoderickAlleyn.
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📢 @APAWhatsOn has unveiled the programme for the 10th anniversary of @GraniteNoirFest with some of the world's finest crime writers including headliners and #QueensOfCrime Val McDermid and Denise Mina. 📚 https://t.co/QglKfkBnGR
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#HappyBirthday to #DorothyLSayers, one of our favourite #QueensofCrime! Sayers was #bornonthisday in 1893 and is best known for creating amateur sleuth #LordPeterWimsey, Sayers's impact on crime fiction remains influential today.
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Known as one of the Queens of Crime, Sayers considered her greatest work to be her translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. #birthdays #quotes #QueensofCrime
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🔥 New Episode Alert! TRAITOR’S PURSE (1940) is a wartime thriller packed with amnesia, espionage, and edge-of-your-seat intrigue. Psychological & twisty, it's Margery Allingham at her finest. https://t.co/PD3EfSHXb6
#margeryallingham #queensofcrime #mysterypodcast
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We're back to celebrate our #queensofcrime NHS Libby collection with the third of our illustrious Queens - Margery Allingham 1/6
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Over the course of the next 56 years, she published 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, leading to her gaining the moniker of ‘The Queen of Crime’. #queensofcrime 3/6
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Over 16 years, Sayers wrote a total of eleven novels and three short story collections featuring Wimsey. The 1931 novel ‘Strong Poison’ also introduced Harriet Vane, a mystery novelist, as a counterpart to Wimsey. #queensofcrime 3/6
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One of the minor characters was Albert Campion; thought to be a parody of Lord Peter Wimsey, Campion returned in 1930’s ‘Mystery Mile’, the success of which led to Allingham producing 17 novels and three short story collections featuring the character. #queensofcrime 3/6
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Over the last four days we've highlighted our #queensofcrime libby collection, but if crime is your thing we have plenty of other great reads on our Libby app. Here are a couple of our favourites 1/6
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We’ve been celebrating the #queensofcrime this week, in conjunction with our new collection of e-books and audiobooks on @libbyapp. The last of our four Queens is Dame Ngaio Marsh 1/6
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Dorothy L. Sayers was working as an advertising copywriter when she published her first novel, ‘Whose Body?’, in 1923. This introduced her main protagonist, the aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. https://t.co/0sTPdVwGrv
#queensofcrime 2/6
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Working on a lecture about the #GoldenAge of #CrimeFiction and came across this fab photo on the #Ngaio Marsh House website. [FYI if you're in #NewZealand, visit her house!] I'm so looking forward to introducing my group of young US students to the brilliant #QueensofCrime.
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@LibbyApp We’ve obtained some of Dame Ngaio Marsh’s books featuring Roderick Alleyn, which you can access in our special ‘Queens of Crime’ collection on @Libbyapp. https://t.co/cbjCYnYDm8
#queensofcrime 5/6
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👑 Meet the original #QueensOfCrime! In the early 1900s, four trailblazing women; Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham redefined detective fiction and left a legacy of mystery, wit, and unforgettable characters. https://t.co/X640Lb1F7n
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