Mystery

摘要

A new golden age Making a rncomeback are traditional mysteries-the ones that have clues to follow, red herrings to confuse sleuth and reader, and enough characters to spread the suspect pool. The mood and settings of Barbara Cleverly's A Darker God and Kelli Stanley's City of Dragons harken back to the genre's Golden Age, while Marjorie Eccles's Last Nocturne recalls Josephine Tey's excellent mysteries. And G.M. Mal-liet in Death at the Alma Mater uses many of the staples found in Agatha Christie: an eclectic cast of characters, a handful of suspects, and a satisfying denouement.