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A review by holtfan
In the Shadow of Agatha Christie: Classic Crime Fiction by Forgotten Female Writers: 1850-1917 by Leslie S. Klinger
3.0
3.5 stars
Once again I think I went in with the wrong expectations. I expected more discussion of the women who wrote detective fiction before Agatha Christie. Instead, I got a collection of mystery short stories written by women (though not necessarily starring women.) Some were quite good. Others I struggled to get into. They were generally engaging and interesting but lacking the historical punch I went in expecting. At the risk of sounding dismissive, there is a good reason most of these are now"in the shadows."
Some of these authors became famous for other books and some became regionally popular but never expanded. Worth a flip through if you want some interesting short stories.
Once again I think I went in with the wrong expectations. I expected more discussion of the women who wrote detective fiction before Agatha Christie. Instead, I got a collection of mystery short stories written by women (though not necessarily starring women.) Some were quite good. Others I struggled to get into. They were generally engaging and interesting but lacking the historical punch I went in expecting. At the risk of sounding dismissive, there is a good reason most of these are now"in the shadows."
Some of these authors became famous for other books and some became regionally popular but never expanded. Worth a flip through if you want some interesting short stories.