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Hi Les, I've...on <a href="http://www.classicmysteries.net/2013/03/a-hearse-on-may-day.html" rel="nofollow">classicmysteries.net</a><br /><br /><b>COMMENT:</b><br /><i>Hi Les, I've just come across your blog and I think it is great. I am a big fan of mystery novels, which I think stems from having read a lot of Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie when I was young. I've started reading Gladys Mitchell but I haven't got to A Hearse on May-Day yet. I've read 9 of her Mrs Bradley books so far and I'd like to read them all. They are a challenge to find in print in the UK at the moment. I've also taken an interest in reading some of the early detective fiction. I've just finished reading The Woman in White (1860) by Wilkie Collins and I've recently bought The Rector of Veilbye (1829) by Steen Steensten Bilcher. Are there any early detective books that you would recommend I add to my list? Thanks for your help :)</i> - MGOT<br /><br /><b>REPLY:</b><br />Welcome, mysterygirl, and I'm glad you're enjoying the blog. Mitchell books can be a challenge in the US as well, although the Rue Morgue Press has been reprinting some over here, and there are also some new ebook editions. I really have only read a handful of hers so far, and I'm looking forward to expanding my list.<br />As far as suggestions for early detective fiction, another Collins, The Moonstone, is certainly worth reading. Some of Mary Roberts Rinehart's early books, especially "The Man in Lower Ten," are enjoyable; so are a lot of Edgar Wallace potboilers. I'm assuming you've already been through Sherlock Holmes. Chesterton's "Father Brown" stories, to be sure, should be on the list. You might want to chek the "backlist" page (which you'll find in the right-hand column, near the top) for other suggestions. Again, welcome!- Les Blattmystery girl on the trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850093513393711494noreply@blogger.com