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Dorothy Sayers was one of the founders of modern crime fiction. Lord Peter Wimsey is one of the original amateur detectives and one of the most enduring characters in the mystery genre. Despite being a toff, he received the pulp fiction treatment:

“How can I find the words? Poets have taken them all and left me with nothing to say or do.” “Except to teach me for the first time what they meant.” -Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, Dorothy Sayers: A Busman’s Honeymoon...

There is a new sponsor for the CWA Historical Crime Fiction Prize, the Endeavour press. There is a shortlist of seven novels and the award will be made on the 30th June 2014. I think historical crime fiction is the most difficult sub genre to write successfully...

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Friday's Poem: "Night" by Louise Bogan from The Blue Estuaries. Friday's Literary Notes: It's the birthday of British mystery writer Dorothy L. (for Leigh) Sayers, born in Oxford in 1893. She was one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University...