tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post6787385085534177067..comments2023-05-04T05:51:02.255-07:00Comments on The Giggling Gull: "Unnatural Death" by Dorothy L. SayersThe Giggling Gullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963985583783381283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post-17161493914520648572011-06-20T17:09:45.581-07:002011-06-20T17:09:45.581-07:00I appreciate it when a mystery writer plays fair. ...I appreciate it when a mystery writer plays fair. I like to feel as though I've matched my wits against the detective and been given a fair chance of solving the mystery. I was not that astute either. I did read this book before and remembered the method of death, which gave new meaning to the motorcycle scene when I came upon it in this second reading. I have not read any E.C. Bentley. I'll keep my eyes open for his books.The Giggling Gullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963985583783381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711813936917120369.post-33043188058134159112011-06-20T15:24:01.443-07:002011-06-20T15:24:01.443-07:00I read an essay once about how Sayers believed mys...I read an essay once about how Sayers believed mystery writers must play fair with readers by having all the clues in plain sight. This is why Unnatural Death includes an incident involving a broken-down motorcycle which adds nothing to the plot, but gives a hint suggesting the murder method to the astute reader. I was not that astute. <br /> I also like reading Sayers mysteries as a treat when I want something light. She is practically the only mystery writer I read, although I have read some E.C.Bentley since I was so charmed by his parody of Lord Peter, "Greedy Night." Have you read it?Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834399005003152352noreply@blogger.com