Academic Book Reviews Online LC Tyler’s great love of reading shows through in everything he writes. The author of the Herring Mystery series, he rapidly established himself in a crowded genre with these lugubrious comic
Academic Book Reviews Online
LC Tyler’s great love of reading shows through in everything he writes. The author of the Herring Mystery series, he rapidly established himself in a crowded genre with these lugubrious comic novels.
We finally caught up with him to ask about his works so far and plans for the future.
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Show Notes
This show’s music: “Beneath the Iron Heel of Pagan Rome” by Harlan Williams on the album The Glass Desert, available on Magnatune.com
Additional plug: the new Amazon Kindles
LC Tyler not only writes crime fiction, he is also a fan of the genre. His books reflect his breadth of reading, as does the interview today. These show notes are packed with references for you to explore.
Anthony Buckeridge – Jennings- Jerome K. Jerome
- PG Wodehouse
- Mark Twain
- Ethelred the Unready
- Evelyn Waugh
- Agatha Christie
- Golden Age of Detective Fiction
- Dorothy L Sayers
- Margery Allingham
- PD James
- Ellis Peters
- Barbara Vine/Ruth Rendell
- Pastiche – Tyler’s notes on pastiche used in The Herring Seller’s Apprentice
- AA Milne
- The Collector by John Fowles
- Ryan David Jahn – Acts of Violence
- Anthony Powell – A Dance to the Music of Time
- Descartes
- Barclay
- Russell
- Simon Blackburn – Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
- James White Award
- MacMillan New Writing
- Mark Thomas
- George Booth
- Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
- Oliver Cromwell
- Chris Ewan – A Thief’s Guide to …
- Raymond Chandler
- Edmund Crispin