All tagged Great Detectives

Edith Pargeter’s Brother Cadfael

Brother Cadfael is a fictional Benedictine monk and a detective created by Edith Pargeter, orginally published under her pen-name Ellis Peters. The Cadfael Mysteries series consists of 21 novels, the first of which “The Morbid Taste fro Bones” was published 1977 and the last, “Brother Cadfael's Penance” in 1994. In this article I’m discussing the merits of Pargeter’s Brother Cadfael and its significance to the genre of historical mystery. Read more about this Great Detectives.

Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence

Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives created by Agatha Christie. In this article, I’m discussing the tropes and techniques that make Agatha Christie’s so unique and the characters of Tommy and Tuppence Beresford so lovable. The five-book Tommy and Tuppence series started in 1922 with the publication of “The Secret Adversary” and concluded in 1973. Read more about these Great Detectives.