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Lydia Leftcoast

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7. Specifically London-based contemporary mysteries include

Reply to callous taoboy (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 02:37 PM

Feb 2013

Prime Suspect (all seven series available on DVD and on Netflix streaming)

Books:

Mysteries by Deborah Crombie feature a man-woman team of Scotland Yard inspectors (later married)

Mysteries by P.D. James, many set in London

Can't think of any others offhand.

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Going to London in March. Any reading suggestions? Thanks. [View all] callous taoboy Feb 2013 OP

What's your preference? krispos42 Feb 2013 #1

Something very British, comedy or history. TIA callous taoboy Feb 2013 #2

Jasper Fford krispos42 Feb 2013 #3

Sorry, it is a typo! Staph Feb 2013 #8

Oh, that's righte... krispos42 Feb 2013 #9

I've been searching for a WillSpeak machine for years! Staph Feb 2013 #10

English Writrs and Books set in England fadedrose Feb 2013 #4

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Thanks! I will be attending a lecture inside studio 2 at Abbey Road, on my birthday! callous taoboy Feb 2013 #6

Specifically London-based contemporary mysteries include Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #7

Everything by Norah Lofts. SheilaT Feb 2013 #11