Ripley is my favourite comedy mystery writer and I read all
of his
books. In fact it is due to Ripley that I discovered comedy
mysteries
at all.
The comedy aspect is always emphasized over the mystery plot
but it
is done so well that it did not disturb me at all.
His novels (which all feature Fitzroy Maclean Angel)
are:
Just Another Angel
Angel Touch
Angel Hunt
Angels in Arms
Angel City
Angel Confidential
Family Of Angels
That Angel Look
IMHO the earlier books are much better than the last
two
-which does not at all mean that the latter are not worth
reading
them!-
My personal favourites are Angel Hunt and Angel City which
combine
a credible plot with a very British and politically uncorrect
kind of humour.
Another British author writing in a similar style is
Lauren
Henderson.
If you do have trouble getting the Ripley books, try:
http://www.bookpages.co.uk
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Frank Glenewinkel
frank.glenewinkel@uni-koeln.de
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