It has been many years since I've read a mystery story, and I wasn't quite sure if I would still like them as much as I had in my youth.
Similarly, Peters fans who like SF, steampunk, or vampires/werewolves, might enjoy the Carriger series.
The Amelia Peabody books are, of course, "straight" historical mystery, without the steampunk elements of Carriger's series, but I imagine that Carriger fans who read out-of-genre also will enjoy the Peters' series. Similar era, similarly cranky and forthright spinster protagonist, similar sort of love affair, similar witty dialog and observations. … ( more) lquilter: Without knowing, I'd imagine that Gail Carriger had read Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series (beginning with Crocodile on the Sandbank) before writing Blameless (et seq). 11 1 Soulless by Gail Carriger ( nessreader, lquilter) nessreader: The heroine of Soulless has a similar outlook to early Amelia Peabody (but I should warn that the Peabody series is cosy crime/romance, with no supernatural element while Soulless is gleeful fantasy) Both have strong willed on-the-shelf spinsters who are active protagonists in their story.
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