Afraid I can't cast any light on where the claim that Churchill disliked
detective novels is from, but in addition to Berlin Hotel, Colville's
Diaries mention that Churchill read Josephine Tey's 1951 detective novel
'Daughter of Time' (Footnote to 19th April 1952) - though that was largely
because of the Richard III theme.
He was also of course personal friends with Arthur Conan Doyle and read his
Sherlock Holmes stories, so although they may not have been his first
choice of reading I'd be surprised if he had a great aversion to detective
novels.
Though Roosevelt was the real detective fiction buff, being an honorary
member of the Baker Street Irregulars Sherlock Holmes Society, and saying
he'd like to write detective novels himself.
Joe
On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 10:32:20 AM UTC, antcapet wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I read somewhere (I do not remember where) that Churchill did not like
> detective novels.
>
> Does one know why ?
>
> In a letter to Clementine of 17 August 1944, he praises _Berlin Hotel_ by
> Vicky Baum. Not a 'detective novel' properly speaking, but not far from
> the
> genre.
>
>
> With all best wishes,
>
> Professor Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
> British Studies
> University of Rouen
> 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan
> France
> antoin...@univ-rouen.fr
>
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>
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