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
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
