> But perhaps the thing to do is not to expect surprise in the general construction, but excellence in the execution. I'm not a huge fan of mysteries, but I do

> But perhaps the thing to do is not to expect surprise in the general construction, but excellence in the execution. I'm not a huge fan of mysteries, but I do find this to be the main criteria by which I judge them. Dorothy Sayer's "Lord Peter Wimsey" stories, for example, are simply a ton of fun to reread even after I know the solution to the puzzle. Everything else is so well done that the story can still stand on its own.