I found that Father Brown from G.K. Chesterton also added a lot of levity
> the reader deserves a fighting chance to solve the mystery without the author’s use of cheap tricks.
though I found he frequently didn't leave much (any?) chance for the reader to solve the mystery, though for me the mystery and its solution was never really the focus of the stories anyway.
> the reader deserves a fighting chance to solve the mystery without the author’s use of cheap tricks.
though I found he frequently didn't leave much (any?) chance for the reader to solve the mystery, though for me the mystery and its solution was never really the focus of the stories anyway.