•Which of the detectives was your favorite? Why?
•Reading this anthology, did you learn anything about the Golden Age detective story genre that you didn’t already know? If so, what?
•How did the cultural history of the era play into these stories? Did anything help date them for you?
•Were you able to solve any of the mysteries before the main character? If so, which ones?
•Did any stories surprise you in terms of subject, character, or setting? If so, which ones?
•Did any stories remind you of work from authors today? If so, which ones?
•What characteristics do you think made these authors so popular in their day? Do you think readers today still want the same things from their reading material?