Shall I compare thee to a police procedural? by Catriona

Reading: Do you read the kind of books that you write or do you tend to read books that are the opposite or different – and why?
I'm following Cathy's lead from yesterday - it's always a good idea - and starting by saying what I write: a series of presposterous 1930s detective novels (I truly think that should be an official genre; contemporary domestic noir psychological suspense thriller standalones (I don't know what to call them so I just use all the words and hope for the best (...