Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Master of his genre

I have long enjoyed Michael Pearce's "Mamur" series. The "Man in" series, like those, convey the atmosphere and pace of times long gone in lands far away. The mystery exists as backdrop for describing an era, a geographic region, a way of life. The pace is usually even, with no wasted chapters. The characters are developed to represent, in a useful way, stereotypes of the times and/or to offer insights into attitudes of a particular social class of the era. If you don't need gunfire in the night or car chases, these books should appeal to you too.