Friday’s Forgotten Book: Postman’s Knock by J. F. Straker

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Postman’s Knock by J. F. Straker

John Foster Straker (1904-1987) was an English author born in Kent and who served in World War II. During the war with time on his hands he began writing mysteries. He first published seven mysteries with Detective-Inspector Richard Aloysius Pitt from 1954 to 1961,...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Crossword Mystery by E. R. Punshon

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Crossword Mystery by E. R. Punshon

I realized it had been quite awhile since I looked at the Bobby Owen detective mysteries by Ernest Robertson Punshon (1872-1956). I was a bit disappointed by the last one or two I read in the series so I thought perhaps I would have better luck with an early title....