Murder Strikes Pink by Josephine Pullein-Thompson

Murder Strikes Pink by Josephine Pullein-Thompson

Josephine Pullein-Thompson (1924-2014) was the daughter of author Joanna Cannan and the sister of playwright Denis Cannan and authors Diana and Christine Pullein-Thompson. Cannan and her three daughters were mostly known for their books about ponies and pony clubs....
Stars for the Toff by John Creasey

Stars for the Toff by John Creasey

John Creasey MBE (1908–1973) was an English author of crime, romance, and western novels, who wrote more than six hundred books using some twenty-eight different pseudonyms. Of his many series characters, the Toff, the sobriquet of the Honorable Richard Rollison,...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Printer’s Error by Gladys Mitchell

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Printer’s Error by Gladys Mitchell

My new year launched with a hundred good resolutions, most of which will falter before long. But before they do, I wanted to tackle a book by Gladys Mitchell (1901-1983). I tried reading her work years ago and was left befuddled. Yet she was highly praised, then and...
Persons Unknown by Gwen Moffat

Persons Unknown by Gwen Moffat

Gwen Moffat (1924-???) was a British travel writer, mountain guide, and pioneering climber. Her nonfiction work covers travel destinations from Wales to the Himalayas, and she was the first woman to be appointed a mountain guide in UK. For her accomplishments, she was...