Friday’s Forgotten Book: Deadman’s Bay by Leonard A. Knight

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Deadman’s Bay by Leonard A. Knight

Leonard Alfred Knight (1895-1977) is another of those crime fiction authors who was popular for awhile and then disappeared as reading tastes changed. Knight was born in Burpham, Sussex, on 3 January 1895. His parents were Arthur and Harriett Knight, and he had a...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Impact of Evidence by Carol Carnac

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Impact of Evidence by Carol Carnac

Perhaps of all the obscure authors brought back into the public’s eye by the British Library in its Crime Classics series, I enjoy the work of Edith Caroline Rivett (1894–1958) the most. Her 70 plus mysteries, originally published between 1931 and 1959, are immensely...
Classic Crime Fiction: A Starting Point

Classic Crime Fiction: A Starting Point

Kate Jackson, otherwise known as the Armchair Reviewer, is celebrating 10 years as a blogger this month with an intriguing competition. She asks those of us who read classic crime to recommend 10 titles for someone unfamiliar with the subgenre. See the details...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: They Tell No Tales by Manning Coles

Friday’s Forgotten Book: They Tell No Tales by Manning Coles

Manning Coles was the joint pen name used by British writers and neighbors Cyril Henry Coles (1899-1965) and Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891-1959). Between 1940 and 1958 they produced more than 20 lively spy stories featuring Thomas Elphinstone (Tommy) Hambledon,...