Friday’s Forgotten Book: A Bullet in the Ballet by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon
Caryl Brahms was the name used by Doris Caroline Abrahams (1901-1982), an English critic, novelist, and journalist specializing in the theatre and ballet. She also wrote film, radio and television scripts. She collaborated with a Russian friend, S. J....
Dupe by Liza Cody
Liza Cody introduced Anna Lee, an early female private investigator in the book Dupe (Collins, 1980), which won the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger for best debut crime novel of the year in 1981 and was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1982. Anna...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: An Oxford Tragedy by J. C. Masterman
Sir John Cecil Masterman, OBE (1891-1977) was a versatile gentleman. He was a Modern History don at Christ Church, Oxford during the 1920s, while he also played cricket, tennis, and hockey, participating in international competitions. He is best...