Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Clock That Wouldn’t Stop by E. X. Ferrars
Morna Doris MacTaggart Brown (1907-1995) wrote several novels under that name before adopting the pseudonym Elizabeth Ferrars, which became E. X. Ferrars in the United States. Her first mystery was published in 1940, the initial appearance of Toby Dyke, a journalist...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: About the Murder of a Startled Lady by Anthony Abbot
Charles Fulton Oursler (1893-1952) was an American journalist, playwright, and author. He started out in the newspaper and magazine business and became senior editor of Reader’s Digest in 1944. He wrote for a number of publications including The Black...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Death Lights a Candle by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1909–1976) was born in Boston and used her extensive knowledge of the area and its residents to add realistic local color to her books. She began publishing in 1931 with the first mystery featuring Asey Mayo, a Cape Cod native and jack of...