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....
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder at Cambridge by Q. Patrick

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder at Cambridge by Q. Patrick

Q. Patrick was the pseudonym of Richard Wilson Webb (1901-1966), who also published under the names Patrick Quentin and Jonathan Stagge. Webb wrote some books alone and then with Martha Mott Kelly under the name Q. Patrick for a few years before Webb teamed up with...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Death of a Bovver Boy by Leo Bruce

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Death of a Bovver Boy by Leo Bruce

Rupert Croft-Cooke (1903-1979) began his long literary career early, publishing a volume of poetry at age 19. He wrote a number of biographies and screenplays and literary fiction under his name and used the name Leo Bruce for his crime fiction. In addition to...