Friday’s Forgotten Book: Five Bullets by Lee Thayer
Emma Redington Lee Thayer (1874-1973) was an American author who published 61 mystery novels under the name Lee Thayer, beginning with The Mystery of the Thirteenth Floor (1919) and ending with Dusty Death (1966). All but one feature the private investigator Peter...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Lift Up the Lid by Anthony Gilbert
Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899-1973) was a British author most well known for her creation of Arthur G. Crook, an entertaining beer-drinking lawyer whose ethics do not bear scrutiny. Crook had some 50 adventures published under the pseudonym Anthony Gilbert between 1936...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand
Christianna Brand was the pseudonym of Mary Christianna Lewis (1907-1985), who also wrote as China Thomson, Annabel Jones, Mary Roland, and Mary Ann Ashe. She wrote mysteries, fantasy, short stories, and children’s books. The 2005 film Nanny McPhee is based on the...