Friday’s Forgotten Book: My Foe Outstretch’d Beneath the Tree by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley
My Foe Outstretch’d Beneath the Tree (Gollancz, 1968) is the second book by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley (1900-1970) in his mystery series about a Cambridge don named Dr. R. V. Davie. Victor Vaughan Reynolds Geraint Clinton Clinton-Baddeley was a British playwright,...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Lyttleton Case by R. A. V. Morris
Ronald Arthur Vennor Morris (1877-1943) was born in Wales but mostly lived in England, working in London before moving to Hove in Sussex. The Lyttleton Case (Collins, 1922) is his only work of fiction. It was selected for the Detective Story Club, the forerunner of...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The House of Shade / Death in Zanzibar by M. M. Kaye
Mary Margaret Kaye (1908-2004) was born in India and lived there until she was sent to boarding school in England. She was originally an illustrator of children’s books until she decided to try a thriller. Her most famous book is The Far Pavilions, a historical novel...