Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Five Matchboxes by John Russell Fearn
John Francis Russell Fearn (1908-1960) was a productive English writer, publishing short stories and novels under multiple pseudonyms including Hugo Blayn, Gina Dewall, Preston James, Volstead Gridban, and Elton Westward. He is best known for his science fiction work;...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Saint Maker by Leonard Holton
Leonard Wibberley (1915-1983) was born in Ireland but lived in the United States from his late 20s on. He was a versatile and prolific writer, turning out short fiction, novels, history, and biography for adults and children under multiple pseudonyms. Wikipedia...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Death of an Eloquent Man by Charlotte Murray Russell
Charlotte Murray Russell (1899-1992) published a dozen mysteries about Jane Amanda Edwards between 1935 and 1951. She converted her hometown of Rock Island, Illinois, into the fictional Rockport where Edwards lived. Russell wrote four mysteries with Police Chief Homer...