Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Padded Door by Brian Flynn

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Padded Door by Brian Flynn

Brian Flynn (1885-1958) is another of those forgotten authors from the first part of the 20th century whose work has been resurrected after diligent effort on the part of a few people. It doesn’t help that books were rarely reprinted then and initial print runs were...
The Pew Group by Anthony Oliver

The Pew Group by Anthony Oliver

Anthony Oliver (1922-1995) was born in Wales. He served in the RAF during World War II and made his acting debut in 1964 at the Q Theatre. He appeared in film, on stage, and on television. He became an expert in Staffordshire pottery, writing two books on the subject...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Octagon Crystal by Pearl Foley

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Octagon Crystal by Pearl Foley

I occasionally search for Canadian mystery writers during the Golden Age and so far, Frank L. Packard (1877–1942) and Pearl Foley (1888-1953) are the only two names I have found. Foley doesn’t seem to be recognized by any crime fiction authority lists beyond Part 20...
No Dust in the Attic by Anthony Gilbert

No Dust in the Attic by Anthony Gilbert

Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899-1973) was a British author most well known for her creation of Arthur G. Crook, an entertaining lawyer whose malleable ethics support his fervent belief that none of his clients are guilty. Crook had some 50 adventures published under the...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder Gone Minoan by Clyde B. Clason

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder Gone Minoan by Clyde B. Clason

Clyde Burt Clason (1903-1987) was born in Denver, Colorado, where he graduated from the University of Denver and then worked in Chicago as an advertising copywriter and a trade newsletter editor. He published 10 mysteries between 1936 and 1941, all featuring elderly...