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Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman

by | Aug 11, 2026

Harry Kemelman (1908-1996) was a schoolteacher before World War II, worked in multiple government positions during the war and launched a freelance writing career afterwards. He began publishing in 1947 with the first of his short stories about New England college...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder of a Nymph by Margot Neville

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder of a Nymph by Margot Neville

by | Aug 7, 2026

The works of Australian sisters Margot Goyder (1896–1975) and Anne Neville Goyder Joske (1887–1966) have been on my reading list for awhile. Writing under the name Margot Neville, the pair wrote short stories, plays, and humorous novels before creating Detective...
The Mordida Man by Ross Thomas

The Mordida Man by Ross Thomas

by | Aug 4, 2026

I discovered Mike Lawson’s political thriller series about Congressional fixer Joe DeMarco a few years ago and have followed it ever since. His work is often compared to that of Ross Thomas (1926-1995), and I finally got around to finding a couple of books by Thomas...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: A Matter of Iodine by David Keith

Friday’s Forgotten Book: A Matter of Iodine by David Keith

by | Jul 31, 2026

Francis Steegmuller (1906–1994) was an American author of biographies, fiction, travel, and short articles for periodicals. He also translated a number of Gustave Flaubert’s writings, for which he is chiefly known. He won two National Book Awards—one in 1971...
Treasure Up in Smoke by David Williams

Treasure Up in Smoke by David Williams

by | Jul 28, 2026

I am enamored of the Mark Treasure series by David Williams (1926-2003), 17 mysteries published between 1976 and 1993. Mark Treasure is Vice-Chairman of Grenwood Phipps & Co., merchant bankers of London. His actress wife Molly often accompanies him on his...