Friday’s Forgotten Book: the Beacon Hill Murders by Roger Scarlett
The Beacon Hill Murders (Doubleday Doran, 1930; Coachwhip, 2017) was the first of five mysteries by Roger Scarlet, the joint pen name of Dorothy Blair and Evelyn Page, who worked as editors at Houghton Mifflin before undertaking a collaborative writing career. See...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Suspect by L. R. Wright
Laurali Rose Appleby Wright (1939-2001) was a Canadian journalist, playwright, and author. She is best remembered for her series of mysteries about Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, ranking officer of the RCMP detachment in the small...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Brass Go-Between by Oliver Bleeck (Ross Thomas)
Ross Thomas (1926-1995) was an American author best known for his exquisitely written political thrillers. His first book The Cold War Swap won the 1967 Edgar for Best First Mystery and Briarpatch, one of his later stand-alone books, won the 1985 Edgar. He...