Friday’s Forgotten Book: Bring the Bride a Shroud by D. B. Olsen / Dolores Hitchens
Dolores Hitchens (1907-1973) wrote dozens of mysteries beginning in 1938, publishing them under her own name and under the pseudonyms D. B. Olsen, Dolan Birkley, and Noel Burke. Her series characters include Jim Sader, a PI; John Farrel, a railroad detective; and A....
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Museum Murder by John T. McIntyre
John Thomas McIntyre (1871-1951) was a Philadelphia author of mysteries, noir, historical fiction, and plays. His first detective Ashton-Kirk was similar to Philo Vance and Spike Tracy, wealthy young socialites who assist the police. Ashton-Kirk appeared in four books...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Skeleton Coast Contract by Philip Atlee
James Atlee Phillips (1915-1991) was a colorful pulp fiction writer who also published under the name Philip Atlee. He worked as a journalist, traveled with overseas airlines, spent some time in the military, and had a stint in Hollywood, where he worked for John...