Friday’s Forgotten Book: Lady Killer by George Harmon Coxe
George Harmon Coxe (1901-1984) was an American journalist turned crime fiction author of the hard-boiled school. He began writing for the mystery pulp magazines early and was earning enough to focus full time on them by the 1930s. He was a regular contributor to the...
Looking Back at 2021
When I reviewed the list of books I completed in 2021, these are the titles that remain as distinctly memorable reads after multiple attempts to winnow. They are evenly divided between men and women writers. About two-thirds were published in this century and the...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Dishonest Murderer by Frances and Richard Lockridge
Frances Davis Lockridge (1896-1963) and Richard Lockridge (1899-1982) were journalists known mostly for their Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries. Some two dozen books about publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam with their good friend Lt. Bill Weigand of the New York City...