Friday’s Forgotten Book: Weekend at Thrackley by Alan Melville
Alan Melville (1910-1983) was a man of many parts, not least of which was an author. Weekend at Thrackley (Skeffington, 1934; reprinted by the British Library, 2018) was his debut mystery. In the introduction to the British Library’s release of this book, Martin...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: What Dread Hand? by Elizbeth Gill
I love mysteries set in theaters, so opened What Dread Hand? by Elizabeth Gill (Cassell & Co., 1932; reprinted by Dean Street Press, 2017) with great anticipation. Julia Dallas is the main character, a young woman newly engaged to Lord Charles Kulligrew, a...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Tipster by Gerald Verner
Gerald Verner (1897-1980) was born John Robert Stuart Pringle. He also wrote under the names Donald Stuart, Nigel Vane, Derwent Steele, and Thane Leslie. His literary output was prodigious: More than 120 books, many of which were adapted for films, radio, and stage...