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...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder a la Richelieu by Anita Blackmon
Anita Blackmon (1893-1943) had a varied literary career, publishing more than a thousand short stories and a range of longer fiction. She wrote two mystery novels, both set in her home state of Arkansas and featuring an acerbic older lady named Adelaide Adams....
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Appleby and Honeybath by Michael Innes
Michael Innes (1906-1994) was the pen name used by John Innes Mackintosh Stewart to write around 50 crime novels and collections of mystery short stories. He published contemporary fiction and literary criticism under his given name. He released around 35 books about...