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Friday’s Forgotten Book: Left-Handed Death by Richard Hull

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Left-Handed Death by Richard Hull

by | Jan 22, 2021

Richard Hull was the pseudonym of Richard Henry Sampson (1896-1973), a British accountant who became a crime novelist, publishing 16 books beginning in 1934. During World War II he revived his accounting skills and became an auditor for the Admiralty. It is hard not...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Skeleton Key by Lenore Glen Offord

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Skeleton Key by Lenore Glen Offord

by | Jan 14, 2021

Skeleton Key by Lenore Glen Offord (1905-1991) was first published in 1943 by Duell, Sloan & Pearce. Felony & Mayhem re-issued the book in print and digital editions in 2015. The latter has an informative introduction by journalist and crime historian Sarah...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder in Melbourne by Dulcie Gray

Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder in Melbourne by Dulcie Gray

by | Jan 8, 2021

Dulcie Winifred Catherine Bailey Denison, known as Dulcie Gray, (1915 – 2011) was a Renaissance woman: She was a British singer and actress on stage, film, and television; she wrote 18 mysteries between 1957 and 1979; and she studied butterflies. She was...
Favorite Books of 2020

Favorite Books of 2020

by | Dec 31, 2020

As of today I read 162 books during 2020, the large number partly because of the enforced seclusion brought on by the pandemic. A few were re-reads but most crossed my path for the first time. Following are the titles of the books I initially read during 2020 and...