Friday’s Forgotten Book: Coroner’s Pidgin by Margery Allingham
I was enthralled with Albert Campion when I first encountered him many years ago. His creator Margery Allingham wrote 17 books about him beginning in 1929. I’ve re-read them often and find that the earlier ones seem to wear better than the later ones. I have not tried...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Case of the Crumpled Knave by Anthony Boucher
Anthony Boucher to me these days means his namesake mystery conference, Bouchercon, which is one of the highlights of my year. Then of course I have read many of the anthologies of short mystery fiction he compiled and edited. Reading his own mystery fiction has taken...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker
More than 45 years ago a mononymous private investigator strolled onto the printed page and into the public consciousness, where he has remained, making him one of the most durable characters of contemporary fiction. He features in 40 novels written by his creator...