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Lullaby by Ed McBain

by Aubrey | Dec 30, 2025

Ed McBain was the crime fiction pseudonym of Evan Hunter (1926-2005), a U.S. author who wrote extensively under both names. He was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1986 and was the first U.S. recipient of the Diamond Dagger from the British...

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Murders near Mapleton by Brian Flynn

by Aubrey | Dec 26, 2025

Celebrating the Christmas season with a double murder! Nothing is more festive than a host who walks out during dinner, a maid screaming in the library, and Scotland Yard at the front door. Brian Flynn (1885-1958) was an English writer who worked in a range of jobs...

Death by Bequest by Mary McMullen

by Aubrey | Dec 23, 2025

Mary McMullen (1920-1986) was a pseudonym of Mary Reilly Wilson, mystery and suspense writer of some 20 books. She was the daughter of mystery writer Helen Reilly, known for books about Inspector Christopher McKee of the Manhattan Homicide Squad, and sister of mystery...

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Columnist Murder by Lawrence Saunders

by Aubrey | Dec 19, 2025

Again, this week’s forgotten book serves two purposes. The Columnist Murder by Lawrence Saunders was originally published in 1931 by Farrar & Rhinehart, making it a Golden Age mystery. It was reprinted in January 2025 by Coachwhip Publications, adding it to the...

Dolly and the Singing Bird by Dorothy Dunnett

by Aubrey | Dec 16, 2025

Dorothy Halliday Dunnett (1923-2001) was a Scottish author and portrait painter, known to readers mostly for her historical sagas about a 16th century Scottish lord and a 15th century European financier. A website about her run by a former chair of the Dorothy Dunnett...

Lullaby by Ed McBain

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Murders near Mapleton by Brian Flynn

Death by Bequest by Mary McMullen

Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Columnist Murder by Lawrence Saunders

Dolly and the Singing Bird by Dorothy Dunnett

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