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Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder by the Day by Veronica Parker Johns
Veronica Parker Johns (1907-1988) only wrote five mystery novels and several short stories before turning her attention to running a seashell shop in New York. She was a member of the Mystery Writers of America during its early years and a member of the New York...
If It Isn’t One Thing by Steven F. Havill
Steven F. Havill, a resident of New Mexico, launched his Posadas County series in 1991 with his older undersheriff Bill Gastner as the protagonist in a vivid depiction of small town police work on the border of the United States and Mexico. Havill progressed the...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Fly Country by Anthony Lang
John George Haslette Vahey (1881 – 1938) was born in Belfast and was educated at Ulster, Foyle College, and Hanover. He first worked as an architect and then as an accountant and then became a full-time writer. His first of 52 novels was published in 1916 and his...
Untouchable by Mike Lawson
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore and grab a copy of the latest Joe DeMarco adventure, which is out today. Untouchable by Mike Lawson (Atlantic Monthly Press, February 2025) is the 18th title in a consistently fine political thriller series that began 20...
Blackout and Other Tales of Suspense by Ethel Lina White
Crippen & Landru Publishers (C&L) produces single-author short story collections, both current crime fiction authors and uncollected stories by mystery and detective writers of the past. It’s the latter that I find most valuable, since so many authors...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Unfinished Clue by Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer (1902–1974) has long been one of my all-time favorite authors. Well known for creating the Regency romance, she also produced mysteries and historical fiction. She considered a trilogy about the House of Lancaster her master work but she was unable...
Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who still reads at every opportunity and loves to talk about what she is reading.