Author Graham Howard, more interested in occupying the historical and imaginative spaces of his books, is suddenly saddled with the welfare of four Chattans - David, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Hugh- children of Caroline Chattan, his friend and the adored recipient of his calf-love. Caroline, years older than Graham had been gracious about his love for … Continue reading Debut: Let Him Die by E.H. Clements (1939)
Tag: Debut
#1940 Club: The Norths Meet Murder by Frances and Richard Lockridge and The So Blue Marble by Dorothy B. Hughes
It is the second day of the #1940 Club and time to look at two debuts. The Norths husband-wife detective duo had long been on my wishlist and when I saw that their career in detection began in 1940, I immediately decided to read it for the club. Mr. North comes home one day, tired … Continue reading #1940 Club: The Norths Meet Murder by Frances and Richard Lockridge and The So Blue Marble by Dorothy B. Hughes
#1954 Club: The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes
While looking around for a book to read for The 1954 Book Club jointly hosted by Karen @ Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings and Simon @ Stuck in a Book , I came across this little-known book by Joseph Hayes. A look at the blurb and I knew that it was the source of a taut Hindi … Continue reading #1954 Club: The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes
a hot cup of pleasure