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The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Margaret Yorke: Yorke wrote 43 mystery novels, published between 1957 and 2001. These included the five novel Patrick Grant series. Yorke died in 2012.Edward I. Koch and Wendy Corsi Staub: Well known former New York City Congressperson and mayor, Koch has dabbled in writing since he retired from politics. He has penned seven nonfiction works, two children's books and four mysteries, all of which he wrote with an established mystery writer. Three of his mysteries feature himself as the sleuth, and three have been written with the collaboration of Wendy Corsi Staub, a writer of over fifty novels in her won right. This… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Margaret Yorke:
Yorke wrote 43 mystery novels, published between 1957 and 2001. These included the five novel Patrick Grant series. Yorke died in 2012. This is a stand alone novel.Barbara Paul:

Barbara Paul is an American writer of mystery and science fiction. She created two series, the longest of which was the Marian Larch series with seven books. She has published a total of 31 novels and short story collections, as well as contributing to at least that many anthologies as well. This is one of her stand alone novels. P. C. Doherty:

Some writers find one muse and stick to it.… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Ronald Weber: (The book shows the author's name as Robert, but it is actually Ronald.)
Weber is a professor emeritus in American Studies at Notre Dame. Along with writing at least seven non-fiction works, many articles, some short fiction, and editing three professional journals, he also found time between classes to compose five novels, three of which are in his "fly-fishing" series. This is the first fly-fishing mystery.Ann Dukthas:
A pen name of P. C. Doherty.
Some writers find one muse and stick to it. Sue Grafton wrote about little else than her Kinsey Milhone character.… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Roderic Jeffries:
Jeffries published under his own name as well as four other pen names. A British mystery writer, Jeffries has published over 150 novels, including five detective series. The longest is the Inspector Alvarez series, involving 37 novels. Now in his nineties, Jeffries last published a novel in 2013. This is the nineteenth Inspector Alvarez novel. Paula Gosling:
Gosling is an American expat in England. She has published seventeen novels, ten of which are in three short series. Born in 1939, she began publishing in 1974. This is the third of five in Gosling's Blackwater… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Roderic Jeffries:
Jeffries published under his own name as well as four other pen names. A British mystery writer, Jeffries has published over 150 novels, including five detective series. The longest is the Inspector Alvarez series, involving 37 novels. Now in his nineties, Jeffries last published a novel in 2013. This is number twenty inthe Alvarez series.David Crossman:

A mystery writer, musician with seven albums, and artist. As a writer, Crossman has published 14 novels, ten of which are in three short series. A Maine native, he and his family now reside in Nashville, TN. This… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form.A little about our authors:H. R. F. Keating:
British detective writer of 55 novels, including the Inspector Ghote series (26) and the Harriot Marten series (7). This is the twenty second Inspector Ghote novel.Carola Dunn

Dunn is an English-born American writer of romance and mystery novels. Her Daisy Dalrymple series of mysteries consists of 23 novels categorized as "cozy mysteries". She has also written a number of shorter series and a total of over 60 novels. Dunn currently makes her home in Oregon. This is the fourth Daisy Dalrymple novel.Sarah R. Shaber:

Shaber, of North Carolina, has written two… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form.A little about our authors:Jon Cleary:

Australian Cleary wrote 50 mystery novels over a 61 year span. Twenty of those novels are in the Detective Scobie Malone series. Cleary passed away in 2010.
Autumn Maze is the eleventh Scobie Malone novel.Margaret Yorke:

Yorke wrote 43 mystery novels, published between 1957 and 2001. These included the five novel Patrick Grant series. Yorke died in 2012. Almost the Truth is one of her many stand alone novels.M. C. Beaton:

One of seven pen names used by Marion Chesney. Under this name, she released her two longest mystery series, both containing 34 books. These were… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Robert Barnard:
British writer of 48 novels and collections, plus 5 nonfiction works and editor of three anthologies. Had a number of short detective series, the most significant were the Perry Trethowan series (5 novels) and the Charlie Peace series (11 novels). Barnard died in 2013. This is the fourth Charlie Peace novel.George Chesbro:

Chesbro wrote more than 25 novels and almost 100 short stories. His best known sleuth was Robert "Mongo the Magnificent" Fredrickson, often aided by his brother Garth. Mongo was his stage name in the circus, where he was an acrobat. Mongo also… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Mary McMullen:
Part of a family of mystery writers, McMillen wrote 19 mystery novels without ever resorting to a series formula. Her mother was Helen Reilly and her sister was Ursula Curliss. McMullen died in 1986. Bill Knox:

Knox wrote under his own name and three pen names. He wrote two detective series under his own name, the Thane and Moss series (25 books) and the Webb Carrick series (15). There were three other series which he published under the name of Robert MacLeod, totaling another 22 books. He also wrote 12 stand alone novels. Knox died in 1999. This is the… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Dick Francis:
Dick Francis is well known for mystery novels set in the world of horse racing. Using few recurring characters, Francis' 43 novels stand alone as masterpieces of investigative fiction. Francis passed away in 2010. Hugh Pentecost:

A pen name of Judson Philips, a man of many detectives. Under both names, Philips published over 100 books, most of which were in one of eight different series. The largest series featured Pierre Chambrun with 23 books. In spite of all these series, almost a quarter of his books were stand-alone novels. This is the eighteenth Pierre Chambrun… Read More

Due to a small collections of stains on the cover, this edition from the DBC is being offered at a small discount.

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Mignon G. Eberhart:

American writer of mysteries, suspense and romance, Eberhart had one series, featuring sleuth Sarah Keate, with a total of seven books published between 1929 and 1954. She also wrote 53 non-series novels, the last published in 1988, when she was 89 years old. Eberhart died in 1996. Michael Kirk:
Pen name of Bill Knox

Knox wrote under his own name and three pen names. He wrote two detective series under his own name, the Thane and Moss series (25… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Barbara Michaels:
This is another pseudonym used by Barbara Mertz, better known as Elizabeth Peters. As Michaels, she is known for Gothic and supernatural thrillers. Mertz wrote 29 novels as Michaels, 39 as Peters, and one nonfiction book under her real name. Mertz died in 2013. John Ball:

Ball was best known for writing a series featuring Virgil Tibbs, beginning with "In the Heat of the Night". There were seven novels in that series, plus three more featuring Jack Tallon, and nine stand-alone novels. Ball also worked as a broadcaster, daily columnist, science writer, and music… Read More

This book is being offered at a 30% discount because there are two weak spots where the binding could fail if not handled carefully. The first is between pages 116 and 117 in the first story and the second is at pages 156-57 on the third story.The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Mary McMullen
Part of a family of mystery writers, McMillen wrote 19 mystery novels without ever resorting to a series formula. Her mother was Helen Reilly and her sister was Ursula Curliss. McMullen died in 1986.Victor Canning:
A prolific writer in the mystery genre, Canning didn't do too much with recurring characters. He had three short series,… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Janwillem van de Wetering:
A Dutch writer who wrote both in Dutch and English, van de Wetering was the author of 16 mysteries, four nonfiction books, three children's books and one collection of shorts. His mysteries were all in the Grijpstra - de Gier series, taking place in or near Amsterdam. Van de Wetering died in 2008. This is the sixth novel in the series.Anne Morice: Morice wrote 25 mysteries, 23 in her Tessa Crichton series, and two in her Tubby Wiseman series, which ended with her death in 1989. This is the eleventh Tessa Critchton novel.Hugh Pentecost:

A pen name of Judson… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Dick Francis:
Dick Francis is well known for mystery novels set in the world of horse racing. Using few recurring characters, Francis' 43 novels stand alone as masterpieces of investigative fiction. Francis passed away in 2010. Jeffrey Ashford:
A pseudonym of Roderic Jeffries.

Jeffries has published under his own name as well as four other pen names. A British mystery writer, Jeffries has published over 150 novels, including five detective series. The longest is the Inspector Alvarez series, involving 37 novels. Now in his nineties, Jeffries last published a novel in 2013.Dolores… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Marian Babson:
Babson had a writing career that ran from 1971 to 2012. She passed away in 2017. She wrote three short detective series, the longest being the seven edition Trixie and Evangeline series, but Babson also wrote 32 stand alone detective novels. Altogether Babson published 45 novels. This is the fifth Trixie and Evangeline novel.Sister Carol O'Marie:

Sr. Carol was a nun of the St. Joseph of Carondelet order. She wrote eleven novels, beginning at age 50, all featuring Sister Mary Helen, an elderly nun as the heroine (hmmm…). Most were located in San Francisco,… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Marian Babson: Babson had a writing career that ran from 1971 to 2012. She passed away in 2017. She wrote three short detective series, the longest being the seven edition Trixie and Evangeline series, but Babson also wrote 32 stand alone detective novels. Altogether Babson published 45 novels. This novel was also published as Miss Petunia's Last Case.George Baxt: A playwright, scriptwriter and novelist, Baxt's first novel introduced the genre's first Black and gay detective, Pharoah Love, who appeared in five novels. He also wrote thirteen novels featuring sleuth Jacob Singer, each involving Hollywood celebrities… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Mignon G. Eberhart:
American writer of mysteries, suspense and romance, Eberhart had one series, featuring sleuth Sarah Keate, with a total of seven books published between 1929 and 1954. She also wrote 53 non-series novels, the last published in 1988, when she was 89 years old. Eberhart died in 1996. Janice Law:
An American writer , Law was one of the first to feature a female detective. Law has published 22 novels, one collection of short stories and two omnibus editions. Her two detective series feature Anna Peters (9) and Francis Bacon (6). This is the fourth Anna Peters… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Gwendoline Butler:
Bulter was a British writer of mysteries. She wrote 34 novels in the John Coffin series under her own name and another 21 novels in the Charmian Daniels series under the name Jennie Melville, She also wrote another 21 stand alone novels, split between the two names. Butler died in 2013. This is the 25th John Coffin novel.Joe L. Hensley:

Hensley published 20 novels, 13 in the Robak series, and two collections of short stories. His short stories also appeared in six anthologies. Hensley died in 2007. Grim City is one of Hensley's stand alone novels.Kerry Tucker:… Read More

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Les Roberts:
Roberts turned to mystery writing after a 24 year career in Hollywood as a writer for shows such as Man from U.N.C.L.E., Andy Griffith Show, Jackie Gleason Show, and Hollywood Squares. He produced two mystery series, featuring Saxon (6) and Milan Jacovich (19), plus three additional novels. This is the seventh Milan Jacovich novel.M. C. Beaton:

One of seven pen names used by Marion Chesney. Under this name, she released her two longest mystery series, both containing 34 books. These were the well known Hamish Macbeth series and the even more well known Agatha Raisin… Read More