"She walked out of the dorm and that’s it. She vanished into thin air.” Lowell Mitchell, a young student of a women's college in Massachusetts, disappears one fine day. On that day, she had attended her classes but when the lunch break came refused to go to the Mess claiming that she wasn't feeling well … Continue reading Police Procedural: Last Seen Wearing by Hillary Waugh (1952)
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FORGOTTEN BOOK: SPEAK JUSTLY OF THE DEAD by E.C.R. LORAC (1952)
After qualifying in 1939, Dr. Raymond Ferens, joined the R.A.M.C and was posted in the Far East when he was taken a prisoner by the Japanese. After the war was over, he took up practice in a mining town. However, the strenuous nature of the job, his war-time experience as well as the not-so-congenial environment … Continue reading FORGOTTEN BOOK: SPEAK JUSTLY OF THE DEAD by E.C.R. LORAC (1952)
E is for Eight of Swords by John Dickson Carr
Chief Inspector Hadley reaches his office in a content state of mind. About to retire in a month's time, his thoughts are on the book that he is writing chronicling his experiences in the Police force. A call from his superior soon takes away his cheer, however. A Vicar, it seems had gone visiting a … Continue reading E is for Eight of Swords by John Dickson Carr