Five Mysteries of 1940

AUNT BEARDIE by JOSEPH SHEARING Joseph Shearing is one of the pseudonyms of prolific author, Margaret Gabrielle Vere Long, more popularly known by another pseudonym of hers, Marjorie Bowen. Last year, I read her gothic mystery, The Crime of Laura Sarelle, and was blown away. Determined to read more of her, I selected this novel …

Forgotten Book: I’ll Say She Does! by Peter Cheyney

I had heard of Peter Cheyney but hadn't read him. Then a couple of weeks ago, I posted a list of forgotten books which had a book by Cheyney. I so fell in love with its cover that I decided to read Cheyney. (Both the list and the cover can be seen over here).Born in …