Category Archives: Friday Forgotten Books

In the Labyrinth of Drakes, A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan, Tor Books, April 2016 This is the fourth book in the series and takes the overall story in a slightly new direction, as Lady Trent mounts an expedition to the … Continue reading →

This is a revised version of a post that originally appeared in The Broken Bullhorn How Like An Angel by Margaret Millar, © 1962, Carroll & Graf 2000 mass market paperback, mystery – Joe Quinn, P.I. Private detective Joe Quinn gambles. That’s how he’s … Continue reading →

This is a revised version of a post that originally appeared in The Broken Bullhorn. At the time I read this, I expected to go straight on to the second book. I have yet to do so. That seems to happen … Continue reading →

one in a series of forgotten or seldom read books Killer in the Rain by Raymond Chandler, stories originally published 1934-1941, this collection © 1964 – copy shown is the Ballantine Books 1977 paperback This short story collection contains 8 stories: “Killer in … Continue reading →

another in my series of forgotten or seldom read books, this revised from a 2009 post Three Times A Victim by F. L. Wallace, 1957, Ace Books, paperback (Ace Double) F. L. Wallace (aka Floyd Wallace), was primarily known as a science … Continue reading →

Obviously, the computer is fixed. It wasn’t a big deal, I should have figured it out myself. Meanwhile, this is another in my series of forgotten or seldom read books This may or may not truly be a “forgotten book”, … Continue reading →

another in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Caretaker’s Cat by Erle Stanley Gardner, © 1935, edition read: Pocket Books, 1962 paperback –  Perry Mason # 7 This, the seventh of Gardner’s Perry Mason novels, has possibly the most … Continue reading →

Another in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Saint – Wanted For Murder – the Further Adventures of The Saint, Triangle Books, 1943, short story collection – originally 1931, Sun Dial Press. This 1943 hardcover contains six stories: … Continue reading →

A Natural History of Dragons, A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan,  Tor Books hardcover, February 2014 – fantasy. “Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series in A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the … Continue reading →

Hazzard, the Complete Series by Frederick C. Davis, Altus Press 2016 trade paper This 282-page trade paper edition includes all six of Davis’ pulp-length novels (really novelettes) featuring District Attorney Mark Hazzard. Davis was fairly prolific, writing stories featuring The Moon … Continue reading →