Maud Silver, Consulting Detective I have a great fondness for little old lady detectives, but they can be a problem. It’s not that the classic mystery genre ever made a claim of being realistic. And goodness knows that the “shock value” of an sweet, elderly spinster beating the big bad policemen at their own game has entertained … Continue reading SNOOP SISTER: The Alarm of the Black Cat by Dolores Hitchens
Dolores Hitchens
A HOLIDAY FROM MURDER
“Start spreadin' the newsI'm leavin' todayI want to be a part of itNew York, New York.” Well, technically, I leave tomorrow – morning flight, no time to blog – but that’s right! I’m taking my first vacation since summer 2019! Frankly, I’ve never been much of a travelin’ man, but there are two places that … Continue reading A HOLIDAY FROM MURDER
COZY IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD: The Cat Saw Murder
It looks like we’re going to have a little run of Dolores Hitchens over at Chez Ah Sweet Mystery this year. Having been introduced to the lady with the dark, fine The Watcher, I found out at Book Club last week that we would be covering The Alarm of the Black Cat in July. This is the second in … Continue reading COZY IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD: The Cat Saw Murder
THIS CONSCIENCE INCARNATE: The Watcher
“He was watching. He passed judgment on me. He condemned me to some sort of hell. I sensed that, walking by. I’ve never felt so . . . so unclean, as just then!” Her name was Julia Clara Catherine Maria Dolores Robins Norton Birk Olsen Hitchens. She was born in Texas on Christmas Day, 1907, … Continue reading THIS CONSCIENCE INCARNATE: The Watcher
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