Bøger af Edith Howie

On a cold snowy night when the church choir met for practice, young organist Carol Tolliver didn't show up. That's when Tess King dropped her music behind the choir pew, and picked it up-screaming.It is hard to associate a church with violence. Alec MacDonald, Dean of St. Thomas's, wouldn't believe that such a thing could happen. Tess, his secretary, and Alec's wife, Ruth, were more realistic.In no time criminal investigator Ran Garrison appeared, and close on his heels, Bishop Walters-who in a pinch proved as proficient at turning up clues as he was at tossing a salad. "An unusually penetrating picture of a small community, with a double murder in a church as the high light. Practically every member of the choir, around which the story is built, is a suspect, and there are times when the young rector almost seems involved. Inspector Ran Garrison, assisted no little by his girl friend, who is also the rector's secretary, and a cooking bishop come through with the answers. . . ." (1946 review)No Face to Murder was first published in 1946. This edition includes bibliographic introduction by Curtis Evans.For more vintage mysteries, visit Coachwhip Books.

Mary Thorpe does her part for the war effort in the bustling little city of Nashiona (now bursting at the seams with trainees from the army school), mostly aiding her father who works with the USO. But military recruits are only temporarily stationed here, so she joins a local theater group to mix in with the locals. Things are going well, until the troupe is forced to work with a former colleague, now a famous New York playwright, Gordon Kearnes, who wants to test a new play. Mary doesn't understand the hostile reactions, and it gets worse as Kearnes insists on including actress, and diva, Nola Powers. Mary does her best to navigate the capricious waters, but soon finds herself entangled in a murder investigation-with herself as one of the suspects! It soon becomes apparent that this death is linked to the past, and the killer may not be finished . . .Cry Murder was first published in 1944. This edition includes a bibliographic introduction by Curtis Evans.Visit Coachwhip Books for more vintage mystery reprints.