Beneath the Stains of Time: Murder in the Tomb (1937) by Lucian Austin Osgood

Beneath the Stains of Time: Murder in the Tomb (1937) by Lucian Austin Osgood: Over the years, I picked up a curious collection of so-called genre curiosities, alternative classics and a couple of neglected gems along t...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Double Turn (1956) by Carol Carnac

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Double Turn (1956) by Carol Carnac: Last year, the British Library Crime Classics reprinted E.C.R. Lorac's Murder As a Fine Art (1953), published as by "Carol Carnac,...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Darker the Night (1949) by Herbert Brean

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Darker the Night (1949) by Herbert Brean: There are a handful of dusty, timeworn tropes and cliches that make detective fans despair when they rear their ugly head in a mystery, nove...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Cross Marks the Spot (1933) by James Ronald

Beneath the Stains of Time: Cross Marks the Spot (1933) by James Ronald: Last year, the Moonstone Press completed their ambitious, massive reprinting project of James Ronald 's nearly forgotten, long out-of-p...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Snake of Luvercy (1926/27) by Maurice Renard

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Snake of Luvercy (1926/27) by Maurice Renard: John Pugmire passed away in 2024 and his death not only meant the end of Locked Room International , but also ended the steady stream of tr...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Judges of Hades and Other Simon Ark Stories (1971) by Edward D. Hoch

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Judges of Hades and Other Simon Ark Stories (1...: Decades before Crippen & Landru, Edward D. Hoch had about half a dozen collections of his voluminous detective fiction published, throu...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Puzzle in Porcelain (1945) by Elizabeth Gresham (writing as "Robin Grey")

Beneath the Stains of Time: Puzzle in Porcelain (1945) by Elizabeth Gresham (w...: "Robin Grey" was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Fenner Gresham , of whom not much is known today, except that she was involved with th...

Happiness Is A Book: Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Medbury Fort Murder by George Limnelius

 Happiness Is A Book: Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Medbury Fort Murder by George Limnelius

Beneath the Stains of Time: Fear of Fear (1931) by Florence Ryerson and Colin ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Fear of Fear (1931) by Florence Ryerson and Colin ...: Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements were an American husband-and-wife writing tandem, " of varied and prodigious talent ," whose o...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Tim MacNab Seeks a Story (1937) by Marten Toonder

Beneath the Stains of Time: Tim MacNab Seeks a Story (1937) by Marten Toonder: The concept of "lost media" is something of an obsession on parts of the internet and touched upon the subject myself, " Top ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Leopard Died Too (1957) by Nigel Brent

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Leopard Died Too (1957) by Nigel Brent: "Nigel Brent," a pseudonym of Cecil Gordon Eugene Wimhurst, is one of those obscure, practically forgotten writers who published a...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Ring of Innocent (1952) by Brian Flynn

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Ring of Innocent (1952) by Brian Flynn: Brian Flynn 's The Ring of Innocent (1952), the fortieth title in the Anthony Bathurst series, begins with Martin Scudamore going to se...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Death Below the Dam (1936) by Esther Fonseca

Beneath the Stains of Time: Death Below the Dam (1936) by Esther Fonseca: Not much is known today of Esther Haven Fonseca, except for scraps and pieces of bio-and bibliographical information, but, what can be said ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Stars Spell Murder: "Handbook for Homicide" (1943) by Fredric Brown

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Stars Spell Murder: "Handbook for Homicide" (1...: Fredric Brown 's "Handbook for Homicide," originally published in the March, 1943, issue of Detective Tales , can be described...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Unicorn Murders (1935) by Carter Dickson

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Unicorn Murders (1935) by Carter Dickson: In May, the British Library Crime Classics series of reprints is releasing a brand new, long overdue edition of John Dickson Carr 's fou...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Sentry-Box Murder (1935) by Newton Gayle

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Sentry-Box Murder (1935) by Newton Gayle: " Newton Gayle ," a pseudonym, was a partnership of strange bedfellows between Muna Lee and Maurice Guinness, a human rights activ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Invitation to Murder (1953) by Ab Visser

Beneath the Stains of Time: Invitation to Murder (1953) by Ab Visser: Ab Visser was a Dutch writer, editor, critic, reviewer, poet and a tireless advocate of the Dutch detective story, who tried to position him...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Above Suspicion (1922/23) by Robert Orr Chipperfield

Beneath the Stains of Time: Above Suspicion (1922/23) by Robert Orr Chipperfield: Several years ago, I reviewed the "Otto Penzler's Locked Room Library" reprint edition of The Clue in the Air (1917) by Isabe...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Murder of a Matriarch (1936) by Hugh Austin

Beneath the Stains of Time: Murder of a Matriarch (1936) by Hugh Austin: Hugh Austin, a true enigma, was a mystery writer about whom very little, or anything, is known and what's known doesn't always appea...

Beneath the Stains of Time: People vs. Withers and Malone (1963) by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice

Beneath the Stains of Time: People vs. Withers and Malone (1963) by Stuart Pal...: You know, I love a good detective trope as much as the next person and my enduring, tediously documented obsession with the locked room mys...