From the Publisher
The plot is really clever.
A remarkably good detective story which can be warmly recommended.
Welcome back, Miss Christie. Our current hellions can do with a reminder of how to slaughter an audience with a little bit of style.
Pop-culture archaeology can be a tricky business. For every lost gem, there are dozens of writers, characters, and properties that have been forgotten for a reason—and there’s no richer vein of both diamonds and slag than the classic pulps. For the first half of the 20th century—and particularly the ’20s and ’30s—pulp magazines made for incredibly […]