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Cortland Fitzsimmons
Book List in Order: 9 titles
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The Moving Finger
- Mar-2015
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The Moving Finger, first published in 1937, features private detective Ethel Thomas as she searches for a set of private diaries, which, if made public, would scandalize New York's high society. From the publisher: "Scandal, which threatens to blast ...
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The Whispering Window
- Jun-2015
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The Whispering Window, first published in 1936, is the first in the series featuring amateur detective Ethel Thomas. The setting is a large department store plagued by missing products and, more seriously, four murders in a single day’s time.From t...
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Sudden Silence
- Jul-2015
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Sudden Silence, first published in 1938 and now available in an e-book format, is a ‘golden-age’ murder mystery centering on the on-stage death of a prominent big band-leader during a performance in San Francisco. Hal Harrison and his orchestra T...
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Mystery at the Hidden Harbor
- Oct-2015
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An Ethel Thomas Detective Story
When someone, in a response to an approaching storm, said that it would be a good night for a murder, no one expected one to happen. But the residents of Hidden Harbor find themselves cut off from the mainlan... -
The Evil Men Do
- Apr-2016
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An Ethel Thomas Detective Story
When Ethel Thomas, octogenarian writer of mysteries and sometime amateur detective, received a telegram from her niece Stella that read “Am in ghastly mess, trapped, no place to turn,” she arranged a seat... -
Death Rings a Bell
- Oct-2016
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A Percy Peacock Mystery
In the small Cape Cod village of Chatwich, the only time that the church bell rings outside of Sundays is to announce the death of one of the residents. Therefore, when the bell begins to ring in the middle of a week... -
Crimson Ice
- Nov-2019
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Crimson Ice, first published in 1935, is a ‘golden-age’ murder mystery by Cortland Fitzsimmons (1893-1949). Set in the world of ice-hockey, a leading player is knifed during a game between bitter rivals the Boston Cougars and the Canadian Blue De...
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This Is Murder
- Nov-2019
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This -- Is Murder!, first published in 1941, is a classic murder mystery set aboard a film producer's yacht cruising near California's Catalina Island; guests include the cast and crew of a new film. Tragedy strikes when the film's leading lady drown...
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