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Helen McCloy

Born 6 June 1904, New York, New York; died December 1992 Daughter of William C. and Helen Clarkson McCloy; married David Dresser, 1946 (divorced 1961); children: one daughter Helen McCloy's father was managing editor of the New York Evening Sun; her mother wrote short stories under her maiden name. A Quaker, McCloy studied at the Brooklyn Friends School in New York. At fourteen, she published a literary essay in the Boston Transcript; at fifteen, she published verse in the New York Times. McCloy lived in France for eight years, studying at the Sorbonne in 1923 and 1924. McCloy was Paris correspondent for the Universal News Service (1927-31) and the monthly art magazine International Studio (1930-31). She also was London correspondent for the Sunday New York Times art section and wrote political sketches for the London Morning Post and the Daily Mail. McCloy returned to the U.S. in 1931 and spent several years writing magazine articles and short stories. In 1938 she published her first mystery novel, Dance of Death, featuring her detective, Dr. Basil Willing, a psychiatrist and an expert in forensic medicine; he appears in many of what are considered her strongest novels. McCloy was rather prolific, writing dozens of detection and suspense novels, short stories, and newspaper and magazine articles. She won Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine awards for the short stories "Through a Glass, Darkly" (reprinted in The Singing Diamonds, 1965) and "Chinoiserie" (reprinted in 20 Great Tales of Murder, 1951), and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) for the best mystery criticism. In addition, she was the first woman president of MWA and was given the organization's highest honor, being named the Grand Master in 1989, one of only eight women at the time so honored. In general, critics have preferred McCloy's novels of detection to the novels of suspense or terror. In her best works, McCloy's success in providing interesting characters and themes is matched with her ability in plotting. - excerpts from encyclopedia.com

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Pure poison

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Notorious Washington gossip columnist Beverly Bishop has written the ultimate tell-all book, including information Senator Marilyn Kilpatrick does not want published. But when Bishop is found shot with a gun belonging to the senator, Nancy must help Kilpatrick clear her name!

Trouble with product X

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First published 1966 by Victor Gollancz This edition 1996 by Chivers Press

Born victim

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Bobbie Markle had vanished without a trace. Despite their best efforts, the detectives could not find her body. Possible clues only led to dead ends, but the police chief has his suspicions on one key figure. As the gripping novel races towards the end, the reader is left flabbergasted when the truth finally comes out about Bobbie Markle.

He Never Came Back

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From inside the cover: When Sara Dacre comes across a large red pendant at a twenty-cent jewelry stall she is tempted to buy it – especially when she bumps into her friend Gerry Hone, who persuades her that it will brighten up her old grey taffeta. But soon she finds herself in the center of some strange events. On leaving the shop she and Gerry witness the scene of an accident – but nobody can agree what happened. And then when Gerry takes her to an automat for coffee he goes to the counter to order – and never comes back. She left her cape in a guest-room and combed her hair by mellow lamplight that hardly reached the cloudy mirror in the carved frame. She saw a wan girl dressed in grey with the dull shine of old silver, a brilliant blob of crimson at her throat gathering up all the rays of muffled light and casting them back at the beholder like a flash of fire.

Sleep Long, My Love

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From Goodreads: "Police Chief Fellows sets out to track down the killer who left his victim's mutilated corpse in an abandoned building, and begins a difficult and frustrating police investigation."

The young prey

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She went to New York to fit in with an older crowd and without telling her family. When she tried her best to return home, a predator who only had eyes for her prevented that from happening. The next minute, she was dead. Hillary Waugh's poignant novel "The Young Prey" is a classic that remains relevant in these changing times.

The con game

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3-216p. ; 21cm