Day: September 6, 2011

Surprise in Finding a New Old Author

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By now I  believed I’d pretty much acquainted myself with all of the important Golden Age mystery authors, or at least up until the 50s. Even if never read, I recognize their names as ones that wrote classic or bad mysteries, or even mediocre ones. But the other day in trying to locate info about … Read more

The Bookseller and Mystery Community Mourns the Loss of Enid Schantz

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Recently, a friend  and iconic member of the independent bookshop community, Enid Schantz, lost her battle with cancer. Enid with her husband Tom, were one of the first to deal in rare and collectible crime fiction. They ran Rue Morgue bookstore in Colorado for decades, later concentrating on publishing Golden Age mystery writers introducing many … Read more