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THE STORY : Who knew that Detroit was a hotbed of Nazi sympathizers and American traitors? Robert Branch, a history professor at Midwester...

Periodically, I get very interesting email from readers of this blog.  Some like to discuss their latest find in a rare or used book shop....

 Michel Garfin is the man to go to in Montreal if you have a particularly nasty family secret you need to keep quiet. But call him Mike.  ...

"The uneasy breath of a nasty idea kept pace with me." -- Carney Wilde in The Dark Light For anyone who has read all the Phili...

There is no doubt about it.  Margaret Millar is first and foremost a great storyteller.  Her husband, Ross Macdonald, once confessed a dee...

"The John Dickson Carr of Sweden" proclaims the dust jacket of the first UK edition of Ättestupan (1975) translated as The Ance...