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The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:E. X. Ferrars: During her career, Ferrars published over 70 novels, mostly as stand-alones. Her longest series were the Virginia Freer and Andrew Basnett series, each with eight volumes. William Haggard:
Haggard was a writer of British spy thrillers, most of which involved Colonel Charles Russell. Under his real name, Richard Clayton, Haggard spent much of his working life as a civil servant in India. Haggard died in 1993. This is the nineteenth of 25 novels in the Colonel Russell series.Anne Morice:
Morice wrote 25 mysteries, 23 in her Tessa Crichton series, and two in her Tubby… Read More