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Baynard H. Kendrick

Born

in Philadelphia, PA, The United States

April 08, 1894

Died

March 22, 1977

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baynard_Kendrick

Genre

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Also wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hayward

Kendrick was an American lawyer and executive who became a full-time writer in 1932. His first mystery novel, Blood on Lake Louisa was published in 1934.

In 1914 Kendrick was the first American to enlist in the Canadian Army, one hour after that country declared war.

He married Edythe Stevens in 1919 and Jean Morris in 1971, and became an executive and manager of hotels and publishing companies. Kendrick was the organizer and only sighted member of the Blinded Veterans Association.

He was also a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America and held membership #1. In the 1960s he retired to Florida. ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 673 ratings · 152 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Odor of Violets (Duncan Maclain, #3) by Baynard H. Kendrick, Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.87 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1940 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blind Man's Bluff (Duncan Maclain #4) 3.91 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1943 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Express 3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1937 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whistling Hangman (Duncan Maclain #2) 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Knell (Duncan Maclain #5) 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1945 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out Of Control (Duncan Maclain #6) 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1945 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood on Lake Louisa 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1943 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flames of Time 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1948 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Die Today! (The Duncan Maclain Mysteries Book 7) 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1952 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iron Spiders (Miles Standish Rice #2) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1936 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Duncan Maclain Mystery (12 books)
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