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Stuart Palmer

Born

in Baraboo, Wisconsin, The United States

June 21, 1905

Died

February 04, 1968

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Pseudonyms Theodore Orchards, Jay Stewart

Stuart Palmer (1905–1968) was an American author of mysteries. Born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Palmer worked a number of odd jobs—including apple picking, journalism, and copywriting—before publishing his first novel, the crime drama Ace of Jades, in 1931. It was with his second novel, however, that he established his writing career: The Penguin Pool Murder introduced Hildegarde Withers, a schoolmarm who, on a field trip to the New York Aquarium, discovers a dead body in the pool. Withers was an immensely popular character, and went on to star in thirteen more novels, including Miss Withers Regrets (1947) and Nipped in the Bud (1951). A master of intricate plotting, Palmer found success writing for Holl ...more

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	The Penguin Pool Murder (Hildegarde Withers #1) 3.67 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1931 — 28 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
	Murder on Wheels (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries Book 2) 3.76 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1932 — 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
	Murder on the Blackboard (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries Book 3) 3.88 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 1932 — 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 Puzzle of the Silver Persian (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 1934 — 20 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 Puzzle of the Happy Hooligan (Hildegarde Withers #8) 3.56 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1941 — 20 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
	Four Lost Ladies (Hildegarde Withers #10) 3.86 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 1949 — 23 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 Puzzle of the Pepper Tree (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries Book 4) 3.92 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1933 — 18 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 Puzzle of the Blue Banderilla (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries Book 7) 3.89 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1937 — 23 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 Puzzle of the Red Stallion (Hildegarde Withers #6) 3.91 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1936 — 25 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
	Miss Withers Regrets (Hildegarde Withers #9) 4.03 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1947 — 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

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“him, but I nodded.”
― Stuart Palmer, Omit Flowers

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“you”
― Stuart Palmer, Murder on Wheels

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