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Fred Fellows #11
The Con Game
Hardcover, black boards, DJ very worn, kept book in good condition. Good story.
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First published January 1, 1968
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Hillary Waugh
156 books15 followersAka Elissa Grandower (5 books), H. Baldwin Taylor (3 books), Harry Walker (1 book).
Hillary Baldwin Waugh was a pioneering American mystery novelist. In 1989, Waugh was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
During his senior year at Yale, Waugh enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps and, after graduation, received his aviator's wings. He served in Panama for two years, flying various types of aircraft. While in military service, Waugh turned his hand to creative writing, completing and publishing his first novel Madam Will Not Dine Tonight in 1947. He quickly published two more novels, but they were not very well received.
In 1949, as the result of reading a case book on true crime, Waugh decided to explore a realistic crime novel. With the cooperation of his fiancée, who was a student at Smith College, Waugh set his police procedural Last Seen Wearing... in a fictional women's college. Published in 1952, the book was a significant success and is now considered a pioneering effort exploring relentless police work and attention to detail.
After Last Seen Wearing..., Waugh went on to publish more than thirty-five additional detective novels, many aptly described as "hard boiled". Pseudonyms include "Elissa Grandower," "Harry Walker" and "H. Baldwin Taylor."
Waugh married Diana Taylor, and the couple had three children. Waugh died on December 8, 2008.
Hillary Baldwin Waugh was a pioneering American mystery novelist. In 1989, Waugh was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
During his senior year at Yale, Waugh enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps and, after graduation, received his aviator's wings. He served in Panama for two years, flying various types of aircraft. While in military service, Waugh turned his hand to creative writing, completing and publishing his first novel Madam Will Not Dine Tonight in 1947. He quickly published two more novels, but they were not very well received.
In 1949, as the result of reading a case book on true crime, Waugh decided to explore a realistic crime novel. With the cooperation of his fiancée, who was a student at Smith College, Waugh set his police procedural Last Seen Wearing... in a fictional women's college. Published in 1952, the book was a significant success and is now considered a pioneering effort exploring relentless police work and attention to detail.
After Last Seen Wearing..., Waugh went on to publish more than thirty-five additional detective novels, many aptly described as "hard boiled". Pseudonyms include "Elissa Grandower," "Harry Walker" and "H. Baldwin Taylor."
Waugh married Diana Taylor, and the couple had three children. Waugh died on December 8, 2008.
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August 30, 2022
Waugh wrote the first of his innovative "police procedurals" in 1949 and continued cranking them out for almost fifty years. He knew and liked cops and appreciated both the difficulty and the fascination of a murder investigation.
THE CON GAME was published in 1968 and acknowledges the impact of the "Swinging Sixties" on life in the formerly sedate Stockton, Connecticut. The five well-heeled couples involved in a shady land deal aren't the church-going, conservative types that Stockton Police Chief Fred Fellows and his detectives are accustomed to dealing with, but a new breed who've embraced the hard-edged hedonism of the sixties. There have been affairs, bitter divorces, and controversial re-marriages. They work hard and party hard and feel entitled to the best that money can buy. And they aren't particular about how that money is come by.
But murder and greed are as old as the human race and when one of the couples disappears with the loot, Chief Fellows and his men start their meticulous investigation. The identity of the murderer came as a complete surprise to me and I pride myself on being a pretty good guesser. Maybe you'll do better. Waugh's books are taut and well-written and should be available as Kindle editions.
THE CON GAME was published in 1968 and acknowledges the impact of the "Swinging Sixties" on life in the formerly sedate Stockton, Connecticut. The five well-heeled couples involved in a shady land deal aren't the church-going, conservative types that Stockton Police Chief Fred Fellows and his detectives are accustomed to dealing with, but a new breed who've embraced the hard-edged hedonism of the sixties. There have been affairs, bitter divorces, and controversial re-marriages. They work hard and party hard and feel entitled to the best that money can buy. And they aren't particular about how that money is come by.
But murder and greed are as old as the human race and when one of the couples disappears with the loot, Chief Fellows and his men start their meticulous investigation. The identity of the murderer came as a complete surprise to me and I pride myself on being a pretty good guesser. Maybe you'll do better. Waugh's books are taut and well-written and should be available as Kindle editions.
March 31, 2023
Un roman noir écrit d'une façon très originale. Très difficile de prévoir le dénouement, même pour quelqu'un qui a lu beaucoup d'oeuvres de ce style.
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