The Theme is Murder

by Miriam Allen deFord

An Anthology of Mysteries.

244 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1967

About the author

Miriam Allen deFord was a suffragette, feminist, and Fortean who became better known for her science-fiction, true crime, and mystery writing after the 1940s. Her short fiction has been widely anthologized; she also edited an anthology of stories mixing science fiction with mystery called Space, Time, and Crime.

She received the 1961 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in the category of Best Fact Crime book for The Overbury Affair, which involves events during the reign of James I of Britain.

Reviews

[Jeff Hobbs]

Read so far:

Walking Alone--2
Beyond the Sea of Death--3
The Death of Eric Heilkram--3
He Was Frightened (aka The Crazy House)--1
The Oleander--3
To Be Found and Read--2
The Judgment of En-lil--2
A Death in the Family--3
Full Circle--3
Mortmain (N/A)
Something to Do with Figures--2
Death Sentence--3
De Crimine--3
Musca Domestica (N/A)
Right the Wrong (N/A)
Nameless Enemy--3
Homecoming--2
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A Case for the U.N.--3
The Moors Murders --2
The Poison Necklace--3
Time Trammel--2
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Fantasy stories:
Freak show--
Gone to the dogs (aka Henry Martindate, Great Dane) --
The Margenes --
Nor rain nor snow --1
Slips take over --3
Throwback --