Elsewhere, Elsewhen , Elsehow - Review Copy

by Miriam Allen deFord

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

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

[Dominick]

This is a decent collection of short stories, a mixture of fantasy and SF. Several are quite good, but they tend to be a bit predictable, as deFord is quite fond of the "twist" ending but not so good at avoiding telegraphing it.