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Hildegarde Withers: Final Riddles?
Hildegarde Withers was one of the first female schoolmarm detectives to appear in mystery. From her appearance in The Penguin Pool Murder in 1931, the teacher caught the attention of the American reading public. In the years that followed, she appeared in a number of films, a humorous series of collaborative mysteries with the Chicago lawyer, John J. Malone, and of course – short stories. Multiple collections of Stuart Palmer’s works exist, including Crippen & Landru’s Hildegarde Uncollected Riddles in 2002. Now nearly two decades later, another Crippen & Landru collection Hildegarde Final Riddles? As more newspapers, magazines, and documents are put online, we have been able to locate more works by Palmer, with possibly more to come in the future. Hence, the less than certain title . This collection contains stories about Hildegarde Withers, Howie Rook, Sherlockiana, and other characters as well.
345 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2022
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Stuart Palmer
91 books31 followersPseudonyms 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 Hollywood, where several of his books, including The Penguin Pool Murder, were filmed by RKO Pictures Inc.
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 Hollywood, where several of his books, including The Penguin Pool Murder, were filmed by RKO Pictures Inc.
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March 2, 2023Read so far:
*The Riddle of the Black Spade
To Die in the Dark
*Where Angels Fear to Tread
The Jinx Man
Hildegarde and the Spanish Cavalier
*You Bet Your Life
Who Is Silvia?
The Return of Hildegarde Withers
*Hildegarde Withers Is Back
Hildegarde Plays It Calm
*The Stripteaser and the Private Eye
How Lost Was My Father?
The Adventure of the Marked Man
The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm
*The I-O-U of Hildegarde Withers
*The Riddle of the Black Spade
To Die in the Dark
*Where Angels Fear to Tread
The Jinx Man
Hildegarde and the Spanish Cavalier
*You Bet Your Life
Who Is Silvia?
The Return of Hildegarde Withers
*Hildegarde Withers Is Back
Hildegarde Plays It Calm
*The Stripteaser and the Private Eye
How Lost Was My Father?
The Adventure of the Marked Man
The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm
*The I-O-U of Hildegarde Withers
Displaying 1 of 1 review