Make Mine Maclain

Duncan Maclain Mystery

by Baynard H. Kendrick

Includes "The Silent Whistle," "Melody in Death" and "The Murderer Who Wanted More"

Genres: Mystery, Short Stories

218 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Also wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hayward

Kendrick was an American lawyer and executive who became a full-time writer in 1932. His first mystery novel, Blood on Lake Louisa was published in 1934.

In 1914 Kendrick was the first American to enlist in the Canadian Army, one hour after that country declared war.

He married Edythe Stevens in 1919 and Jean Morris in 1971, and became an executive and manager of hotels and publishing companies. Kendrick was the organizer and only sighted member of the Blinded Veterans Association.

He was also a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America and held membership #1. In the 1960s he retired to Florida.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are only three stories in this book; the rest is padding ("previews" of other Maclain books). The stories are good, but they hardly add up to a full volume's worth. If there are no more Maclain stories, they could have included some non-Maclains by Kendrick.

[Jeff Hobbs]

Read so far:

*The Silent Whistle--
Melody in Death--
*The Murderer Who Wanted More--
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*5-4 = Murderer
*Silent Night (aka A clue from Bing Crosby)