The Lake Effect; Thin Air; Buried in Quilts

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:

Les Roberts: Roberts turned to mystery writing after a 24 year career in Hollywood as a writer for shows such as Man from U.N.C.L.E., Andy Griffith Show, Jackie Gleason Show, and Hollywood Squares. He produced two mystery series, featuring Saxon (6) and Milan Jacovich (19), plus three additional novels. This is the fifth Milan Jacovich novel.

Gerald Hammond: Scottish writer Hammond Created three series and 35 stand-alone novels. The series featured Keith Calder (23 books), Honey Laird (3) and one set in Three Oaks (11). This is the nineteenth Keith Calder novel.

Sara H. Frommer: American writer of seven novels in the Joan Spencer series. This is the second of those novels.