The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a library of new mysteries, is pleased to feature a new mystery series title we recently received from the publisher.
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In the Dead of Winter by Abbey Pen Baker
A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery (1st in series)
Irregular Special Press (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: February 2010
ISBN-13: 978-1-901091-39-7
About In the Dead of Winter (from the publisher): Myrl Adler Norton was, by all accounts, one of the most remarkable women of the twentieth century. The daughter of the acclaimed opera singer Irene Adler, she was a respected professor of logic at Smith College as well as one of the most famous consulting detectives of all time. The books of her exploits, written by her lifelong friend and confidante Faye Martin Tullis, are among the most popular in the history of detective literature. Now, with this previously undiscovered manuscript, the true story behind the meeting of these two friends and their first case comes to light.
In 1918, while a student at Smith College, Faye first encountered Myrl, an enigmatic figure with an interesting past. When a local actress is found dead amid bizarre circumstances, Myrl takes an interest in the murder, and the two travel to Brattleboro, Vermont, to investigate.
There they uncover a twisted conspiracy, one far more dangerous than simple murder -- and learn the truth about Myrl's real father, the world's most famous consulting detective.
Originally published by St. Martin's Press in 1994, this revised edition sets the scene for the next Myrl Adler Norton mystery, Death at the Round Table, to be released exclusively by The Irregular Special Press in late 2010.
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About the author: Though it appears that Abbey Pen Baker is merely editing her great aunt’s unpublished manuscripts and out-of-print books, “it’s not true” she says. Really, Abbey Pen Baker wrote them. And really, she is Rebecca Morean.
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