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Former librarian, perpetual reader. Reviewer at Happiness Is a Book and Kevin's Corner. Occasional columnist at Mystery Readers Journal. "For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." Vincent van Gogh
Virginia Perdue is a long-forgotten author. While Dorothy B. Hughes loved her books, Barzun and Taylor think the earlier ones are not worth reading. Perhaps too much of their time. But they liked this title enough to include it in their best 50 of the first half of the century, which says a lot.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Virginia Perdue is a long-forgotten author. While Dorothy B. Hughes loved her books, Barzun and Taylor think the earlier ones are not worth reading. Perhaps too much of their time. But they liked this title enough to include it in their best 50 of the first half of the century, which says a lot.
Yet when I see responses to requests for suggestions of new authors to read, Barnard never seems to come up. He is simply too good to lose sight of.
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Yet when I see responses to requests for suggestions of new authors to read, Barnard never seems to come up. He is simply too good to lose sight of.