Lee Thayer (1) (1874–1973)
Author of Last trump
For other authors named Lee Thayer, see the disambiguation page.
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Works by Lee Thayer
Murder stalks the circle 4 copies
Dead Men's Shoes 3 copies
A plain case of murder 2 copies
Hanging's Too Good 2 copies
Accessory after the fact 2 copies
Hallowe'en Homicide 2 copies
Alias Dr. Ely 2 copies
Counterfeit (The Counterfeit Bill) 2 copies
The Darkest Spot 2 copies
The Scrimshaw millions 2 copies
The Jaws of Death 1 copy
The Second Bullet 1 copy
Red Handed (Sudden Death) 1 copy
Doctor S.O.S 1 copy
They tell no tales 1 copy
Hell-gate tides 1 copy
Lightning strikes twice 1 copy
The last shot 1 copy
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Set in WW II France. American correspondent murdered. Gives view of how a press corp worked. Not a war story as such. Winner of $1,000 Red Badge Prize Mystery.
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- Works
- 52
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 126
- Popularity
- #159,216
- Rating
- 3.7
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- 2
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- 22
Except for the ridiculous racism that comes out of left field that is. I’m not talking about words from a character, I mean the author describing one of the main characters as “a stupid, dirty Italian” for no apparent reason and make a similar comment almost every time he appears. One of those books where everyone’s race is mentioned constantly.
One of my fascinations is how quickly things disappear, and how history is so unreliable because we can’t even remember things from our lifetimes. This woman apparently wrote 60 novels during her life, but you’d be lucky to find any of them even used, or even much about her. People must have enjoyed the books or they wouldn’t have kept publishing them.… (more)