31 October 2014

The Most Horrifying Harlequin Halloween Ever!


The Corpse Came Back
Amelia R. Long
Toronto: Harlequin, 1950
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Posted by Brian Busby at 9:30 AM
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  1. Knuckles Girlyskirt31 October, 2014 10:13

    The cover's almost as scary as that of "Firebrand"

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  2. J F Norris31 October, 2014 10:57

    Long's books can be lot of fun. She is right up there alongside Carolyn Wells as one of the Queens of the Alternative Mystery. She loved Agatha Christie and tried to emulate her puzzle style mysteries, but more often than not Amelia went overboard with her bizarre murders and abundance of weird clues. My favorite is one features a ventriloquist's dummy that turns out to be a midget in disguise.

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    1. Brian Busby04 November, 2014 08:29

      A midget disguised as a ventriloquist's dummy? That sounds like a book for me! What's the title, John?

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    2. J F Norris05 November, 2014 14:45

      The Leprechaun Murders. Good luck finding a copy, Brian. It’s rather scarce. I stumbled across it at the main branch of the CPL two years ago. And two weeks after I returned it nearly every book by Long was pulled out of circulation and sent to its doom to a pulping/recycling company. Poor Amelia. Guess I was the only one who truly loved her and her books. Had I but known, as those nightgown clad heroines used to say, I would've asked the library to sell them to me rather than pulping them.

      Curious readers can find an in-depth review of The Leprechaun Murders on my blog by clicking here.

      P.S. Just checked availability of copies. Three for sale and rather affordable too. Cheapest is $19 from a US dealer. Grab it now!

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  3. Anonymous31 October, 2014 18:01

    Amelia Reynolds Long is today probably better remembered for her science fiction. There is an entry for her in the on-line Science Fiction Encyclopedia.

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    1. Brian Busby04 November, 2014 08:41

      Thanks, Anon. I had no idea that Long was the hand behind Fiend Without a Face - the only movie I know where England stands in for Manitoba.

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  4. Chris Kelly31 October, 2014 20:42

    They thought he was a goner!

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    1. Brian Busby04 November, 2014 08:25

      The boat turned over and was never found,
      And now they drag the river for the little boy who drowned.
      But the corpse came back the very next day.

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