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Red Arrow - the Other Red Arrrow
The "Red Arrow" discussed in this blog wasn't the only Red Arrow in the vintage publishing world. In 1950, ten years after the American Red Arrow ended its 13 book life, London's T.V. Boardman Company, Limited started its Red Arrow imprint. As far as I can determine there were 33 books - 5 romance, 7 crime and 21 westerns. Here we'll look at the only one with a Canadian connection.
The Corpse Was a Blonde is a paperback original written by Canadian Horace Brown. Early in his career Brown was a newspaper reporter and editor. He worked as the script writer for the CBC in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Later he wrote plays and had stories published in magazines such as Saturday Night and Star Weekly. He also wrote for two short lived magazines he published, Original Detective Stories and All-New Western Stories.
The corpse was a blonde... with nary a hair out of place - and suspiciously clean for one found "lying in the mud". I'm intrigued.
ReplyDeleteNever read Brown, though he is on my list. What I'm holding out for is the illusive Whispering City.
Um, I meant "elusive", of course.
ReplyDeleteCertainly an antiseptic corpse.
ReplyDelete"Whispering City" is very uncommon. And maybe deceptive? Haven't read it but who knows.