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Buried in so sweet a place
Mary Kate Donovan, a spirited young Irish girl who by a stroke of good fortune had landed a job on the Boston Globe, a highly unusual accomplishment for a young woman in the year 1918, saw her chance to achieve independence and start a new llife. The men in her life, both family and otherwise, didn't seem to see it that way.
But one man, a stalker, had had problems with women before and had found in own to solution: murder.
But one man, a stalker, had had problems with women before and had found in own to solution: murder.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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Stanton Forbes
37 books3 followersAka DeLoris Stanton Forbes, Tobias Wells
Stanton Forbes, a.k.a. De Loris S. Forbes, full name Deloris Stanton Forbes (10 July 1923-): American author, broadcaster, newspaper editor, and clothing store owner, resident in French West Indies, no known Web page: * 20 mystery/detective novels * 4 mystery/detective novels under pseudonym Forbes Rydell (co-authored with Helen Rydell) * 15 mystery/detective novels under pseudonym Tobias Wells, with series character Knute Severson
Stanton Forbes, a.k.a. De Loris S. Forbes, full name Deloris Stanton Forbes (10 July 1923-): American author, broadcaster, newspaper editor, and clothing store owner, resident in French West Indies, no known Web page: * 20 mystery/detective novels * 4 mystery/detective novels under pseudonym Forbes Rydell (co-authored with Helen Rydell) * 15 mystery/detective novels under pseudonym Tobias Wells, with series character Knute Severson
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November 7, 2025
I enjoyed this one. Our MC is a young Irish woman in Boston, 1918-19. Mary Kate has obtained a job at one of the newspapers and ends up doing the "agony aunt" column, "Dear Priscilla." Unfortunately, she begins to receive regular letters from someone that may be the killer of several women.
It's an interesting look at the time and place, plus there are mentions of the discrimination against the Irish, the upper classes, the burgeoning suffrage movement, the end of World War I, the influenza epidemic, and, finally, what's known as "The Great Molasses Flood." All this tied in with these murders! Whew...
Author Forbes does a good job of showing a wide variety of folks around Mary Kate, at work and home. But they are not as obvious as red herrings as many books. The resolution of the mystery seems a little rushed, as well as the wrap-up, but I wasn't totally surprised. But it was a fun, quick read. Older titles like this are definitely good if you are looking for shorter reads.
It's an interesting look at the time and place, plus there are mentions of the discrimination against the Irish, the upper classes, the burgeoning suffrage movement, the end of World War I, the influenza epidemic, and, finally, what's known as "The Great Molasses Flood." All this tied in with these murders! Whew...
Author Forbes does a good job of showing a wide variety of folks around Mary Kate, at work and home. But they are not as obvious as red herrings as many books. The resolution of the mystery seems a little rushed, as well as the wrap-up, but I wasn't totally surprised. But it was a fun, quick read. Older titles like this are definitely good if you are looking for shorter reads.
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