Marjorie Eccles

Book Review: Vintage Crime edited by Martin Edwards

By Doreen Sheridan

August 14, 2020

The Crime Writers Association is a venerable society founded in 1953 to support, promote, and celebrate the overarching crime genre. While based in the UK, it also has many members from other nations. It is perhaps best known nowadays for awarding the prestigious CWA Dagger awards, honoring the year’s best crime writing. Since 1956, the…

Fresh Meat: The Firebird’s Feather by Marjorie Eccles

By Victoria Janssen

November 30, 2014

The Firebird's Feather by Marjorie Eccles is a short historical mystery featuring a young English woman in 1911, who is investigating her mother's murder (available December 1, 2014). The plot of The Firebird's Feather engages directly with events of the time period in which it’s set. Set in 1911 during the Imperial periods of both…