Stuart   Palmer

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Stuart Palmer


Born
in Baraboo, Wisconsin, The United States
June 21, 1905

Died
February 04, 1968

Genre


Pseudonyms Theodore Orchards, Jay Stewart

Stuart Palmer (1905–1968) was an American author of mysteries. Born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Palmer worked a number of odd jobs—including apple picking, journalism, and copywriting—before publishing his first novel, the crime drama Ace of Jades, in 1931. It was with his second novel, however, that he established his writing career: The Penguin Pool Murder introduced Hildegarde Withers, a schoolmarm who, on a field trip to the New York Aquarium, discovers a dead body in the pool. Withers was an immensely popular character, and went on to star in thirteen more novels, including Miss Withers Regrets (1947) and Nipped in the Bud (1951). A master of intricate plotting, Palmer found success writing for Holl
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Average rating: 4.37 · 48,267 ratings · 567 reviews · 76 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Penguin Pool Murder (Hi...

3.66 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 1931 — 26 editions
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Murder on Wheels (The Hilde...

3.76 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 1932 — 18 editions
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The Puzzle of the Silver Pe...

3.71 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 1934 — 17 editions
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Murder on the Blackboard (T...

3.87 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1932 — 16 editions
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The Puzzle of the Happy Hoo...

3.56 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 1941 — 18 editions
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Four Lost Ladies (Hildegard...

3.85 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1949 — 21 editions
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The Puzzle of the Pepper Tr...

3.88 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1933 — 18 editions
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The Puzzle of the Blue Band...

3.87 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1937 — 21 editions
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The Puzzle of the Red Stall...

3.93 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1936 — 21 editions
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Miss Withers Regrets (Hilde...

3.99 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1947 — 18 editions
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More books by Stuart Palmer…
The Penguin Pool Murder Murder on Wheels Murder on the Blackboard The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree The Puzzle of the Silver Pe... The Puzzle of the Red Stallion The Puzzle of the Blue Band...
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Unhappy Hooligan Rook Takes Knight
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“him, but I nodded.”
Stuart Palmer, Omit Flowers

“you”
Stuart Palmer, Murder on Wheels

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