Unfair Exchange; Good and Dead; Under a Monsoon Cloud

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:

Marian Babson: Babson had a writing career that ran from 1971 to 2012. She passed away in 2017. She wrote three short detective series, the longest being the seven edition Trixie and Evangeline series, but Babson also wrote 32 stand alone detective novels. Altogether Babson published 45 novels. This book was originally published in 1974.

Jane Langton: Langton wrote over 30 novels, including three series. These include the Homer Kelly series, with 18 books, the Hall Family series, with 8 books, and a two book series (separated by 11 years) featuring the character Grace Jones. Langton also produced four stand alone novels and some children's literature as well. Langton died in 2018. This is the sixth Homer Kelly novel.

H. R. F. Keating: British detective writer of 55 novels, including the Inspector Ghote series (26) and the Harriot Marten series (7). This is the fifteenth Inspector Ghote mystery.