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The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger
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The Moving Finger, first published in 1937, features private detective Ethel Thomas as she searches for a set of private diaries, which, if made public, would scandalize New York’s high society. From the publisher: “Scandal, which threatens to blast New York society wide open, is the background for a particularly interesting series of crimes, and Miss Ethel Thomas, who won the hearts of mystery lovers in The Whispering Window is back again in The Moving Finger. From the moment it is known that young Terry Lassimon has the Van Wyck diaries, his life is in danger. Ethel’s entrance comes when Terry barely escapes death on her doorstep. Her problem is (a) to protect Terry from death, and (b) to prevent publication of the revealing diaries which would bring disaster and ruin to a group of prominent people. She plunges into the baffling mystery and series of macabre crimes which seem insoluble. She is almost instantly involved in strange, unheard of dangers as she learns, little by little, the secrets of terrible criminals who operate under the security of established social position.” Cortland Fitzsimmons (1893-1949) wrote mysteries, often featuring a sports-theme, some of which were made into movies. He also worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood.
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Release dateNov 1, 2019
ISBN9781789129687
The Moving Finger
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Cortland Fitzsimmons

Cortland Fitzsimmons was born in Brooklyn, New York (possibly Queens) on June 19, 1893 and died July 25, 1949 in Los Angeles, California. After attending New York University and The City College of New York, he worked for some time as a salesman for several book distributors and publishers before turning to writing full time in 1934. Most of his works as a writer were mysteries, a number of which were based on sports themes such as 70,000 Witnesses: A Football Mystery, Crimson Ice: A Hockey Mystery, and Death on a Diamond: A Baseball Mystery. A number of his novels were made into films and he moved to Los Angeles to work as a screenwriter. His last book was a cookbook that he co-wrote with his wife Muriel Simpson You Can Cook If You Can Read.

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