I was working last night making annotations in Part 20 of the online Addenda to the Revised Crime Fiction IV. There are a number of only one- or two-book authors in this grouping, but in one way or another, all of their books all look interesting to me. In fact, I have already ordered one author’s books from various online sellers, and I’m considering those of another.

HOLLAND, REBECCA. Pseudonym of Ruby Horansky, 1930- , q.v. Under this pen name, the author of two mystery novels included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. See below.
      Danger on Cue. Raven House, US, pb, 1980. Setting: Connecticut; summer stock theatre. “Acting is a cruel business – and sometimes a deadly one!”

HOLLAND Danger on Cue

      Shadows on the Bay. Popular Library, pb, 1977. Setting: Maryland. [A gothic romance.]

HORANSKY, RUBY. 1930- . Add year of birth; living in New York City. Pseudonym: Rebecca Holland, q.v. Under her own name, the author of two mystery novels included in the . Series character and setting in each: Nikki Trakos, an attractive, 30-year-old six-foot police detective in Brooklyn NY.
      Dead Ahead. Scribner, US, hc, 1990. Piatkus, UK, hc, 1992. “… her chauvinistic chief gives Trakos three days to find the killer of a middle-aged loser shot to death in a desolate section of Brooklyn.”

HORANSKY Dead Ahead

      Dead Center. Scribner, US, hc, 1994. Piatkus, UK, hc, 1993, as Dead Centre. “[Nikki’s] first major case, the murder and sexual mutilation of a high-profile Manhattan politician.”

HORNE, VIVIAN (D.) 1941- . Add middle initial and correction of birth date. Graduated from California State University at Domiguez Hills; lives in Pasadena, California. Author of one crime novel included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. See below.
      When the Snowman Melts. Xlibris, pb, 1999. Setting: San Francisco CA. Prosperous black attorney Marcus Garvey Walker and his wife Elizabeth, a TV news anchor, “seem to have it all until AIDS, murder and a detective named Macbeth Chen step in.”

HORNE When the Snowman Melts


HORRIGAN, JACK [JOHN?]. 1929-2004? Add possible real first name and tentative year of death. Author of one crime-related play included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. See below.
      Children! Children! New York: French, pb, 1970. [2-act play.] [The Broadway production opened March 7th, 1972, and closed after only one performance.] Add film: Hemdale, 1986, as Twisted (scw: Glenn Kershaw, Bruce Graham; dir: Adam Holender). Movie description: “A psychotic young adolescent […] torments his new baby-sitter with electronics, swords and mind games.”

HORRIGAN Children! Children!


HORTON, JOHN (RYDER). 1920-2007. A CIA senior executive in the directorate of operations who became chief of the Soviet bloc division. In retirement, he wrote three espionage novels listed in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV and started a small vineyard in southern Maryland. Series character & setting in all three books: CIA agent Ted Oliver; Mexico City, Mexico. See below:
      A Black Legend. Ivy, pb, 1989.
      The Hotel at Tarasco. Ivy, pb, 1987.
      The Return of Inocencio Brown. Ivy, pb, 1991.

HORWITZ, MERLE (HERBERT). 1929- . Add middle name and year of birth. Graduated from the University of Southern California; a veteran trial lawyer who has represented many celebrities in domestic-related cases. Author of two private eye novels listed in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. Series character in each: PI Harvey Ace, retired and wishing to play the horses and take it easy. See below.
      Bloody Silks. Knightsbridge, pb, 1990. Setting: Los Angeles, CA.
      Dead Heat. Knightsbridge, pb, 1990.

HOSKINS, BERTHA LADD. 1865- . Add year of birth; death date not known. Born in Providence RI; later a physician living in Brookline MA. Author of one novel included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV.
      The Double Fortune. New York: Neale, hc, 1909. “A splendid and dramatic tale of travel and adventure, of absorbing mystery and strange experiences…”

HOUSEN, MARTHA (E.) 1928- . Add middle initial and confirmed birth date. Author of one mystery novel included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. See below.
      Murder in the Sunshine. iUniverse, pb, 1999. Setting: Albuquerque, NM; theatre. [Millie and Andy Milliken lease a theater harboring a deep, dark secret from its vaudeville/silent movie days. ]

HOUSEN Murder in the Sunshine


HOVEY, DEAN L. 1952- . Add year of birth. Author of one mystery novel included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV, plus one sequel published post-2000.
      Where Evil Hides. Minnesota: j-Press, pb, 2000. Setting: Minnesota. “Somewhere in rural Pine County Minnesota, a man of evil hides by day and stalks his victims at night. Undersheriff Dan Williams and his deputies use every investigative technique, yet the man seems to be invisible.”

HOVEY Where Murder Hides


HOWARD, HAMPTON (WARREN). 1945- . Add middle name and year of birth. Author of two spy thrillers listed in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. See below.
      Friends, Russians, and Countrymen. St. Martin’s, hc, 1988. Allen, UK, hc, 1990. Setting: New York City, NY. “Flamboyant counterspy Edward Stuart […] must flush out a Soviet spy from among the upper levels of the U.S. nuclear strategy council.”
      War Toys. Stein, hc, 1983. Setting: Paris. “He knows who set him up. And they know he knows… A thrilling CIA double-cross.”

HOWARD, JOELY (A.) 1969- . Add middle initial and year of birth. Author of one romantic suspense novel included in the (Revised) Crime Fiction IV. See below:
      Rewarding Pursuits. iUniverse, pb, 2000. Setting: Seattle WA.

HOWARD Rewarding Pursuits