Studies in Starrett

Studies in Starrett

An exploration of the works of Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

(October 26, 1886 – January 5, 1974)

Curated by Ray Betzner
Original content owned and copyrighted by Ray Betzner

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The Jimmie/Jimmy Problem

February 20, 2016 by Ray Betzner

Why can't these publications get the name of his most famous detective right?

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February 20, 2016 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Born in a Bookshop, Philadelphia Inquirer, Jimmy Lavender, Jimmie Lavender, The Case-Book of Jimmie Lavender, Murder in Peking, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
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Vincent Starrett, coverboy

September 20, 2014 by Ray Betzner

Magazines have changed a lot over the decades, but there's one sales gimmick that has remained: Putting something on the cover that will make you pick up that issue. Vincent Starrett was a writer whose name sold magazines. Here are a few examples.

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September 20, 2014 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Real Detective, Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, Redbook, The Great Hotel Murder, Jimmie Lavender, The Saint Mystery Magzine, Riley Blackwood, Ray Betzner
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