Madeleine Sharps Buchanan

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Madeleine Sharps Buchanan (sometimes spelled Madelaine Sharps Buchanan), nee Madeleine Twining Sharps, was a short story and detective novel writer in the United States.[1][2] Her story "The Chessboard" was adapted into the 1920 film Dangerous Business starring Constance Talmadge.[3]

She wrote for various magazines including The Continent (magazine),[4] The Argosy,[5] The Black Cat,[4] and County Hand Book on National Distribution.[6]

In 1915, her work was described as small town stories featuring a fictionalized version of where she grew up in Pennsylvania.[7] She was also described as an author of charming characters and a master of detective story writing.[1]

Bibliography

  • "The Chessboard" (1920)
  • The Crimson Blade: a detective story (1926)
  • Powdered Proof (1927)
  • The Poison Eye, A Detective Story (1928)
  • Haunted Bells (1929)
  • The Black Pearl Murders (1930)
  • The Subway Murder (1930)[8]
  • The Tempting Virtue (1933)[9]
  • The Tempting of Tavernake (1933)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Jordan, John Woolf (April 27, 1924). "Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography". Lewis Historical Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Stories, Listed by Author". www.philsp.com.
  3. ^ "Clipped From Asbury Park Press". Asbury Park Press. July 22, 1921. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "The Black Cat - Google Books". Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ "Stories, Listed by Author". www.philsp.com.
  6. ^ "Woman's World". Currier-Boyce Company. April 27, 1924 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "The Editor". April 27, 1916 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Buchanan, Madeleine Sharps (April 27, 1930). "The Subway Murder". A.C. McClurg & Company – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Buchanan, Madeleine Sharps (April 27, 1933). "The Tempting Virtue". Macaulay Company – via Google Books.