14 Mystery-Thriller Novels by Max Dalman
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Overview: Max Dalman is the pseudonym of Max Dalman Binns (1905-1951). He was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and was an author, journalist, and publisher. He wrote 15 novels over a ten year period encompassing WWII. A blend of puzzle mystery, thriller and romantic entanglements, these engaging, sometimes complexly plotted, tales were well received in their day. Published in the UK only, neither Dalman nor his much more prolific novelist father Ottwell Binns (mainly writing under the name Ben Bolt) acquired a US publisher making most of their extant print books quite rare.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Suspense | UK
The 1930s Novels
The 1940s Novels
Three Strangers (1937)
On the day of James Remshaw's execution three strangers appear in the Sussex village of Malford Bishop and converge on Malford Manor, home of Theodore Hardwick and his daughter Elizabeth. One of the strangers, Poldron, insists on being allowed to rent the Manor and issues veiled threats when he is turned down. Another, Bovey, seems uncommonly interested in the ruined lidge and claims to be an old friend of the former gardner's boy. The third, Moreton, appears to be shadowing the other two. Elizabeth trusts none of them, but when Moreton intervenes to save her life, the pair face a race against time to solve the mystery of Malford Manor before it claims the lives of those closest to her ...
The Hidden Light (1937)
Receiving a series of threatening anonymous letters, artist James Garrow calls in private detective David Marchant to investigate. Feeling himself unassailable, and more annoyed than worried, Garrow doesn’t truly believe that his life is in danger, despite the writer’s threats. But Garrow's hubris is misplaced and he is soon found murdered in his own study. When Marchant arrives at the house, he discovers a family steeped in secrets. But who committed the murder? The dead man’s second wife? His put-upon daughter? His bullied secretary? Or someone from Garrow’s shady and disreputable past?
Vampire Abroad (1938)
One morning, Sir Arthur Scarsdale’s butler is alarmed to find that he cannot rouse his master as usual. Breaking down his bedroom door, Scarsdale’s nephew Shelton discovers to his horror that his uncle has died in the night. The local doctor is adamant that death was due to heart failure, but Shelton, also a newly-qualified doctor, is not so sure. He feels there is something odd about the body - something that causes Faringdon, a noted explorer and Scarsdale's house guest, to faint upon sight of it. It is not long before Shelton’s unease is vindicated. For the post mortem reveals that the corpse had been almost entirely drained of blood….
Death on May Morning (1938)
There's more than a discordant note, after the traditional 6:00am May Morning carol-singing on top of Oxford's Magdalen College tower, when the student son of a South American dictator is struck down dead. Set against the backdrop of this rarified academic community, unlikely duo, Chief Inspector Osborne and journalist, Philip Hardman, endeavour to find the key to whodunit and why?
Poison Unknown (1939)
Professor Charles Roseland is the head of the Juliot Research Centre, a small chemical research institute for newly-qualified scientists. One Friday evening, Roseland leaves to attend a scientific gathering in London. On the following Monday, he is discovered dead in his laboratory at the Research Centre. Initially, it seems that Roseland died of a weak heart, but the local police soon uncover the presence of an ex-spy, and the possibilty that the professor was working on an experimental poison gas at the time of his death. It is up to Inspector McCleod of Scotland Yard to determine which of the professor's colleagues had the motive and opportunity to murder him. But when her fiance is suspected of the crime, Roseland's daughter takes her own steps to determine the identity of her father's killer...
The Missing Grave (1939)
George Hedges is a simple man, whose life revolves around his work and frequent visits to the local alehouse. After one such visit, he is woken by sounds of an intruder at his remote cottage. Then an unearthly voice in his bedroom threatens him with death. Bound and blindfolded he is taken to an obscure location and told to dig. Initially he thinks the intruder is searching for buried treasure. But then he sees the dead body…
The Burnt Bones Mystery (1940)
Patrick Ambleside, the mysterious new guest at the inn in Terracombe on the south Devon coast, is the cause of excited local gossip. Or rather, his luggage is, including as it does an automatic pistol and a large box that is always kept firmly padlocked. The mystery deepens when Ambleside is overheard arguing fiercely with another visitor. The two men leave together, but Ambleside returns alone. When the other man is reported missing, and a pile of burnt human remains is discovered in a local kiln, Ambleside becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. The case against him seems conclusive, but Inspector Witney has his doubts...
Mask for Murder (1940)
Pamela Norwood always carries her gas mask with her. After all, John Hawthorne, her uncle and employer has always stressed the importance of being on the alert for whatever the enemy might throw at one - or rain down on one - during wartime. Even so, she is taken completely by surprise when the siren sounds ominously through the fog on the common as she makes her way home. Luckily for Pamela, in the confusion, her friend Mr. March is on hand to provide assistance. But this is no ordinary air-raid warning. For as the pair discover when they find a body lying on the common, someone has exploited John Hawthorne's fear of a gas attack to commit a very unusual murder - death by poisoned gas mask...
Doctor Disappears (1941)
After a telephone message dispatches Dr. Wimborne on an emergency late-night visit, his daughter Pamela grows uneasy when her father fails to return home the following morning. Inspector Darwin is soon on the trail, and Wimborne's colleague, Dr. Appleby calls in his friend Dr. Caeser Langland to help conduct his own investigation into his partner's disappearance. Has Dr. Wimborne been detained, or has something more sinister become of him? And who is behind it? The desperate Mr. Bilsdy, to whom the Doctor refused assistance in a case of drunk driving? Or could it be the Doctor's rival, the unpleasant Dr. Ealksly?
As Pamela's fears start to coalesce into certainty, Appleby and Langland must go to desperate lengths to prove their theories and discover the truth...
Third Alibi (1942)
After a few convivial drinks, George Petworth convinces his friend Timothy to accept a foolish bet - can he break into George's uncle's house and steal something without being caught? But after breaking into the wrong house, Timothy gets more than he bargained for when he stumbles upon a dead body in the study. Luckily for him, the police believe his story - for now. But it is only by discovering the real culprit that Timothy will be able truly to clear his name. Meanwhile, Colonel Chedder of the local constabulary is hot in pursuit of a kidnapped woman. Could the murder and the kidnapping be connected? And if so, how?
Death Before Day (1942)
Major Shepton is in for a hard night. Leading his Home Guard platoon on nocturnal patrol outside a local factory, the difficulties begin when one of the squad accidentally shoots a suspicious figure. Everyone is amazed when the victim turns out to be a woman, but luckily, she has only suffered a flesh wound. Later that night yet another member of the platoon narrowly escapes a fatal case of arsenic poisoning. But when another of their fellows is shot dead, the men are forced to admit that there may be a killer hidden in their midst...
Herald of Death (1943)
When the village police receive a cryptic anonymous note, only later do they realise that it was from a murderer giving prior warning of a bloody crime: the death of Richard Marney, who is fatally stabbed during a fox hunt. Hugh Egmont, jealous of the affection between Richard and his cousin Joan, is the obvious suspect. But Egmont has an alibi - he himself had been duped out of attending the hunt by a false message. Inspector Lyly's job is complicated further by reports of something unearthly stalking the country lanes, and a local mystery writer (and her cats) intent on meddling in the investigation....
Death Disposes (1945)
James Henstone is an invalid. He is also a vindictive old man who enjoys taunting his servants and relatives. Henstone is cared for by his nephew Mark, but announces his intention to make a will leaving everything to Mark’s second cousin Francis. There is a catch, however - Francis is to lose his place in Henstone's firm, making it impossible to marry his beloved Kathleen until the old man dies. But when Henstone is poisoned, his cryptic dying words indicate that he may have been even more scheming than his relatives had ever suspected. Who murdered him? And what is the secret of Broughton House?
Buried Once (1946)
Virginia Blakeney is used to walking home at night. But as she makes her way along the lanes from Utton Road station on this particular evening her journey is distributed by the terrifying sound of dragging footsteps following her in the gloom. Taking a shortcut through the graveyard of Upper Utton Church, her worst fears are confirmed when she sees a skeleton-faced figure digging up one of the graves. What is behind the illicit grave-digging in Upper Utton? And what is the connection with Virginia's missing brother, who disappeared in such mysterious circumstances?
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Overview: Max Dalman is the pseudonym of Max Dalman Binns (1905-1951). He was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and was an author, journalist, and publisher. He wrote 15 novels over a ten year period encompassing WWII. A blend of puzzle mystery, thriller and romantic entanglements, these engaging, sometimes complexly plotted, tales were well received in their day. Published in the UK only, neither Dalman nor his much more prolific novelist father Ottwell Binns (mainly writing under the name Ben Bolt) acquired a US publisher making most of their extant print books quite rare.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Suspense | UK
The 1930s Novels
The 1940s Novels
Three Strangers (1937)
On the day of James Remshaw's execution three strangers appear in the Sussex village of Malford Bishop and converge on Malford Manor, home of Theodore Hardwick and his daughter Elizabeth. One of the strangers, Poldron, insists on being allowed to rent the Manor and issues veiled threats when he is turned down. Another, Bovey, seems uncommonly interested in the ruined lidge and claims to be an old friend of the former gardner's boy. The third, Moreton, appears to be shadowing the other two. Elizabeth trusts none of them, but when Moreton intervenes to save her life, the pair face a race against time to solve the mystery of Malford Manor before it claims the lives of those closest to her ...
The Hidden Light (1937)
Receiving a series of threatening anonymous letters, artist James Garrow calls in private detective David Marchant to investigate. Feeling himself unassailable, and more annoyed than worried, Garrow doesn’t truly believe that his life is in danger, despite the writer’s threats. But Garrow's hubris is misplaced and he is soon found murdered in his own study. When Marchant arrives at the house, he discovers a family steeped in secrets. But who committed the murder? The dead man’s second wife? His put-upon daughter? His bullied secretary? Or someone from Garrow’s shady and disreputable past?
Vampire Abroad (1938)
One morning, Sir Arthur Scarsdale’s butler is alarmed to find that he cannot rouse his master as usual. Breaking down his bedroom door, Scarsdale’s nephew Shelton discovers to his horror that his uncle has died in the night. The local doctor is adamant that death was due to heart failure, but Shelton, also a newly-qualified doctor, is not so sure. He feels there is something odd about the body - something that causes Faringdon, a noted explorer and Scarsdale's house guest, to faint upon sight of it. It is not long before Shelton’s unease is vindicated. For the post mortem reveals that the corpse had been almost entirely drained of blood….
Death on May Morning (1938)
There's more than a discordant note, after the traditional 6:00am May Morning carol-singing on top of Oxford's Magdalen College tower, when the student son of a South American dictator is struck down dead. Set against the backdrop of this rarified academic community, unlikely duo, Chief Inspector Osborne and journalist, Philip Hardman, endeavour to find the key to whodunit and why?
Poison Unknown (1939)
Professor Charles Roseland is the head of the Juliot Research Centre, a small chemical research institute for newly-qualified scientists. One Friday evening, Roseland leaves to attend a scientific gathering in London. On the following Monday, he is discovered dead in his laboratory at the Research Centre. Initially, it seems that Roseland died of a weak heart, but the local police soon uncover the presence of an ex-spy, and the possibilty that the professor was working on an experimental poison gas at the time of his death. It is up to Inspector McCleod of Scotland Yard to determine which of the professor's colleagues had the motive and opportunity to murder him. But when her fiance is suspected of the crime, Roseland's daughter takes her own steps to determine the identity of her father's killer...
The Missing Grave (1939)
George Hedges is a simple man, whose life revolves around his work and frequent visits to the local alehouse. After one such visit, he is woken by sounds of an intruder at his remote cottage. Then an unearthly voice in his bedroom threatens him with death. Bound and blindfolded he is taken to an obscure location and told to dig. Initially he thinks the intruder is searching for buried treasure. But then he sees the dead body…
The Burnt Bones Mystery (1940)
Patrick Ambleside, the mysterious new guest at the inn in Terracombe on the south Devon coast, is the cause of excited local gossip. Or rather, his luggage is, including as it does an automatic pistol and a large box that is always kept firmly padlocked. The mystery deepens when Ambleside is overheard arguing fiercely with another visitor. The two men leave together, but Ambleside returns alone. When the other man is reported missing, and a pile of burnt human remains is discovered in a local kiln, Ambleside becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. The case against him seems conclusive, but Inspector Witney has his doubts...
Mask for Murder (1940)
Pamela Norwood always carries her gas mask with her. After all, John Hawthorne, her uncle and employer has always stressed the importance of being on the alert for whatever the enemy might throw at one - or rain down on one - during wartime. Even so, she is taken completely by surprise when the siren sounds ominously through the fog on the common as she makes her way home. Luckily for Pamela, in the confusion, her friend Mr. March is on hand to provide assistance. But this is no ordinary air-raid warning. For as the pair discover when they find a body lying on the common, someone has exploited John Hawthorne's fear of a gas attack to commit a very unusual murder - death by poisoned gas mask...
Doctor Disappears (1941)
After a telephone message dispatches Dr. Wimborne on an emergency late-night visit, his daughter Pamela grows uneasy when her father fails to return home the following morning. Inspector Darwin is soon on the trail, and Wimborne's colleague, Dr. Appleby calls in his friend Dr. Caeser Langland to help conduct his own investigation into his partner's disappearance. Has Dr. Wimborne been detained, or has something more sinister become of him? And who is behind it? The desperate Mr. Bilsdy, to whom the Doctor refused assistance in a case of drunk driving? Or could it be the Doctor's rival, the unpleasant Dr. Ealksly?
As Pamela's fears start to coalesce into certainty, Appleby and Langland must go to desperate lengths to prove their theories and discover the truth...
Third Alibi (1942)
After a few convivial drinks, George Petworth convinces his friend Timothy to accept a foolish bet - can he break into George's uncle's house and steal something without being caught? But after breaking into the wrong house, Timothy gets more than he bargained for when he stumbles upon a dead body in the study. Luckily for him, the police believe his story - for now. But it is only by discovering the real culprit that Timothy will be able truly to clear his name. Meanwhile, Colonel Chedder of the local constabulary is hot in pursuit of a kidnapped woman. Could the murder and the kidnapping be connected? And if so, how?
Death Before Day (1942)
Major Shepton is in for a hard night. Leading his Home Guard platoon on nocturnal patrol outside a local factory, the difficulties begin when one of the squad accidentally shoots a suspicious figure. Everyone is amazed when the victim turns out to be a woman, but luckily, she has only suffered a flesh wound. Later that night yet another member of the platoon narrowly escapes a fatal case of arsenic poisoning. But when another of their fellows is shot dead, the men are forced to admit that there may be a killer hidden in their midst...
Herald of Death (1943)
When the village police receive a cryptic anonymous note, only later do they realise that it was from a murderer giving prior warning of a bloody crime: the death of Richard Marney, who is fatally stabbed during a fox hunt. Hugh Egmont, jealous of the affection between Richard and his cousin Joan, is the obvious suspect. But Egmont has an alibi - he himself had been duped out of attending the hunt by a false message. Inspector Lyly's job is complicated further by reports of something unearthly stalking the country lanes, and a local mystery writer (and her cats) intent on meddling in the investigation....
Death Disposes (1945)
James Henstone is an invalid. He is also a vindictive old man who enjoys taunting his servants and relatives. Henstone is cared for by his nephew Mark, but announces his intention to make a will leaving everything to Mark’s second cousin Francis. There is a catch, however - Francis is to lose his place in Henstone's firm, making it impossible to marry his beloved Kathleen until the old man dies. But when Henstone is poisoned, his cryptic dying words indicate that he may have been even more scheming than his relatives had ever suspected. Who murdered him? And what is the secret of Broughton House?
Buried Once (1946)
Virginia Blakeney is used to walking home at night. But as she makes her way along the lanes from Utton Road station on this particular evening her journey is distributed by the terrifying sound of dragging footsteps following her in the gloom. Taking a shortcut through the graveyard of Upper Utton Church, her worst fears are confirmed when she sees a skeleton-faced figure digging up one of the graves. What is behind the illicit grave-digging in Upper Utton? And what is the connection with Virginia's missing brother, who disappeared in such mysterious circumstances?
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