#hillary waugh

[cantsayidont]

Robert McGinnis painting for the cover of the 1960 Dell paperback edition of THE GIRL WHO CRIED WOLF by Hillary Waugh.

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Hillary Waugh - The Shadow Guest - Arrow - 1973

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Five Best Campus Crime Novels

Five Best Campus Crime Novels

In All The Beautiful Lies, bookseller Bill keeps a list of the five best campus crime novels. I’d only read The Secret History before, but I loved that one.  So, just like I did reading China Rich Girlfriend, when Corinne recommends the top manners novels to Kitty Pong, and I immediately requested all the ones I hadn’t read, I had to read these other top campus crime stories. Five Best Campus…

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[bluebeards-wife]

The Eighth Mrs. Bluebeard (Married to Murder) by Hillary Waugh; Published by Crest Book (1959)

Jack, Gene, and Miles, a private eye, are sent to catch a Mr. Bluebard, a man who marries rich women, takes a huge life insurance on them, and later kills them… so far this Bluebeard has killed at least six wives, and scammed at least 6 insurance companies. Now the last insurance company is very eager to catch and trap this man.

[dramyhsturgis]

Dark Academia in SPACE!

Now confirmed! I am delighted to report that in Spring 2026, I'll be offering two standalone (but related) modules with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) online via Signum University. Each focuses on an important novel related to the same real-life, true-crime unsolved case.

March 2026: Last Seen Wearing by Hillary Waugh: Discovering a Turning Point in Crime Fiction

May 2026: The Secret History by Donna Tartt: Unpacking the "Whydunit" Mystery

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This past weekend in Guilford CT... TRANSCENDENT!

[dozydawn]

End of a Party and Girl on the Run by Hillary Waugh, 1967 & 1968. Paperback details.

[everythingsecondhand]

Girl On The Run, by Hillary Waugh (Pan, 1966). From Ebay.