Monthly Archives: April 2022

Rediscovered: Poe’s Mustache

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday, with Brian Leno back on the stick to show off another offtrail corner of his John Hancock hobby. While I’m sure Brian would have nothing against getting some major signature if he had the opportunity, a Bill … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Worley Recalled

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Don

Yet another mini-memoir of crime writer William Worley has wandered into the traffic on These Mean Streets, this one from Linda Shaw — a student from one of his classes in Lowell High: I had not thought about Mr. William … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Back to Chinatown

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Don

For those of you in the game of collecting San Francisco Mysteries, Connie di Marco is one of the current writers jumping into the fray — on April 26 her new one Serpent’s Doom, fourth entry in her series of the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: At the Earth’s Core

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Don

News that a deluxe signed artist’s edition of At the Earth’s Core is coming up spurred Brian Leno to dig out some apt John Hancockery from his bulging files for Autograph Hound Saturday. Here’s Brian from the signature vaults: I … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Wetjen Returns

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Don

I’d almost suspect that Brian Leno has gone all lazy on me, since he hasn’t popped in a new post in over a month — my god, does he expect me to handle all the Mean Streets action by myself? … Continue reading →

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