Literature

“S “is for Spillane, Frank Morrison (1918-2006). Author.

“S “is for Spillane, Frank Morrison (1918-2006). Author.

This week, we’re firing up the Who What When time machine and heading back to the 1930s.

“P” is for Pringle, Elizabeth Waites Allston (1845-1921). Born to wealth and privilege, the Civil War left Pringle and her family in financial distress. Pringle convinced the New York Sun editor to buy weekly articles she wrote about being a female rice plantation owner.

“P” is for Pringle, Elizabeth Waites Allston (1845-1921). Born to wealth and privilege, the Civil War left Pringle and her family in financial distress. Pringle convinced the New York Sun editor to buy weekly articles she wrote about being a female rice plantation owner.

This week our guest will be novelist Brian Thiem, from Hilton Head Island, and we'll be talking about his series of novels about the Mudflats Murder Club.Brian draws from his experience as a former detective and cold case investigator, to craft suspenseful stories set on the fictional Spartina Island in the South Carolina Lowcountry. His latest book in the series is A Killer in the Cordgrass (2026, Severn River Publishing/Simon and Schuster).

“B” is for Bristow, Gwen (1903-1980). Novelist. By 1959 sales of Bristow’s books had reached nearly three million copies.

“B” is for Bristow, Gwen (1903-1980). Novelist. By 1959 sales of Bristow’s books had reached nearly three million copies.

“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901). Poet.

“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901). Poet.