Emma Lathen
(Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart)
aka R B Dominic
Emma Lathen is the pen name for two American authors: Martha Henissart (who received her B.A. in physics from Mount Holyoke College in 1950), and Mary Jane Latsis (who was born on July 12, 1927 and died on October 29, 1997).
Henissart and Latsis met as graduate students at Harvard. As Lathen, they wrote numerous mystery novels starring John Putnam Thatcher, detective and Wall Street banker. They also wrote under the alternative pseudonym R. B. Dominic; these stories all feature congressman Benton Safford as the sleuth.
The books often refer to specific public events in their plotting; for example, "When in Greece" is mostly set in that country during the Colonels' Revolution, and "Going for the Gold" involves the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. Others relate to more general social and other trends, such as "Death Shall Overcome" which links with the Civil Rights Movement.
Henissart and Latsis met as graduate students at Harvard. As Lathen, they wrote numerous mystery novels starring John Putnam Thatcher, detective and Wall Street banker. They also wrote under the alternative pseudonym R. B. Dominic; these stories all feature congressman Benton Safford as the sleuth.
The books often refer to specific public events in their plotting; for example, "When in Greece" is mostly set in that country during the Colonels' Revolution, and "Going for the Gold" involves the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. Others relate to more general social and other trends, such as "Death Shall Overcome" which links with the Civil Rights Movement.
Awards: Agatha (1997), CWA (1967) see all
Genres: Mystery
Series
John Putnam Thatcher
1. Banking on Death (1961)
2. A Place For Murder (1963)
3. Accounting for Murder (1964)
4. Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round (1966)
5. Death Shall Overcome (1966)
6. Murder Against the Grain (1967)
7. A Stitch in Time (1968)
8. Come to Dust (1968)
9. When in Greece (1969)
10. Murder to Go (1969)
11. Pick Up Sticks (1970)
12. Ashes to Ashes (1971)
13. The Longer the Thread (1972)
14. Murder Without Icing (1972)
15. Sweet and Low (1974)
16. By Hook or By Crook (1975)
17. Double, Double, Oil and Trouble (1978)
18. Going For the Gold (1981)
19. Green Grow the Dollars (1982)
20. Something in the Air (1988)
21. East is East (1991)
22. Right on the Money (1993)
23. Brewing Up a Storm (1996)
24. A Shark Out Of Water (1997)
A Place for Murder Emma Lathen Screenplay (2018)
Accounting for Murder Screenplay (2018)
Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round Screenplay (2018)
1. Banking on Death (1961)
2. A Place For Murder (1963)
3. Accounting for Murder (1964)
4. Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round (1966)
5. Death Shall Overcome (1966)
6. Murder Against the Grain (1967)
7. A Stitch in Time (1968)
8. Come to Dust (1968)
9. When in Greece (1969)
10. Murder to Go (1969)
11. Pick Up Sticks (1970)
12. Ashes to Ashes (1971)
13. The Longer the Thread (1972)
14. Murder Without Icing (1972)
15. Sweet and Low (1974)
16. By Hook or By Crook (1975)
17. Double, Double, Oil and Trouble (1978)
18. Going For the Gold (1981)
19. Green Grow the Dollars (1982)
20. Something in the Air (1988)
21. East is East (1991)
22. Right on the Money (1993)
23. Brewing Up a Storm (1996)
24. A Shark Out Of Water (1997)
A Place for Murder Emma Lathen Screenplay (2018)
Accounting for Murder Screenplay (2018)
Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round Screenplay (2018)
Ben Safford (as by R B Dominic)
1. Murder Sunny Side Up (1968)
2. Murder in High Place (1969)
3. There Is No Justice (1971)
aka Murder out of Court
4. Epitaph for a Lobbyist (1974)
5. Murder Out of Commission (1976)
6. The Attending Physician (1980)
7. Unexpected Developments (1983)
aka A Flaw in the System
1. Murder Sunny Side Up (1968)
2. Murder in High Place (1969)
3. There Is No Justice (1971)
aka Murder out of Court
4. Epitaph for a Lobbyist (1974)
5. Murder Out of Commission (1976)
6. The Attending Physician (1980)
7. Unexpected Developments (1983)
aka A Flaw in the System
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