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Phoebe Atwood Taylor

Bio

Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1909-1976) was one of the most beloved and most successful mystery authors of the 1930s and 1940s, writing under her own name and two pseudonyms, Freeman Dana and Alice Tilton. The Asey Mayo character, first introduced in The Cape Cod Mystery, went on to star in 24 novels in a series informed by the author’s generations-long family history in Cape Cod.

Phoebe Atwood Taylor Books

Sandbar Sinister book cover

Sandbar Sinister

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The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern book cover

The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern

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The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players book cover

The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players

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The Cape Cod Mystery book cover

The Cape Cod Mystery

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Punch with Care book cover

Punch with Care

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The Cape Cod Mystery: An Asey Mayo Mystery book cover

The Cape Cod Mystery: An Asey Mayo Mystery

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Diplomatic Corpse book cover

Diplomatic Corpse

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Beginning with a Bash book cover

Beginning with a Bash

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