Created by Sue MacVeigh Pseudonym of Elizabeth Custer Nearing (1898-1960) "Last October Andy... solved the murder of Winthrop Mason in Slocum, New York, almost single-handed. Because I'm Andy's wife and was in on the kill I got a small slice of the credit." — Sue in Grand Central Murder What hath Nick and Nora … Continue reading Andy & Sue MacVeigh
Tag: Railroad Detective
Whispering Smith
Created by Frank H. Spearman (1859-1950) Cowboy and railroad detective GORDON "WHISPERING" SMITH first showed in in a 1906 novel by celebrated Western author Frank H. Spearman. Supposedly, Smith was modeled on real-life Union Pacific Railroad detectives Timothy Keliher and Joe Lefors (though his name was taken from another UPRR policeman, James L. "Whispering" Smith. … Continue reading Whispering Smith