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American novelist
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Madeleine Sharps Buchanan (sometimes spelled Madelaine Sharps Buchanan), nee Madeleine Twining Sharps, was a short story and detective novel writer in the United States. Her story "The Chessboard" was adapted into the 1920 film Dangerous Business starring Constance Talmadge.

She wrote for various magazines including The Continent (magazine), The Argosy, The Black Cat, and County Hand Book on National Distribution.

In 1915, her work was described as small town stories featuring a fictionalized version of where she grew up in Pennsylvania. She was also described as an author of charming characters and a master of detective story writing.

Bibliography

  • "The Chessboard" (1920)
  • The Crimson Blade: a detective story (1926)
  • Powdered Proof (1927)
  • The Poison Eye, A Detective Story (1928)
  • Haunted Bells (1929)
  • The Black Pearl Murders (1930)
  • The Subway Murder (1930)
  • The Tempting Virtue (1933)
  • The Tempting of Tavernake (1933)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Jordan, John Woolf (April 27, 1924). "Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography". Lewis Historical Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. "Stories, Listed by Author". www.philsp.com.
  3. "Clipped From Asbury Park Press". Asbury Park Press. July 22, 1921. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Black Cat - Google Books". Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. "Stories, Listed by Author". www.philsp.com.
  6. "Woman's World". Currier-Boyce Company. April 27, 1924 – via Google Books.
  7. "The Editor". April 27, 1916 – via Google Books.
  8. Buchanan, Madeleine Sharps (April 27, 1930). "The Subway Murder". A.C. McClurg & Company – via Google Books.
  9. Buchanan, Madeleine Sharps (April 27, 1933). "The Tempting Virtue". Macaulay Company – via Google Books.
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