Something About Amelia

Here's another highlight from the just-concluded Malice Domestic conference. Author, historian and scholar Douglas G. Greene was honored with the Amelia Award, presented by the Malice Board of Directors to "individuals the Board determined had contributed to the Malice Domestic community and exemplified what Malice Domestic represents." Doug Greene has written the definitive biography of John Dickson Carr and is a recognized authority on locked room and impossible crime puzzles. At the conference on Sunday, Doug was interviewed by British writer Martin Edwards, the current president of Britain's prestigious Detection Club.

Douglas G Greene (l.) talks with Martin Edwards during a session at Malice Domestic 28

 

Comments

[JJ]

Now THAT is a conversation I'd love to have heard -- you're a lucky man, Les!

[Les Blatt]

It was fascinating, JJ. They swapped reminiscences about everything from the start of Crippen & Landru to anecdotes from The Detection Club. And, for the record, they are two of the nicest and most generous people you could ever want to meet.

[Les Blatt]

I neglected to mention in my post the fact that the "Amelia" in the award's name is for Amelia Peabody, the anthropologist-protagonist of 19 first-rate and very popular mysteries by the late Elizabeth Peters (Barbara Mertz). Peters was a long-time member and leader of Malice Domestic, a person dearly beloved of the membership. The Amelia honors her character and her name.