Margaret Scherf

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Margaret Scherf, born in Fairmont, West Virginia, was an American author of detective novels, editor and politician. The daughter of a college professor, she was raised in the states of New Jersey and Wyoming, before her family settled in Cascade, Montana. In 1928, she ended her studies at Antioch College in Ohio to work as a secretary with a publisher in New York. The following year, she left this job and worked part-time as a secretary for a magazine and, the rest of the time, as an editor for the Wise Book Company. During World War II, she served as Secretary of the Navy in Brooklyn. At the same time, she decided to start writing. Her first detective novel, *The Corpse Grows a Beard*, was published to success in 1940. After the war, she became a full-time writer and returned to Montana. She married the owner of a cherry orchard, then bought and managed an antiques store, while continuing to publish. Her passion for politics led her to run as a Democratic representative and she was elected to the Montana legislature. During her literary career, she published whodunits known for their mischievous and humorous, even burlesque, side. She also wrote several novels of children's and youth literature, including a volume in the Nancy Drew series, *The Secret of the Wooden Lady* (1950), under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Source: [Wikipedia](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Scherf)

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Gilbert's last toothache
Representative edition published 2021
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The mystery of the velvet box
Representative edition published 2021
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Glass on the stairs
Representative edition published 2006
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The green plaid pants
Representative edition published 2005
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The gun in Daniel Webster's bust
Representative edition published 2004
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Beaded Banana (Keyhole Crime S.)
Representative edition published 1982
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Don't wake me up while I'm driving
Representative edition published 1978
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If you want a murder well done
Representative edition published 1974
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The mystery of the empty trunk
Representative edition published 1966
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The Diplomat and the Gold Piano
Representative edition published 1963
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Judicial body
Representative edition published 1957
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The curious custard pie
Representative edition published 1950
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The case of the kippered corpse
Representative edition published 1946
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The corpse grows a beard
Representative edition published 1946
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To cache a millionaire
Representative edition published 1972
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The beautiful birthday cake
Representative edition published 1971
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The banker's bones
Representative edition published 1969
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The corpse in the flannel nightgown
Representative edition published 1965
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The mystery of the shaky staircase
Representative edition published 1965
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Wedding train
Representative edition published 1960
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Never turn your back
Representative edition published 1959
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The cautious overshoes
Representative edition published 1956
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Dead: Senate Office Building
Representative edition published 1953
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The elk and the evidence
Representative edition published 1952
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