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The Stories Behind The Story

Anna Sayburn Lane

The true-life stories behind my 1920s murder mystery novels

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Putting you through, caller: telephones in the 1920s

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Before smart phones. Before mobile cell phones. Before every house had a land line. What did you do if you needed to make a telephone call?

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Lords and Ladies

I have an admission to make: I’ve been avoiding the aristocracy. If you wondered why my 1920s detective duo consist of a wealthy American lady and a lower-middle-class draper’s daughter, rather than the daughter of a duke and her posh frien...

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News and views: July

It’s been full steam ahead this month, after changing track to start work on a new book. The spy thriller is on hold while I work on the next in my Marjorie Swallow 1920s mystery series. I’d long wanted to write a Christmas mystery for the...

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    Author of thrillers and murder mysteries. Loves historical research.

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