One could argue “Craig” is a first name typically reserved for boys, but in this modern era, who’s to say?
Fans of mystery novels may know the name Craig Rice (1908–1957), an American author of mystery novels and short stories. But only the true fans will tell you the renowned writer was born Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig.
She is known for becoming the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of Time magazine, according to Penguin Random House, achieving the feat 80 years ago in 1946.
Meanwhile, Rice — who died at a rather young age but still raised three children — is perhaps best known for her literary character John J. Malone, a sort of rumpled Chicago lawyer. Here is Goodreads‘ synopsis of the first book centered on Malone, titled Eight Faces at Three:
“Malone, defender of the guilty, is notorious for getting his culpable clients off. It’s the innocent ones who are problems. Like Holly Inglehart, accused of piercing the black heart of her well-heeled and tyrannical aunt Alexandria with a lovely Florentine paper cutter. No one who knew the old battle-ax liked her, but Holly’s prints were found on the murder weapon. Plus, she had a motive: She was about to be disinherited for marrying a common bandleader.”
The synopsis continues, “With each new lurid headline, Holly’s friends and supporters start to rally. There’s North Shore debutante Helene Brand; Holly’s groom’s press agent, Jake Justus; the madam of a local brothel, and Alexandria’s hand-wringing servants. But not one of them can explain the queerest bent to the crime: At the time of the murder, every clock in the Inglehart mansion stopped dead. And that’s only the first twist in a baffling case of ‘aunty-cide’—because Alexandria won’t be the last to die…”
Rice’s writing style was unique in its ability to mix gritty, hard-boiled writing with the entertainment of a screwball comedy, Penguin Random House also reports. She also collaborated with mystery writer Stuart Palmer on screenplays and short stories, and ghost-wrote several titles published under the byline of actor George Sanders.
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