Monday, July 6, 2026

Barbara Shermund: No Time for Crime by Charlotte Murray Russell

No Time for Crime by Charlotte Murray Russell is the eighth book in the Jane Amanda Edwards mystery series. It seems we have some catching up to do. This wartime novel was published in 1945. Original art by illustrator Barbara Shermund was used as the book jacket. It was sold recently on eBay. The story looks . . . eventful.






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Barbara Shermund
eBay listing ended May 9, 2026

Barbara Shermund
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September 2, 2026 Update:  
After scarcely more than eighty years, you'd think it was a simple enough thing to find an image of the dust jacket, right? Despite my self-proclaimed Googling skills, I personally came up with nothing. Fortunately the published cover of the novel has been provided to the blog by the artist's niece Amanda Janes Gormley, who is no relation to the protagonist. 



That big statuary head has been removed from the published cover illustration. 


Note:  The novel is reviewed not unfavorably in the New York Times here.



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