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Author Description Pseudonyms <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Theodore%20Orchards" title="Theodore Orchards" rel="nofollow noopener">Theodore Orchards</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/42334.Jay_Stewart" title="Jay Stewart" rel="nofollow noopener">Jay Stewart</a><br /><br />Stuart Palmer (1905–1968) was an American author of mysteries. Born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Palmer worked a number of odd jobs—including apple picking, journalism, and copywriting—before publishing his first novel, the crime drama <i>Ace of Jades</i>, in 1931. It was with his second novel, however, that he established his writing career: <i>The Penguin Pool Murder</i> introduced Hildegarde Withers, a schoolmarm who, on a field trip to the New York Aquarium, discovers a dead body in the pool. Withers was an immensely popular character, and went on to star in thirteen more novels, including <i>Miss Withers Regrets</i> (1947) and <i>Nipped in the Bud</i> (1951). A master of intricate plotting, Palmer found success writing for Hollywood, where several of his books, including <i>The Penguin Pool Murder</i>, were filmed by RKO Pictures Inc.

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