TANCAT
A "Miss Bennett " Mystery
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There would, of course, be nothing in the mail she had not indirectly sent to herself; subscriptions to magazines, specialized catalogues from luxury stores, and occasional advertisements from companies that had gleaned her name from mailing lists bought from firms she patronized. There had never been a personal letter, nor did she expect any, but there could be one important exception and that had happened today. She saw the late issue of Vogue Magazine that was stuffed into the shining brass mailbox of her East Side New York luxury apartment building. Miss Bennett, for that was now her name, extracted it after removing her fur lined gloves with freshly manicured fingers.
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LEIGHLA WHIPPER FORD September 22, 1913- May 2, 2008 Leighla Whipper Ford was a graduate of Howard University in Washington, DC and a member of the prestigious Stylus Club there. Later, during her years residing in New York City she made her living as a journalist and a literary editor. There, she wrote for The People's Voice Newspaper and other periodicals. Among her memorable interviews were Mary Pickford ( while still in Washington, DC), the spiritual leader, Father Divine, Lon Chaney and Josephine Baker. An author and songwriter, she published several mystery stories in The Saint Mystery Magazine and the Madrid anthology series Ojo Del Lynx ( Eye of the Lynx). Her memoir, entitled The Pretty Way Home was published by Writers Club Press in 2003. A novel will be published posthumously. A member of ASCAP, she wrote tropical songs with haunting lyrics, creating many folios that are widely distributed today throughout the world. Mrs.Ford was the co- proprietor with her mother Virginia Wheeler of the popular Spuyten Duyvil Restaurant of Saratoga Springs, NY between 1949 and 1986. The Spuyten Duyvil was a famous watering spot next to the bustling Sales Paddock where yearling horses are auctioned off. A lover of mystery stories, Mrs. Ford entrusted her daughter Carole Ione Lewis ( AKA Carole Ione and IONE to shepherd her manuscript TANCAT to publication.