# mystery Mystery author- starts with S?

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**Created:** [March 22, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785 "2005-03-22T22:05:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785/1 "2005-03-22T22:05:06Z")

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Some recommended two Mystery authors to me just recently- both last names began with S. Both were unusual, non-standard, and had written more than a couple. One, I remember- was set in Alaska.

Ok, that’s not much to go on, but… 🆒😃

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785/2 "2005-03-22T22:19:22Z")

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Just a wild stab at it - Dana Stabenow?

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**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785/3 "2005-03-22T22:22:09Z")

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Rex Stout has something like 70+ Nero Wolfe mystery novels. AFAIK (I’ve only read about 15 of them), none of them are set in Alaska though.

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**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785/4 "2005-03-22T22:35:54Z")

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Was the non-Alaska one set in ancient Rome?

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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785/5 "2005-03-22T23:29:16Z")

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Sue Henry and Dana Stabenow both have series set in Alaska.

Oh, you said last names.

Just Stabenow, then!

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mystery-author-starts-with-s/295785/6 "2005-03-23T01:30:34Z")

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> [@Kaspar Hauser](#):
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> Was the non-Alaska one set in ancient Rome?

I don’t think so- you’re talking Saylor?

I alreay have the complete Rex Stout- thanks!!  
🆒

Dana Stabenow? that could be it…, thanks…