McKinley: Death Sails the Nile

If you fancy yourself an armchair sleuth, tackle Death Sails the Nile, in which F. Burks McKinley makes her bow as a mystery story writer. You’ll find clues aplenty, a logical plot, but some queer turns that will surprise you. The story takes place aboard a ‘dahabeah’ sailing into the heart of Africa. Celia Lawton dies. Why? Before that question is answered, the reader has been taken on a terrifying journey with an unknown murderer whose identity is solved by Mona Case, a newspaperwoman. Miss McKinley has indeed made an auspicious start. (Minneapolis Star, 1933) Available First published in 1933. Author Note Burks McKinley was the pseudonym of Mary Frances Burks (1907-1970). Born in Dyer County, Tennessee, Burks attended high school in Nashville and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1929, receiving a prestigious Founder's Medal, and on the same day she wed academic scholar Silas Bent McKinley. In 1933, she dedicated Death Sails the Nile, which drew on experiences from her honeymo