The Widening Stain

Set in a university library reminiscent of Cornell, this comic mystery features a professor who enjoys limericks as he investigates a murder among the stacks. The story combines bibliographic lore with a touch of genteel gore, making for an engaging and humorous read. Written by Morris Bishop, a professor at Cornell who used the pseudonym W. Bolingbroke Johnson, the book gained popularity upon its 1942 release, quickly going into multiple printings.