Question

Science Fiction vs. Mystery: What Do You Prefer and why?

Answer 1

I was really unhappy about that, but I figured that the mystery field paid better than science fiction and Brown had to make a living, and if anybody was to blame it was the parsimonious publishers of Startling Stories and the other folks in the science fiction field, who were unwilling to support a talent like Brown.

I noticed that a lot of other science fiction people were involved with mysteries to varying degrees: Anthony Boucher, Jack Vance, Poul Anderson, Miriam Alan deFord and I’m sure uncounted others.