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Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories
Uncle Abner Master of Mysteries A Collection of Classic Detective Stories Author:Melville Davisson Post This work usually appears on lists of the ten most important books of detective stories published in the United States. The tales of Uncle Abner take place in what is now West Virginia, in the 1840's or 1850's. — In these stories Abner, as seen through the eyes of his young nephew, exposes evil doing and evil doers with a combination of shrewd de... more »ductive skill and powerful personality that makes him seem at times to speak with the thundering voice of the Lord.
Abner has many opportunities for his vision in this wild, brutal frontier land. How could a murderer come through a closed window, without so much as disturbing the cobwebs? How can a dead man and his horse be made to vanish? How could thieves creep through an ordinary keyhole to steral a hoard of gold?
Contains: The Doomdorf Mystery, The Wrong Hand, The Angel of the Lord, An Act of God, The Treasure Hunter, The House of the Dead Man, A Twilight Adventure, The Age of Miracles, The Tenth Commandment, The Devil's Tools, The Hidden Law, The Riddle, The Straw Man, The Mystery of Chance, The Concealed Path, The Edge of the Shadow, The Adopted Daughter, Naboth's Vineyard.