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Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery
Uncle Abner The Doomdorf Mystery
Author: Melville Davisson Post
Nine short stories, all taking place in the Virginia of the early 1800's as Uncle Abner uses his finely tuned powers of observation and deduction, and his knowledge of human nature to solve mysteries in his local area, as told by his nephew. This thin volume includes The Doomdorf Mystery (a locked room puzzler), as well as The Wrong Hand, Th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780891909880
ISBN-10: 0891909885
Publication Date: 6/1986
Pages: 130
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Amereon House
Book Type: Hardcover
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WhidbeyIslander avatar reviewed Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery on + 744 more book reviews
An easy to read book, but maybe not in one sitting since the stories are similar in tone and can tend to run together in one's mind. The Doomsdorf Mystery is what led me to read Post since I enjoy locked room/impossible crime stories, and that is one of the more famous early examples. But the stories in this collection are not all of that ilk, and some are entertaining, some just ok.


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