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Uncle Abner, master of mysteries : [a collection of classic detective stories]

"An anthology of detective stories by Melville Davisson Post"--

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  • ""An anthology of detective stories by Melville Davisson Post"--"
  • ""An anthology of detective stories by Melville Davisson Post"--"@en
  • ""First published in 1918, Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries is an anthology of detective stories written by Melville Davisson Post. The popular stories within this collection were serialized in national magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post in the early 20th century. Uncle Abner is an amateur detective in present-day Harrison County, West Virginia. Throughout his journeys around this antebellum wilderness, long before the nation had a proper police system, the honest Uncle Abner is confronted by murders and mysteries that cannot be ignored. With uncanny intuition, impressive logic, and keen observation of human actions, Uncle Abner is Melville Davisson Post's most celebrated literary creation and is considered to be one of the most important texts in American detective and crime fiction. This new edition contains an introduction by Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire novels. "--"
  • "Uncle Abner is a sturdy mountaineer who helps to solve the mysteries tragedies and crimes which occur in the Virginia mountains where he lives. There are eighteen short stories which have appeared in magazines at various times."@en
  • ""First published in 1918, Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries is an anthology of detective stories written by Melville Davisson Post. The popular stories within this collection were serialized in national magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post in the early 20th century. Uncle Abner is an amateur detective in present-day Harrison County, West Virginia. Throughout his journeys around this antebellum wilderness, long before the nation had a proper police system, the honest Uncle Abner is confronted by murders and mysteries that cannot be ignored. With uncanny intuition, impressive logic, and keen observation of human actions, Uncle Abner is Melville Davisson Post's most celebrated literary creation and is considered to be one of the most important texts in American detective and crime fiction. This new edition contains an introduction by Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire novels."--"@en
  • "The adventures of a true American original & mdash;a detective who puts equal faith in his Bible and his brains In the backwoods of West Virginia, years before the Civil War, a man arrives with gold in his purse and evil on his mind. His land too barren for farming, Doomdorf builds a still and grows rich selling high-proof moonshine to anyone with a bit of change in his pocket. As drunkenness and debauchery run rampant across the countryside, the locals turn against him. They are preparing to exact frontier justice when the bootlegger is found dead, shot through the heart in a room locked from the inside. At the scene is Uncle Abner, a folksy sleuth who uses a keen eye and steadfast beliefs to solve the mysteries of Appalachia. In this landmark story collection, Abner contends with hunchbacks and drunkards, killers and thieves. In a time and a place beyond the rule of law, justice belongs to the Lord & mdash;and Uncle Abner is His instrument. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices."@en

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  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries"
  • "Lung ʻǢpnœ̄ naksư̄p bānnō̜k"
  • "Uncle Abner, master of mysteries : [a collection of classic detective stories]"@en
  • "Uncle Abner, master of mysteries : [a collection of classic detective stories]"
  • "Uncle Abner master of mysteries"
  • "Uncle Abner master of mysteries"@en
  • "Uncle Abner : master of mysteries"@en
  • "Uncle Abner : master of mysteries"
  • "Uncle Abner : Master of Mysteries"@en
  • "Uncle Abner, master of mysteries [a collection of classic detective stories]"@en
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  • "Uncle Abner, master of mysteries"
  • "Oli synkkä ja syksyinen yö"@fi

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