Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories
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Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries (2017)
EN NW RP EB DLISBN: 9780486826066 bzw. 0486826066, in Englisch, Dover Publications, Dover Publications, Dover Publications, neu, Nachdruck, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, in-stock.
This famous collection, reprinted in its entirety, chronicles the exploits of Uncle Abner, a powerful mind and moral figure in the wilderness and frontier territories of the Appalachians. Set in the 1840s and 1850s in what is now West Virginia, these 18 stories profile the detective as seen through the eyes of his young nephew. With a combination of shrewd deductive skill, uncanny intuition, and keen powers of perception, Uncle Abner deftly exposes evil and evildoers. Abner has many opportunities to exercise his skills in this wild, brutal frontier. How could a murderer come through a closed window, without disturbing the cobwebs? How can a dead man and his horse be made to vanish? How could thieves creep through an ordinary keyhole to steal a hoard of gold? Author Melville Davisson Post was a lawyer before he turned to fiction, and the Uncle Abner stories reflect his expertise, abounding in subtle nuances of evidence, criminal investigation, and points of law. Loaded with historical, political, and religious observations, these tales offer fine entertainment for lovers of classic detective fiction.
This famous collection, reprinted in its entirety, chronicles the exploits of Uncle Abner, a powerful mind and moral figure in the wilderness and frontier territories of the Appalachians. Set in the 1840s and 1850s in what is now West Virginia, these 18 stories profile the detective as seen through the eyes of his young nephew. With a combination of shrewd deductive skill, uncanny intuition, and keen powers of perception, Uncle Abner deftly exposes evil and evildoers. Abner has many opportunities to exercise his skills in this wild, brutal frontier. How could a murderer come through a closed window, without disturbing the cobwebs? How can a dead man and his horse be made to vanish? How could thieves creep through an ordinary keyhole to steal a hoard of gold? Author Melville Davisson Post was a lawyer before he turned to fiction, and the Uncle Abner stories reflect his expertise, abounding in subtle nuances of evidence, criminal investigation, and points of law. Loaded with historical, political, and religious observations, these tales offer fine entertainment for lovers of classic detective fiction.
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Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries
EN NWISBN: 9780486817446 bzw. 048681744X, in Englisch, Dover Publications Inc. neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, in-stock.
This acclaimed collection - perhaps the finest of short American detective stories - chronicles the crime-solving exploits of a powerful mind and moral figure in the 19th-century Appalachian wilderness. Uncle Abner employs shrewd deductive skills and his faith-based sense of justice to expose evil-doing in these 18 intriguing stories. Enriched by historical, political, religious, and legal observations, the tales are often favorably compared with Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries.
This acclaimed collection - perhaps the finest of short American detective stories - chronicles the crime-solving exploits of a powerful mind and moral figure in the 19th-century Appalachian wilderness. Uncle Abner employs shrewd deductive skills and his faith-based sense of justice to expose evil-doing in these 18 intriguing stories. Enriched by historical, political, religious, and legal observations, the tales are often favorably compared with Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries.
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Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories
EN NW EBISBN: 9780486826066 bzw. 0486826066, in Englisch, Dover Publications, neu, E-Book.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
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Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories
EN PB NWISBN: 9780486817446 bzw. 048681744X, in Englisch, Dover Publications, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
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