Eighteen stories demonstrate the staunch skills of elderly Uncle Abner as he solves crimes in the Appalachian wilderness of West Virginia during the mid-nineteenth century

Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories

Literature & Fiction

POST, Melville Davisson

United States

Dover Pubns

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.

Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories (Dover Mystery Classics)

Dover Publications

The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason

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The Strange Schemes Of Randolph Mason

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Corrector of Destinies

Ayer Co. Pub

Very good condition First Thus edition hardcover, with an introduction by Edmund Crispin, in unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is sunned, and edges are creased and nicked. Spine is slightly cocked, and page block is lightly tanned. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW

Uncle Abner

Genre Fiction

Tom Stacey

Uncle Abner lived before the Civil War in what is now West Virginia. Uncle Abner is the best-known literary creation of Melville Davisson Post. Uncle Abner solved the mysteries that confronted him in a backwoods Virginia community, in the first years of the nineteenth century, before the infant American nation had any proper police system. This is a volume in THE MYSTERY LIBRARY.

The Complete Uncle Abner (The Mystery Library)

University Extension, Universi

The Methods of Uncle Abner

Rue Morgue

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Randolph Mason: The Strange Schemes

History

Wentworth Press

The Man of Last Resort; Or, the Clients of Randolph Mason

Literary

Legare Street Press

This collection of short stories features the detective character Uncle Abner, a self-taught man of keen intellect and unshakable faith in God. Set in rural West Virginia, these tales offer a unique blend of mystery, morality, and regional flavor. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Man Of Last Resort

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

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