MR. OAKLEY ASHENHURST removed his pipe from his mouth with his left hand, and with a lift of his chin blew a cloud of smoke at the ceiling of his study. His right hand held open the volume he had been reading spread out upon the table; in the circle ...
In 1920, Vincent Starrett privately printed "The Unique Hamlet: A Hitherto Unchronicled Adventure of Mr. Sherlock Holmes," a novelette concerning a unusual edition of Shakespeare's play. The edition is believed to have consisted of 110 copies, of whi...
Jimmy Lavender, a Chicago-based detective modelled loosely on Sherlock Holmes, stars in four adventures from the early 20th century: "The Fugitive Statue," "The Taggert Case," "The Dorrington Diamonds," and "The Mid-Watch Tragedy."...
Jimmy Lavender - Chicago Detective. The name conjures images of gangland murders, Al Capone and illegal bootleg whiskey, but Lavender has more in common with Sherlock Holmes. In some of his most baffling cases, Lavender comes up against such brain-tw...
“This twisty whodunit from Starrett, best known for his writings about Sherlock Holmes, stars an eccentric amateur sleuth.” -- Publishers Weekly When a New York banker is discovered dead from an apparent morphine overdose in a Chicago hot...
Ten novelettes of murder and mystery from the pulp writer and author of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.Raised above his father’s Toronto bookstore, Vincent Starrett grew to love books, especially mysteries like those of Arthur Conan Doyle. Ove...
Twelve delightful mystery stories featuring one of the Golden Age’s greatest detectives from the author of Murder in Peking.From their headquarters in Chicago, private investigator Jimmy Lavender, with his trademark lock of white hair, and his side...
Eighteen Golden Age stories of mystery, romance, and danger from the celebrated author of Murder in Peking and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.As he tries to reunite with the woman he loves, an escaped fugitive becomes enveloped in a game of cat ...
A novelist meets an abrupt end in this cozy mystery by the author of Dead Man Inside.Stephen Garment, one of England’s greatest writers, is late for an engagement at the fashionable Chicago home of Mr. and Mrs. Howland Kimbarks. Fortunately, he’s...
A house party in 1930s Peking is crashed by a killer in this cozy mystery by the author of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.Wealthy businesswoman Kate Webber has rented out an ancient Buddhist temple in the lonely hills west of the city for what l...
A wealthy dilletante is on the trail of a killer with a penchant for theatrics in this cozy mystery by the author of Murder on “B” Deck.A strange sight greets Chicago haberdashery clerk Rufus Ker as he prepares to begin his workday by unlocking t...
A 1920s cruise ship is bound for murder in this cozy mystery by the author of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Novelist Dunsten Mollock has no intention of going on a cruise just yet. He has come to the pier simply to see off his sister and br...
Chicago-based detective Jimmie Lavender unravels puzzling clues to find out who the murderer in...and locate a valuable gem that's been stolen....