Description: A good mystery story with a setting in Europe and New York, which includes a loss of memory, a case of mistaken identity, a necklace belonging to the court of Roumania, and a murder. Reviews: Rating: 2
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A romance of Wastdale – AEW Mason – 1920
Description: A newlywed couple makes revenge their honeymoon as they plot against blackmailers threatening the bride. Reviews: Rating:
The Murder on the Links – Agatha Christie – 1920
Description: The detective from A Mysterious Affair at Styles, Hercule Poirot, and his Watson-like friend Cpatain Hastings feature again in this murder mystery set in France. Reviews: Rating: 4
The Whispering Dead – Alfred Ganachilly – 1920
Description: There is a mysterious fire in the German Embassy at Santiago, Chile, among the ruins of which are found the charred remains of a human body— whose? The identification of this body through the indefatigable efforts of Rojas, the great Chilean detective, and the fastening of the guilt upon the proper person, together with…
The Great Pearl Secret – AM Williamson – 1920
Description: An American multi-millionairess marries an impoverished English duke, whose only remaining possession is a wonderful rope of Russian pearls that had once belonged to and tsarina, and had for some generations wandered, as an heirloom in the duke’s family, from bride to bride. This last is a love marriage whose brightness is dimmed by…
The Castle Of The Shadows – AM Williamson – 1920
Description: A rich American woman, Virginia, buys a French castle, and along with it the mystery of the family that previously owned it. Max Dalahaide was convicted of murder and ruined the family’s fortunes. His sister, however, is convinced of his innocence and her intense belief sets Virginia on an adventure to free her brother…
CQ or In the Wireless House – Arthur Train – 1920
Description: The man in the wireless house is Fitzpatrick English, who must deal with two criminals aboard his ship. Clever exposition of the manipulation of the wireless by sea will interest some readers for whom the story will have slight attraction. Reviews: Rating:
The Bat – Avery Hopwood – 1920
Description: Based on a play, which was also co-authored by Carolyn Wells, this comic mystery follows an elderly woman, Cornelia Van Gorder, and her friends as they search for hidden loot in a spooky mansion. The story opens on, yes, a dark and stormy night. There’s a news report about a masked criminal ‘The Bat’…
The Skeleton Key – BE Capes – 1920
Description: The mystery of the murder of the beautiful Annie Evans and the unusual incidents which lead to its solution make an ingenious detective story that will please the more critical reader. Reviews: Rating: 2
The Mark of Cain – Carolyn Wells – 1920
Description: This is another Fleming Stone detective story. A millionaire is murdered in Van Cortian Park New York and circumstances seem to point to his nephew, Kane Landon, as the murderer. The fortune of the murdered man is left to his niece, Alice Trowbridge, on condition that she marry the millionaire’s lawyer and trusted friend…