Description: Eric Stannard the wealthy successful portrait painter, was found murdered in his studio. His dying cry was heard by Mrs. Faulkner as she descended the staircase. At her command the footman entered and turned up the lights on the darkened room. The artist was seen seated stabbed by an etching needle, and at either…
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The Bride of a Moment – Carolyn Wells – 1920
Description: As the title cheekily suggests, the story centers on a woman murdered just after being married. Reviews: Rating:
The Ivory Ball – CC Hotchkiss – 1920
Description: What a Chinese man teaches an American, John Laurens, about Chinese mind-tricks, including mental torture, form the base of a tale as exciting, as absorbing, and sure-to-be-eagerly-read a mystery story as has been offered the lovers of this kind of fiction in a long time. It would not be. true adventure, of course, without…
The Ferrybridge Mystery – Derek Vane – 1920
Description: Story of a murder in the social colony of a summer resort. Reviews: Rating:
32 Caliber – Donald McGibney – 1920
Description: Who fired the 32-caliber bullet? Was it the wife, or the friend of the family? And “even more mysterious, where was it fired from? There is a surprise here for even the best guesser. A man and his wife are motoring along a country road in the quiet of an early autumn nightfall; the…
The Avenger – E Phillips Oppenheim – 1920
Description: A mystery story with a profusion of ingredients ranging from political intrigue to private revenge. The book differs from other of Mr. Oppenheim’s stories in that the man who takes life, the avenger, is a most reputable citizen of London who can’t understand: if on the battlefield one is held blameless while taking brave…
The Betrayal – E Phillips Oppenheim – 1920
Description: A baffling mystery tale dealing with diplomatic intrigue and French secret service. Reviews: Rating:
No 19 – Edgar Jepson – 1920
Description: Edgar Jepson’s “The Garden at No. 19,” which has just been published, is already being translated into Italian, and negotiations are under way for the French rights. Since the fundamentals of human nature are the same the world over, and because the book appeals to fundamental ‘astinets, it seems natural that “The Garden at…
The Melody of Death – Edgar Wallace – 1920
Description: Readers on the look-out for sensationalism will find goodly entertainment in this strangely named tale concerning the doings of a gang of superburglars and their unmasking by the boldness and ingenuity of a certain Foreign Office clerk, Gilbert Standerton. Reviews: Rating: 4
The 4th Plague – Edgar Wallace – 1920
Description: A mad scientist and criminal mastermind, Count Festin,i guides the Red Hand, a ruthless syndicate that is kidnapping, blackmailing and murdering with impunity. The only person that might stop them is Festini’s son. Set in London, this spectacular thriller includes detectives and the potential for killing most the people in England, as the title…