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’…
Tag: 1920
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…
Faulkner’s Folly – Carolyn Wells – 1920
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…
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: