The Case-Book of Jimmy Lavender
Published on 9. February 2021
344 pages
978-1-5040-6595-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 sidekick, Gilly, tackle some of the city's toughest cases. Their assignments have been known to take them all over the country and even to foreign lands.
Featured in this volume are twelve of their finest adventures from the 1920s and 30s, including "The Lisping Man," "Recipe for Murder," "The Man Who Couldn't Fly," "The Sealed Room," "The Raven's Claw," and "The Woman in Black." Prepare for all the fun and action as Jimmy and Gilly bring criminals to justice.More details
Person
Vincent Starrett (1886-1974) was a Chicago journalist who become one of the world's foremost experts on Sherlock Holmes. A books columnist for the
Chicago Tribune, he also wrote biographies of authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Ambrose Bierce. A founding member of the Baker Street Irregulars, Starrett is best known for writing
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1933), an imaginative biography of the famous sleuth.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Prologue
- The Lisping Man
- Recipe For Murder
- The House that Vanished
- The Man Who Couldn't Fly
- The Case of the Two Flutes
- The Sealed Room
- The Note of the Cracked Bugle
- The Case of Abner Gunsmith
- The Raven's Claw
- The Lame Duck
- The Woman in Black
- Food for the Sharks
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgment
- About the Author
- Copyright
