Book of Murder (First Edition, Reissue) (Dover Mystery Classics) (1ST ed.)

Marc Notes:
Author Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947) was a star reporter for the New York World from 1898 to 1908 and a popular writer of crime fiction for The Saturday Evening Post and other popular magazines. Steeped in the evocative atmosphere of a bygone New York, this collection offers fiction that's seasoned with shrewd evaluations of crime and criminals and enhanced with a low-key sense of humour.

Brief Description:
"Praised by the Saturday Review of Literature for their "excellent writing, puzzling crimes, and plausible and interesting detectives," these ten mysteries unfold in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Starring such memorable characters as Deputy "Manhunter" Parr and ex-crime writer Oliver Armiston, the dryly witty, ingeniously constructed whodunits involve insurance scams, poisonings, and other nefarious activities -- each usually ending in homicide"--

Biographical Note:
New York World reporter Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947) wrote crime fiction for The Saturday Evening Post and other popular magazines.

Publisher Marketing:
"Excellent writing, puzzling crimes, and plausible and interesting detectives." ― Saturday Review of Literature
Meet Oliver Armiston, a writer whose ingenious mysteries inspired so many copycat crimes that the authorities began paying him not to write. Together with Deputy "Man Hunter" Parr of the New York Police Department, Armiston takes on cases of fraud, murder, and other nefarious activities in these ten dryly witty, cleverly constructed whodunits.
Author Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947) was a star reporter for the New York World from 1898 to 1908 and a popular writer of crime fiction for The Saturday Evening Post and other popular magazines. Because so many of his superb detective stories were written for periodicals, they fell into undeserved neglect. Steeped in the evocative atmosphere of a bygone New York, this collection offers fiction that's seasoned with shrewd evaluations of crime and criminals and enhanced with a delightfully low-key sense of humor.
"Anybody who enjoys crime novels should enjoy this book." -- Jolly Elementary School