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Selected Uncle Abner Mysteries

Melville Davisson Post

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Selected Uncle Abner Mysteries

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Fourteen mysteries from the pages of the Saturday Evening Post, the Metropolitan, Red Book, and Pictorial Review magazines featuring Uncle Abner, who solves crimes in the pre-Civil War West Virginia hill country. His weapons are keen observation, logic, and a fundamentalist’s belief in the victory of good over evil. Post’s historical mysteries have been favorably compared to those of his fellow American Edgar Alan Poe.
Matthew 05/05/2022
This is a marvelous book because has so many very well crafted layers. On one layer is a glimpse into the life and times of those living in the wilderness areas in the early years of America. On another layer are numerous lessons on basic civics and law that we all need to remember. On yet another l
Yibbie 03/31/2022
Set in early America. The main character is very near puritanical in his views on life, and that makes for an interesting detective. I liked it.

Review for a third reading...
I didn't read every story, but the vast majority of them. I still really like them. This time the narrator caught my attention
Laura 10/30/2021
Re-read as audiobook.
DeAnna 09/02/2019
A Calvinist in 1840s Virginia eases things along a bit whenever God's ways are interfered with.

I liked most of these short mystery tales, but they got repetitive. Evil is afoot, clever people try to deny what they have done, Abner stands up to denounce them with some reeeeeaaaaallllly thin suppositi
B.V. 04/08/2017
Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) was born into a prosperous family in West Virginia and practiced criminal and corporate law for several years. However, after the success of his first novel series, he promptly dropped his law career to write full time. He was a prolific writer, penning numerous st
Hunter 08/15/2011
Over the top awesome. Another great Christian detective. Maybe even better than Father Brown. Imagine a massive Calvinist who solves crimes in 19th century Virginia. Great stuff. Deserves a wide audience.

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