Detective Philo Gubb's Cases - Butler, Ellis Parker
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Philo Gubb is a small-town paperhanger who admires Sherlock Holmes and learns a deductive technique by correspondence course. Gubb differs from many mainstream fictional detectives in that he is not brilliant, nor egocentric, but he is persistent, good-natured, and occasionally displays common sense. Also in contrast, his work may be characterized by elaborate disguises that deceive nobody, theories that are overhauled at every clue, and the often unintentional solving of mysteries. Table of Contents: - The Hard-Boiled Egg - The Pet - The Eagle's Claws - The Oubliette - The Un-Burglars - The…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Philo Gubb is a small-town paperhanger who admires Sherlock Holmes and learns a deductive technique by correspondence course. Gubb differs from many mainstream fictional detectives in that he is not brilliant, nor egocentric, but he is persistent, good-natured, and occasionally displays common sense. Also in contrast, his work may be characterized by elaborate disguises that deceive nobody, theories that are overhauled at every clue, and the often unintentional solving of mysteries. Table of Contents: - The Hard-Boiled Egg - The Pet - The Eagle's Claws - The Oubliette - The Un-Burglars - The Two-Cent Stamp - The Chicken - The Dragon's Eye - The Progressive Murder - The Missing Mr. Master - Waffles and Mustard - The Anonymous Wiggle - The Half of a Thousand - Dietz's 7462 Bessie John - Henry - Buried Bones - Philo Gubb's Greatest Case
Autorenporträt
Ellis Parker Butler was an American author. His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. Butler's most famous character is Philo Gubb, a small-town paperhanger who does a little bit of a detective work.