Best Selling Books by Charles Somerville

This issue features THE HOLLYWOOD BRIDAL-NIGHT MURDER by Octavus Roy Cohen, THE EGYPTIAN NECKLACE R. T. M. Scott, THE GIRL WHO PAID WITH HER LIFE by a Police Official, HE RISKED ALL FOR THE THRILL by Charles Somerville, THE IRON CZAR by Jim Roberts, THE GIRL FRIEND by Allen Glasser, THEY CAN''T MAKE A COWARD OUT OF ME as told by George Creel, THE HECKBY HILL MURDER by Ellis Parker Butler, THE SCARLET FAN by H. L. Gates, QUEEN OF THE BEGGARS by James Jeffreys O''Brien, WHO KILLED DOLLY REYNOLDS? by Marjorie Mears, and more.

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Three female detectives (amateur and professional) from early mystery fiction (1910s-1930s) are showcased in this volume. Lady Can Do is a full mystery novel involving a social secretary caught up in a murder investigation. Alice Royce, Girl Detective is a collection of newspaper serial stories with a clever protagonist. The Adventures of Edda Manby introduce a thoroughly self-sufficient young woman who doesn''t look for trouble, but isn''t afraid of it either. Additional detective and mystery classic reprints are available from CoachwhipBooks.com.