{"product_id":"the-best-martin-hewitt-detective-stories-paperback","title":"The Best Martin Hewitt Detective Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. F. Bleiler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1890s, the heyday of Sherlock Holmes, Martin Hewitt ranked among England's most popular fictional detectives. A favorite of readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Strand\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines, Hewitt returns in this collection of nine of his best cases. \u003cbr\u003eHewitt enters the scene in The Lenton Croft Robberies, in which he is called upon to solve three successive jewel robberies whose only clues are three half-burnt wooden matches. In The Case of the Dixon Torpedo, he must figure out how mechanical drawings for a new weapon could have vanished from an office that no one entered or left. In other cases, Hewitt examines the theft of a valuable cameo from a locked desk in a guarded house, the plunder of gold bullion from the hold of a sinking ship, and the disappearance of a will right from under the noses of the dying man's family. The final four stories concern a suicide that may be a murder, a marital case that isn't as simple as it seems, a clue to a treasure in a piece of music, and the robbery of a sacred relic. Novel and imaginative in subject matter, meticulously plotted, and smoothly written, these stories will captivate mystery lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1890s, the heyday of Sherlock Holmes, Martin Hewitt ranked among England's most popular fictional detectives. A favorite of readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Strand\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines, Hewitt returns in this collection of nine of his best cases. \u003cbr\u003eHewitt enters the scene in The Lenton Croft Robberies, in which he is called upon to solve three successive jewel robberies whose only clues are three half-burnt wooden matches. In The Case of the Dixon Torpedo, he must figure out how mechanical drawings for a new weapon could have vanished from an office that no one entered or left. In other cases, Hewitt examines the theft of a valuable cameo from a locked desk in a guarded house, the plunder of gold bullion from the hold of a sinking ship, and the disappearance of a will right from under the noses of the dying man's family. The final four stories concern a suicide that may be a murder, a marital case that isn't as simple as it seems, a clue to a treasure in a piece of music, and the robbery of a sacred relic. Novel and imaginative in subject matter, meticulously plotted, and smoothly written, these stories will captivate mystery lovers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish author and journalist Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) is best known for his novels \u003ci\u003eTales of Mean Streets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Child of the Jago.\u003c\/i\u003e Like many of his other stories, their setting is London's East End and their theme is the struggle of life amid urban blight. His fictional detective Martin Hewitt has been characterized as a realistic lower-class version of Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756249415968,"sku":"9780486814841","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2939db689a1c5347ab2a838bc49fe77.webp?v=1780077524","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-best-martin-hewitt-detective-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}