"One of the earliest private eyes in fiction anchors these classic short stories! Reprinted and included in the definitive Library of Congress Crime Classics seriesFirst published in 1923, Jim Hanvey, Detective is a collection of seven stories that originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and features private eye Jim Hanvey in classic whodunit style mysteries. Described as the ""backwoods Nero Wolfe,"" the genial Hanvey befriends ""good guys"" and criminals alike to get the job done.
Bank robberies, jewel heists, and all-purposes cons-none are a match for Octavus Roy Cohen's waddling sleuth."
By:
Octavus Roy Cohen Edited by:
Leslie S. Klinger Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 135mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 283g ISBN:9781464215032 ISBN 10: 1464215030 Series:Library of Congress Crime Classics Pages: 256 Publication Date:10 August 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
OCTAVUS ROY COHEN (1891-1959) was an early twentieth-century American author whose character Jim Hanvey was one of the first private eyes in fiction.