The Detections of Francis Quarles (Lost Classics)
Contributors: John Cooper (Editor)
Publisher: Crippen & Landru Publishers
Published: February 10, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781932009446
Subjects: Mystery & Detective - Short Stories; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
Description: In 1950 for a series of short stories for London's Evening Standard newspaper, Julian Symons invented Private Detective Francis Quarles. After engaging in mysterious activities during the Second World War, Quarles opened an office in Trafalgar Square from where he investigates puzzles ranging from robbery to murder. Contains 42 previously uncollected stories.