Title: Mr. Fortune
Subtitle: Eight of His Adventures
Description: Meet Mr Reggie Fortune, a doctor by profession, a detective by accident. Mr Fortune is not an ordinary gum-shoe sleuth, yet he has long since established himself as one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of crime detectives. Attached in a loose way to the Home Office and Scotland Yard, he is utterly fearless, and with a cold astuteness belied by his cherubic appearance. His speciality is medicine, although he does not practice. But for his expert opinion on such matters as recently deceased bodies, the more difficult poisons and the like, the Yard would be hard pressed to investigate without him.

Reggie Fortune starred in twenty-two novels and short story collections. Much praised for his puzzles and characterisation, the Mr Fortune stories have echoes of Lord Peter Wimsey but are much darker, tackling subjects not touched upon by other major writers, including police corruption and murderous obsession.

Contains the short stories:
The Ascot Tragedy
The Unknown Murderer
The Long Barrow
The Hermit Crab
The Greek Play
The Angel's Eye
The Long Dinner
The Dead Leaves
Subjects: English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Forensic scientists
People: Reggie Fortune (fictitious character)