Final Proof.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ottolengui, Rodrigues.

Contributor:

Klinger, Leslie S.

Series:

Library of Congress Crime Classics

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Naperville : Sourcebooks, 2020.

Summary:

"Twelve mysteries, dozens of clues, and two detectives matching wits Detective Jack Barnes is good at his job-no nonsense and thorough, his dogged nature makes him the best at what he does. Mr. Robert Leroy Mitchel is entirely different: a gentleman and an amateur sleuth, Mitchel is confident in his ability to find answers where the professionals cannot. But by choice or circumstance the two are thrown together in pursuit of the truth. Sometimes partners, often competitors, these dueling detectives tackle a slew of unsolvable cases in Gilded Age New York: a body washed up in the river after its cremation, the disappearance of a priceless emerald that leaves a trail of death in its wake, and an IOU demanding a man's life, to name a few. A long-neglected master of detective stories, Rodrigues Ottolengui was a gifted dentist and lover of mysteries whose work established forensic dentistry as a science and emphasized the value of evidence. Through crisp prose, captivating plot twists, and charming characters, Ottolengui's collection of stories delves into the bizarre-sometimes dangerous, sometimes ridiculous-side of human nature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Prefatory

I: The Phoenix of Crime

II: The Missing Link

III: The Nameless Man

IV: The Montezuma Emerald

V: A Singular Abduction

VI: The Aztec Opal

VII: The Duplicate Harlequin

VIII: The Pearls of Isis

IX: A Promissory Note

X: A Novel Forgery

XI: A Frosty Morning

XII: A Shadow of Proof

Reading Group Guide

Further Reading

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4642-1488-3

1-4642-1489-1

OCLC:

1193124625