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Chronicles of Quincy Adams Sawyer, Detective
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With the death abroad of the Honourable Quincy Adams Sawyer, United States Ambassador to Vienna, his son, also named Quincy Adams, came into possession of the remnants of what had once been a large fortune. The fortune, however, had been greatly impaired, as the tastes of the senior Quincy Adams Sawyer had developed more in the direction of adventure and travel than in that of sober business, a fact which led eventually to bad investments and disastrous results.
With the death abroad of the Honourable Quincy Adams Sawyer, United States Ambassador to Vienna, his son, also named Quincy Adams, came into possession of the remnants of what had once been a large fortune. The fortune, however, had been greatly impaired, as the tastes of the senior Quincy Adams Sawyer had developed more in the direction of adventure and travel than in that of sober business, a fact which led eventually to bad investments and disastrous results.
316 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1912
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April 23, 2021
Fans of the first two Quincy Adams Sawyer books should be warned that the main character here appears to be a totally different person. The plot developments of the other books are completely disregarded and none of the other characters carry over into this one. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are a diehard fan of early detective fiction.
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February 12, 2020Synopsis: short stories: Double Thumbprint, The Golden Belt, Unreachable Island, Lamson's Cook, etc.
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January 16, 2021Read so far:
*The affair of the double thumb print--
The affair of the golden belt--
The affair of Unreachable Island--
*The affair of Trimountain Bank--
The affair of Lamson's cook--
*The affair of the Plymouth recluse--
*The affair of William Baird, P.B.--
*The affair of the double thumb print--
The affair of the golden belt--
The affair of Unreachable Island--
*The affair of Trimountain Bank--
The affair of Lamson's cook--
*The affair of the Plymouth recluse--
*The affair of William Baird, P.B.--
December 23, 2025
A quaint old-fashioned tale that I enjoyed very much.
April 14, 2015
Quincy Adams Sawyer is a private detective operating in Boston during the 1920s.
He is frequently assisted by a police detective named Gates. I think the affair of Lamson's cook is the best one. It was included in The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Librivox edition.
These stories are included in the book: The affair of the double thumb print--The affair of the golden belt--The affair of Unreachable Island--The affair of Trimountain Bank--The affair of Lamson's cook--The affair of the Plymouth recluse--The affair of William Baird, P. B.
This is an Arno Press 1976 reprint of this book originally published in the 1920's.
He is frequently assisted by a police detective named Gates. I think the affair of Lamson's cook is the best one. It was included in The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Librivox edition.
These stories are included in the book: The affair of the double thumb print--The affair of the golden belt--The affair of Unreachable Island--The affair of Trimountain Bank--The affair of Lamson's cook--The affair of the Plymouth recluse--The affair of William Baird, P. B.
This is an Arno Press 1976 reprint of this book originally published in the 1920's.
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