3 Detectives: Femmes Audacieuses

by Samuel Merwin, Charles Somerville, Hulbert Footner

Three female detectives (amateur and professional) from early mystery fiction (1910s-1930s) are showcased in this volume. Lady Can Do is a full mystery novel involving a social secretary caught up in a murder investigation. Alice Royce, Girl Detective is a collection of newspaper serial stories with a clever protagonist. The Adventures of Edda Manby introduce a thoroughly self-sufficient young woman who doesn't look for trouble, but isn't afraid of it either. Additional detective and mystery classic reprints are available from CoachwhipBooks.com.

500 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2019

About the author

Associate editor of Orison Swett Marden's Success Magazine 1905-09 and editor 1909-11.

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