Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries

· Open Road Media
4.7
3 reviews
Ebook
252
Pages
Eligible
Ratings and reviews aren’t verified  Learn More

About this ebook

The adventures of a true American original—a detective who puts equal faith in his Bible and his brains

In the backwoods of West Virginia, years before the Civil War, a man arrives with gold in his purse and evil on his mind. His land too barren for farming, Doomdorf builds a still and grows rich selling high-proof moonshine to anyone with a bit of change in his pocket. As drunkenness and debauchery run rampant across the countryside, the locals turn against him. They are preparing to exact frontier justice when the bootlegger is found dead, shot through the heart in a room locked from the inside.
 
At the scene is Uncle Abner, a folksy sleuth who uses a keen eye and steadfast beliefs to solve the mysteries of Appalachia. In this landmark story collection, Abner contends with hunchbacks and drunkards, killers and thieves. In a time and a place beyond the rule of law, justice belongs to the Lord—and Uncle Abner is His instrument.
 
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
3 reviews
A Google user
October 20, 2017
A colonial gentleman investigates 19th century murders with great intellect and logic! Very well thought out stories!
Did you find this helpful?
Nancy Warren
February 23, 2019
Not your standard mysteries but very entertaining.
1 person found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?

About the author

Melville Davisson Post (1869–1930) was a West Virginia author and attorney best known for his stories featuring Uncle Abner, an amateur detective and backwoodsman who solves mysteries and hands out justice in the years before the Civil War. Post’s other iconic creation is the amoral lawyer Randolph Mason, whose exploits on behalf of his criminal clients helped to establish the legal thriller genre. 

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.

More by Melville Davisson Post

Similar ebooks