OLD ELECTRICITY, THE LIGHTNING DETECTIVE; OR, THROUGH BY NIGHT

Old Sleuth pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey

Verlag: The Arthur Westbrook Company, Cleveland: Ohio, 1920

Beschreibung

First printing,thus. 1920's(?) Undated reprint, part of Westbrook's American Detective Series. this being No. 58. Copyrighted in 1881, "Old Electricity" was originally published in 1885 s Old Sleuth Library. In 1892 it was considerably expanded into a novel. Creases at front cover, paper very brittle, else a near fine, tight copy of this Dime Novel. 287 pages. The worst of all plunderers, malicious mail and express train robbers, have frustrated Indiana law enforcement for too long. The best thief-catcher in Washington's secret service force, detective Wayne Winthrop, falls among them, unawares, while in disguise. A mission to derail their murderous cartel is formulated right there, in the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Station, Vincennes, Indiana. His reputation among criminals is well earned. The superstitious describe him as being in league with spirits of the air, or with the devil himself. Some say he disappears as mysteriously as he appears, sometimes to the roar and flash of thunder and lightning. They call him "Old Electricity". He's a master of disguise, a skilled forger and a dabbler in phrenology. Can Wayne Winthrop break the death grip of their lethal crime sprees? Or will he go before "Judge Lynch", and be strung up by the neck in a hangman's noose? All Vintage Paperbacks come sealed in 2.5 mil plastic bag and taped closed with removable tape which will not tear the covers if it sticks to them when the book is removed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 020909

Bibliografische Details

Titel: OLD ELECTRICITY, THE LIGHTNING DETECTIVE; OR...

Verlag: The Arthur Westbrook Company, Cleveland: Ohio

Erscheinungsdatum: 1920

Einband: Pictorial Wrappers

Zustand: Very Good-Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: Vintage Paperback