The Origin of Evil (1951)

“It could mean nothing at all. Coincidence, for example, although coincidence and I haven’t been on speaking terms for years.” Continue reading →

The Vanishing Wizard (1951)

This first appeared in This Week (September 30, 1951), and was reprinted in Queen’s Bureau of Investigation as “Swindle Department: Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Needle’s Eye (1951)

Originally the radio broadcast “Captain Kidd’s Bedroom, (February 11, 1940), this was adapted to the short story format in the Continue reading →

Kidnaped (1951)

Based on the radio episode “Kidnaped,” (May 9, 1943), published as “Kidnaped,” (This Week, July 8, 1951) and as “Kidnaping Dept: Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Fallen Angel (1951)

And now we’re in July on the Calendar of Crime, with a lover’s triangle complete with three suspects. The cast Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Medical Finger (1951)

Based on the June 11, 1942 radio episode, “The June Bride,” “The Adventure of the Medical Finger” first appeared in Continue reading →

As Simple as ABC (1951)

Memorial Day, sometime in the late 1930s or 1940s, in a town not too far from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Emperor’s Dice (1951)

Now we go back, temporarily, to the longer short story format. Needing to develop more month-themed stories for the upcoming Continue reading →