THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY: A NIGHTMARE
UK publication: 1908 (Simpkin)
US publication: 1908 (Dodd, Mead)
Detective:

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THE CLUB OF QUEER TRADES
UK publication: 1905 (Harper & Bros.)
US publication: 1905 (Harper & Bros.)
Detective: Various

Plot summary and comments: 6 short stories. Titles: The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit; The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady; The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd; The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation; The Singular Speculation of the House Agent; The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown.

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FOUR FAULTLESS FELONS
UK publication: 1930 (Cassell)
US publication: 1930 (Dodd, Mead)
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Plot summary and comments: Four novellas, three of which had been previously published in the US as small booklets. Titles are: The Ecstatic Thief; The Honest Quack; The Loyal Traitor; The Moderate Murderer.

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THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH AND OTHER STORIES
UK publication: 1922 (Cassell)
US publication: 1922 (Harper & Bros.)
Detective: Horne Fisher and others

Plot summary and comments: Short stories, many starring Horne Fisher. The U.S. edition has 9 stories; the British edition has three more. Titles: The Bottomless Well; The Face in the Target; The Fad of the Fisherman; The Five of Swords; The Garden of Smoke; The Hole in the Wall; The Soul of the Schoolboy; The Temple of Silence; The Tower of Treason; The Trees of Pride; The Vanishing Prince; The Vengeance of the Statue.

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THE PARADOXES OF MR. POND
UK publication: 1936 (Cassell)
US publication: 1937 (Dodd, Mead)
Detective: Mr. Pond

Plot summary and comments: Eight short stories, starring Mr. Pond. Titles: The Crime of Captain Gahagan; Pond the Pantaloon; Ring of Lovers; A Tall Story; The Terrible Troubadour; The Three Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Unmentionable Man; When Doctors Agree.

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THE POET AND THE LUNATICS
UK publication: 1929 (Cassell)
US publication: 1929 (Dodd, Mead)
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Plot summary and comments: Eight short stories. Titles: The Asylum of Adventure; The Crime of Gabriel Gale; The Fantastic Friends; The Finger of Stone; The House of the Peacock; The Purple Jewel; The Shadow of the Shark; The Yellow Bird.

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DAYLIGHT AND NIGHTMARE
UK publication: 1986 (Xanadu)
US publication: 1986 (Dodd, Mead)
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Plot summary and comments: 31 short stories, some criminous, republished in book form.

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THE SEVEN SUSPECTS
UK publication: 1988 (Xanadu)
US publication: 1990 (Carroll)
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Plot summary and comments: Seven short stories, including one not published previously in book form. Titles:

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TALES OF THE LONG BOW
UK publication: 1925 (Cassell)
US publication: 1925 (Dodd, Mead)
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Plot summary and comments: Eight short stories, some criminous.

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THIRTEEN DETECTIVES
UK publication: 1988 (Xanadu)
US publication: 1986 (Dodd, Mead)
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Plot summary and comments: 11 short stories, mostly republications from earlier volumes (including several Father Brown stories), but two not previously published in book form.

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