{"product_id":"uncle-abner-melville-davisson-post-9781940425405","title":"Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries Volume 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1918, \u003ci\u003e Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of detective stories written by Melville Davisson Post. The popular stories within this collection were serialized in national magazines such as the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e in the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Abner is an amateur detective in present-day Harrison County, West Virginia. Throughout his journeys around this antebellum wilderness, long before the nation had a proper police system, the honest Uncle Abner is confronted by murders and mysteries that cannot be ignored. With uncanny intuition, impressive logic, and keen observation of human actions, Uncle Abner is Melville Davisson Post's most celebrated literary creation and is considered to be one of the most important texts in American detective and crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition contains an introduction by Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville Davisson Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940425409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940425405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Melville Davisson Post","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519665844479,"sku":"9781940425405","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_451921da-eb45-476b-927e-7d43888dab21.jpg?v=1778738101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncle-abner-melville-davisson-post-9781940425405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}