Thursday, February 26, 2015

Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries by Melville Davisson Post



"It would be the beginning of justice," said Abner, "if every man followed the standard that God gives him."

In rural Virginia of the early 1800s, Uncle Abner, a stalwart, God-fearing landowner, applies his wits to solving a variety of unusual crimes, in pursuit of justice for both the guilty and the innocent. Told through the eyes of Abner's young nephew, these short stories are fascinating mysteries, beautifully written.

The only place that Uncle Abner is currently available for free is Internet Archive. Books here are usually converted from scans, so often contain formatting glitches and typos, but this copy I have linked to appears to be clean enough to read without trouble. (A 99¢ edition is available for Kindle.)

My review of this book.

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