Sherlock Holmes in America? Mark Twain a character in his own stories? Can it be true? Mark Twain breaks character with a collection of short mystery stories.

Originally published: Berkeley, Calif; London: University of California Press, 1969.

Chronicles the efforts of John Gray to marry off his daughter Mary to the heir of Deer Lick, Missouri's, wealthiest family, until the appearance of a stranger n

There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain's address was in the dead man's pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a me