The Great Mail Robbery

By Clarence Budington Kelland

Book Overview

Eccentric Characters, Screwball Romance, and Mid-Century Zeitgeist in This Classic Postal Procedural

"Postal inspector Will Scarlet must uncover the plot for looting the mails. Beginning with the disappearance of dresses sent from a little New York City shop, where he meets the awkward, brilliant Mabel Brown, it is on to the mysterious singer Jahala and the men whom she dominates. Scarlet works out the system by which packages vanish, turns up some murders and rounds up the whole gang. Maintains its pace and humor in the expected Kelland style." -Kirkus Reviews

The hidden movement of mail...Post Office procedure is the backbone, and the story behind the story, of U.S. Postal Inspector Will Scarlet's hunt for the fiend plotting to loot the mail. When a few very expensive packages mailed within the Manhattan area go missing, Scarlet suspects a rehearsal is underway for a much more ambitious theft-possibly worth millions. Scarlet begins with a little New York dress shop whose order of gowns has has gone missing.

There Scarlet meets the store's intriguing manager, Mabel Brown, who remembers seeing a woman wearing one of the stolen dresses. This hot tip takes Scarlet to a nightclub, where he is introduced to Jahala Vidmar, a sensational dancer whose shows have taken the town by storm and who has drawn the attention of many a shady character.

"...fine documentary stuff" -Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Perfect for fans of Erle Stanley Gardner, Rex Stout and Agatha Christie.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154463109X
• ISBN13: 9781544631097
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"