(urth) Short story 2: The Case of the Vanishing ghost

[Marc Aramini]

Also, one more bit of word play I neglected to mention.  The introductory material says 

"The characters of this mystery have become so familiar to the reader that I shall neglect to add the last formalized touch of naming the principal ones. Instead, they shall be referred to by the names every reader uses in his own mind. To call The Great Detective 'Philo Queen'for example, would be a needless waste of time."

The name "Philo Queen" seems to be a pun on Descartes position that Philosophy is the queen of philosophy and also to evoke the sexuality of the Shu Fli Pi ghost (shoofly pie and filo, common southern desserts).  I am fairly confident there is no intentional parallel with Rex Stout (king-queen wordplay) at this point.