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

[Marc Aramini]

--- On Sat, 3/24/12, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:


From: Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Short story 2: The Case of the Vanishing ghost
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Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 6:56 AM




 


 

From: Marc Aramini 
 
 

 

 

I haven’t read the story in question, but I will note that two classic mystery series had detectives named, respectively, Philo Vance and Ellery Queen.

 

I would guess that the reference is to these names, plus, as you say, the adage that “philosophy is the queen of science”.

 

- Gerry Quinn

 Yes, you are correct - as I said, I am not very familiar with detective stories beyond Poe/Doyle.  

 
I think I am going to do The Grave Secret next - it is the first one that has a really Wolfean feel, but I can't find it online.  So if anyone has Young Wolfe it is included there.  It was also published in 1951, and it is better than these first two stories in that it is truly and clearly Wolfean, though he still "reveals" the punch line at the end.  Perhaps I will post that tonight, keeping the same basic format. 

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