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Footner, Hulbert, 1879-1944

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Hulbert Footner (1879-1944) was a Canadian writer of detective fiction.

Born William Hulbert Footner in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he travelled to New York in 1898. In the United States, he attempted an acting career, which he eventually gave up on.

Footner's other series detective is Amos Lee Mappin, a successful, middle aged mystery writer whose crimes tend to occur in New York's cafe society. Mappin is unusual in that his "Watson" (at least in some of his tales) is a young woman, his secretary Fanny Parran. She is one of the few female "Watsons" in fiction, an example of how female-oriented Footner's fiction is.

Works

  • The Fugitive Sleuth
  • Thieves' Wit
  • The Substitute Millionaire
  • The Owl Taxi
  • The Deaves Affair
  • Ramshackle House
  • Officer!
  • The Chase Of The "Linda Belle"
  • The Under Dogs
  • Madame Storey
  • Cap'n Sue
  • The Velvet Hand
  • Queen Of Clubs
  • The Doctor Who Held Hands
  • A Self-Made Thief
  • Anybody's Pearls
  • Trial By Water
  • The Viper
  • The Folded Paper Mystery
  • Easy To Kill
  • The Casual Murderer
  • Dead Man's Hat
  • The Ring Of Eyes
  • The Almost Perfect Murder
  • Murder Runs In The Family
  • Dangerous Cargo
  • The New Made Grave
  • Murder Of A Bad Man
  • Scarred Jungle
  • The Kidnapping Of Madame Storey
  • The Island Of Fear
  • The Dark Ships
  • Tortuous Trails
  • Murder In The Sun
  • Death Of A Celebrity
  • The Nation's Missing Guest
  • The Murder That Had Everything
  • Sinfully Rich
  • Murderer's Vanity
  • Who Killed The Husband
  • The House With The Blue Door
  • Death Of A Saboteur
  • Unneutral Murder
  • Orchids To Murder

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