Short Fiction Anderson, Frederick Irving: The Phantom Alibi and other stories, v1, 1 May 2026

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Anderson, 1877-1947, a New York journalist and fiction writer, published many short stories, particularly in The Saturday Evening Post. Most of them are collected in three collections: Adventure of the Infallible Godahl, The Notorious Sophie Lang and The Book of Murder. There are several recurring characters: Commissioner Parr of the New York Police Department; Morel, his assistant; criminologist Oliver Armiston; the cunning criminal Godahl; rural detective Orlo Sage; and the jewel thief Sophie Lang.
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This new, original collection is characteristic of Anderson's short stories; just 12 stories amount to 92,000 words, an average of about 7,500 words each. They are order of first publication.

1: The Unknown Man 1911
2: The Infallible Godahl 1913
3: The Unknown Masterpiece, 1915
4: The Peppercorn Entail: 1916
5: The Nest of Sticks: 1916
6: Live Bait: 1919
7: The King's Thumb: 1919
8: The Phantom Alibi 1920
9: The Signed Masterpiece 1921
10: The Van Duersen Haze: 1924
11: The Hunter's Moon: 1927
12: The House of Many Mansions: 1928

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