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The Riddle of the Traveling Skull
by Harry Stephen Keeler
from McSweeney's

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Alas, not his best, but a good place to start
  Harry Stephen Keeler is an odd and interesting author. Not truly an "outsider" artist in the strictest (e.g.,Grandma Moses) sense--as he was clearly well educated as a writer--nevertheless, he is the possessor--if "possessor" be the word--of a truly odd and truly unique style. Not mysteries in the traditional "who-done-it" sense --in one story the family cats turn out to be the culprit, in another, two characters, both, it turns out, in disguise, unbeknownst to each other are each other; you figure it... more info

• The Riddle of Harry Stephen Keeler
  I wish I could give this book a simultaneous review of 5 and -5 stars. For those of you that don't know, Harry Stephen Keeler is considered by many to be the Ed Wood of mystery novelists. This book is classic Keeler, and if you're interested in this long forgotten and overlooked mystery author, this is the best and easiest place to start. (Almost all of Keeler's over 50(!) novels, remain out of print.) Keeler is weird and wildy creative, and maniacally strange. The characters include: Legga the Human... more info

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