Este abogado, nacido en Brasil y residente en Estados Unidos, se consolidó en la década de 1920 como autor de novelas y obras de teatro de detectives. Su obra se caracteriza por tramas apasionantes y presenta al detective aficionado Graydon McKelvie en su novela debut. Descubierto por un innovador editor neoyorquino, sus novelas fueron bien recibidas y sus obras de teatro se representaron en varios estados. Las narrativas del autor son conocidas por su intrincada construcción y su capacidad para sumergir al lector en el mundo del crimen y su resolución.
A thrilling novel of adventure and intrigue as a group of explorers seeks to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization, but are faced with dangerous traps, betrayal, and the wrath of an undead army.
A classic mystery/detective story in the Sherlock Holmes tradition, the hidden room suggested by the title of this book does not remain a mystery for very long as the book progresses. Written in the first person, the husband of his (Carlton Davies) former lover is found dead one night at the stroke of midnight, and Davies finds his ex-lover standing over the dead body immediately after the shot was fired, with a gun in her hand. It was no secret that she never truly loved her husband, who had blackmailed her into marrying him. The jury ships Ruth to prison, and the stage is set for Davies to locate the right detective for the case, and for a series of events with twists and turns and surprises that will keep the reader guessing who was responsible for this murder.