Forgotten tales of love and murder

From the dust jacket blurb:


Drawn from manuscripts that have been locked away a half-century and more in the vaults of the Burroughs corporation in Tarzana, California—prepared with the cooperation and assistance of Danton Burroughs, grandson of the author, and of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.—Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder collects in a single volume all of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ non-Tarzan short stories and mystery puzzles, most of which have never before appeared in print:


 “Jonathan's Patience,” an ironic, previously overlooked tale that appears to predate Burroughs’ professional work.

 “The Avenger” (1912), a dark, violent story of revenge.

 “For The Fool's Mother” (1912), the author's first Western.

 “The Little Door” (1917), a powerful tale of love, war, and horror.

 “Calling All Cars” (1931), murder and romance in the hills of Los Angeles.

 “Elmer” (1936), a defrosted caveman comes to Hollywood. (This is Burroughs’ original version of the story his Argosy editor revised into “The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw.”)

 “The Strange Adventure of Mr. Dinnwiddie” (1940), humor, seduction, and intrigue aboard an ocean liner bound for Hawaii.

 “Misogynists Preferred” (1941), demonstrating what happens when a gaggle of woman-hating men meets a covey of man-hating women.

 “Uncle Bill” (1944), a tale of horror in everyday life.

 “The Red Necktie” (circa 1932), a stand-alone mystery puzzle.

 “Murder: A Collection of Short Murder Mystery Puzzles” (circa 1932-1940), seven fictional puzzles, featuring the author’s last series character to appear in book form—Police Inspector Muldoon—and his trusted biographer and sidekick, Edgar Rice Burroughs!

 “The Dupuyster Case” (circa 1932), an unfinished Muldoon mystery puzzle.


Also included are “An Autobiographical Sketch” (originally published in the June, 1941 issue of Amazing Stories), an introduction by Patrick H. Adkins, and eighteen drawings by artist Danny Frolich.


Here are eighteen nearly forgotten works by one of the most widely read authors of the Twentieth Century. By turns witty and sardonic, gripping, suspenseful, humorous, and horrifying, these long overlooked tales are above all else highly readable, boasting the authentic voice of a master storyteller. Their publication is long past due.