Short stories in early twentieth century style with Sir Henry of the CID. ( )

Melville Davisson Post is best known for his Uncle Abner stories. This particular volume contains 14 short stories which mostly feature the much less well-known Sir Henry Marqius. Marquis is chief of the Criminal Investigation Department of Scotland Yard and in the course of these stories investigates and solves both criminal cases and those concerning German spies of the First World War,who threaten Great Britain.
These stories are of variable quality,many being first-class thrillers,but others are rather second-rate. Overall however this collection is well worth taking the trouble to discover, if only for the period style of the writing. ( )