THE CRIME DOCTOR ... [Hardcover]

E[rnest] W[illiam]. Hornung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1914

Book condition:Very Good. Published by Bobbs Merrill, 1914, no additional printings listed. Clean dark green ribbed cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration on cover, gold stamped lettering on cover and spine. Light surface wear to corners and a few tiny spots of light wear to front board, no fraying. Binding is tight, no cracking. Clean page edges, pages have a few instances of light marginal soiling. Previous owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper. Frontis illustration with tissue guard, additional black & white plates by Frederic Dorr Steele. 315 pgs.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers,; 1ST edition (1914)
• ASIN: B000XIS696
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,004,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am the author of over three dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, including The Mafia's Greatest Hits, The Complete Idiots Guide to the FBI, and Snakes on a Plane: The Complete Quote Book.

Other non-fiction titles include The Shield: Notes From The Barn - The Elite Strike Team Files, Best of Court TV Volumes I-IV, and the western Big Iron.

I am also a longtime member of the Mystery Writers of America.

In 2006, I founded a new publishing company, Idea Men Productions (IMP)- a media company dedicated to spearheading a new wave of mass marketing entertainment.

IMP Titles include: The Crime Doctor, The Monster of Frankenstein, The Zombie Factory, Klan Ku Klux Klan: America's First Terrorists Exposed, Tales of Terror, and Hellcats, Vixens, & Vicedolls: Women, Crime, and Kink of the Fifties.

Be on the lookout for some of my new projects for 2008 including: Convicts, Jailbirds and Reform School Girls: Crime and Punishment in the 1950's and Hoodlums, Hopheads and Hepcats: Rogue Males of 1950's Crime.

For both old and new fans alike, I promise a wild ride for the year including new visions of true crime, military intrigue and horror - so stay tuned!

David Jacobs
2008

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Crime Doctor is back!, November 28, 2007

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Riley0091 (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Crime Doctor (Paperback)

After creating the popular character of Raffles, the gentleman thief, E.W. Hornung received some criticism from his brother-in-law, Sir Conan Doyle. The famous author of the Sherlock Holmes series was not keen on the idea of a "gentleman thief" who aided the police in solving crimes and thought the notion could glorify the criminal element. The criticism was taken to heart and in a few years THE CRIME DOCTOR hit the bookstores.

Dr. John Dollar, the Crime Doctor, is a man of science who uses his cunning intellect in the war against crime. In all intent and purpose, Dr. Dollar is E.W. Hornung's updated version of Holmes. So much so, that Hornung commissioned Frederic Dorr Steele, the artist who illustrated the Holmes books, for THE CRIME DOCTOR's illustrations (included in this volume.) And like the great detective and Watson, John Dollar, aided by his society Lady assistant, tackles a series of puzzling mysteries involving espionage, jewel thefts, arson, and murder--- all set in the Edwardian age of the motor-car and electric light. THE CRIME DOCTOR is great fun for any mystery fiction fan.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To protect and serve almost one century ago..., December 8, 2007

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Jack (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crime Doctor (Paperback)

While EW Hornung is most well known for his creation of AJ Raffles, with many believing that Raffles is an inversion of Sherlock Holmes, I am of the opinion that THE CRIME DOCTOR was meant to serve the role of "opposite number" to Raffles.

While Raffles held a fair degree of contempt for English society, John Dollar, in his service to England, walks both within high society and the underbelly of London to pit his skills and experience against criminals and their pathology whatever their station.

THE CRIME DOCTOR provides a fascinating insight into EW Hornung, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, their literary creations (Dollar and Holmes, specifically) and their amazing ability to take readers back to the fog-ridden, cobble-stone streets of England to solve mysteries and face-off against the deadliest of foes in their adventures across Europe.

For any fan of mystery and crime, THE CRIME DOCTOR will be money well spent!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crime Doctor territory, December 3, 2007

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M. Evans (RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crime Doctor (Paperback)

London in the early 20th century was a city of startling contrasts. New building and wealthy development went hand in hand with horribly overcrowded slums where people lived in the worst conditions imaginable. Like the city, the Crime Doctor's enemies (murderers, mad men, anarchists, and foreign enemies to the Crown) were of contrast as well. From the common smash-and-grab thief with a hammer in one hand and pilfered jewelry in the other, to the dashing foreign spy, whose government aggressive naval escalations could bring England to the brink of war, are just two of the foes Doctor Dollar has to dispatch. Reading these fast-paced stories, you'll get the feeling that Doctor Dollar is Sherlock Holmes, Professor Quatermass and James Bond all rolled up into one.