Madame Rosika Storey Series

In The Under Dogs Mr. Footner is in his finest form. In it he tells of the amazing detective skill of Rosika Storey alias Jessie Seipp, in the opinion of the New York police the cleverest woman in the world. It tells how she wove the net which was to snare the greatest crook organisation in America. She faced infinite peril and hardship, and the greatest demands were made upon her courage and her brains, but in the end her triumph was complete. There is not a dull moment in the book; Rosika is a fascinating character, and the book reveals a vast knowledge of New York’s underworld. The Under Dogs, published in 1925, is the first novel about Rosika Storey, told by her trusty secretary, Bella Brickley. Beautiful, intelligent Madame Rosika Storey, a respected investigator, becomes interested in the case of a young girl accused of jewel robbery. Although Melanie is desperate, she rejects Madame Storey’s help, because the gang that is after her is ruthless and, she thinks, unstoppable. When Melanie is kidnapped, Madame Storey goes undercover herself, and walks into the clutches of the gang, where she works to find its mysterious leader and to free the imprisoned Melanie.

Madame Rosika Storey was one of the most celebrated fictional female private investigators during the Golden Age of the mystery (1920-40). The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection calls her, “a stunningly beautiful young woman who describes herself as ‘a practical psychologist – specializing in the feminine’.” This one is the best private detective of England, but her stories are international. Her way to resolve the mystery is original and bring you in a new world. So we are introduced to the fascinating Madame Rosika Storey, fearless and intelligent, who plays cat-and-mouse with killers, goes undercover to break up criminal gangs, and unravels deadly mysteries.

This is the fourth book of the successful mystery series Madame Rosika Storey, by Canadian author Hulbert Footner. Almost unknown today, Footner was a Canadian journalist and author of many adventure and mystery novels. In The Doctor Who Held Hands Madame Storey is asked to help in stopping the pseudo-psychological activities of a doctor who has set himself up as a “psycho-synthetist,” seemingly to help his patients, but in fact blackmailing them… Storey is almost imprisoned in her movements from the very start giving the story a bit of claustrophobic feel until little by little she finds a way to break out of the surveillance. The story has a lot of action and a neat twist in the final paragraph.

Four new different mysteries to resolve for Madame Storey — “The Viper”, “The Steerers”, “The Pot of Pansies” and “The Legacy Hounds”. See what happen in each case, both dangerous and difficult. You will like for sure!

Another mystery for the famous Madame Storey to solve. Do you like the lifestyle in Newport? Madame Storey prefers New York, for sure. Follow her in this investigation that is both dangerous and difficult. There are many twists and turns that keep it interesting.

This novel is featuring Madame Rosika Storey – psychologist and criminal investigator. Dangerous Cargo sees her take to the high seas in a millionaire’s yacht in order to prevent a suspected murder.

A collection of short mysteries featuring Madame Storey: “The Almost Perfect Murder”, “Murder in Masquerade”, “The Death Notice”, “Taken for a Ride” and “It Never Got into the Papers”.

Collection of novelettes: “Madame Storey Intervenes”, “Putting Crime Over”, “The Handsome Young Men”, “The Casual Murderer”, “The Blind Front” and “The Richest Widow”.

Madame Storey, the famous woman detective created by Hulbert Footner, is a character unique in detective fiction. The present volume consists of five of her most outstanding cases, and in these she proves once again how feminine intuition allied to more than ordinary deductive powers may solve some strange mysteries. The stories offer a rich diversity of scene, moving easily from New York to Monte Carlo, and even to far Peking, but Mr. Hulbert Footner is quite at home in each locale and holds our attention through the unravelling of each baffling problem.

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