Deze in Brazilië geboren en in de VS wonende advocaat vestigde zich in de jaren 1920 als auteur van detective romans en toneelstukken. Zijn werk wordt gekenmerkt door meeslepende plots en introduceerde de amateurdetective Graydon McKelvie in zijn debuutroman. Ontdekt door een innovatieve New Yorkse uitgever, werden zijn romans goed ontvangen en zijn toneelstukken werden in verschillende staten opgevoerd. De verhalen van de auteur staan bekend om hun ingewikkelde constructie en hun vermogen om de lezer onder te dompelen in de wereld van misdaad en de ontrafeling ervan.
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.