Published between the 1930s and 1940s, the six short stories in this collection showcase faulkner’s voice in the detective fiction genre. His detective, gavin stevens, rivals poe’s dupont and doyle’s holmes.
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smoke - 1932, Harper’s magazine
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monk - 1937, schribner’s magazine
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hand upon the waters - 1939, The saturday evening post
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tomorrow - 1940, the saturday evening post
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an error in chemistry - 1946, ellery queen’s mystery magazine
