Samuel Hopkins Adams: 31 books

Mystery thriller from the prolific American author best known for his investigative journalism. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

An unusual tale of an unusual death which occurs in a small town. First a body is found washed up on a beach and town officials attempt to cover up details about it, then an affluent family begin acting rather strangely about the matter, whilst Kent and his friend Sedgwick try to solve the case and keep a step ahead of the authorities...(Excerpt from Goodreads)

Adrian Van Reypen Egerton Jones, who prefers his nickname ''Average'' to his full name for obvious reasons, is a member of the very exclusive Cosmic Club, whose members are all experts in very diverse fields. Jones, who lives at the Club, is an adviser to firms on advertising, and uses his intelligence and good humour to solve very unusual crimes and cases.

Bored socialite Polly Brewster has cajoled her father into renting a villa in a politically unstable but beautiful Central American nation, Caracuña. Her intent: to get away from three suitors whose persistence she finds annoying. One of the three is so intent on marriage that he follows her South....

What should a brilliant, independently wealthy young man with a predilection for solving problems do with his life? Adrian "Average" Jones decides to help people by going into business as an "Ad-Visor," a specialist who aids his clients in determining whether classified advertisements are genuine or fraudulent. Each of the short stories in this creative collection stems from one of Jones' cases.

Excerpt: ”Pain. Pain. Pain. The primal curse, the dominant tragedy of life. Who among you, dear friends, but has felt it? You men, slowly torn upon the rack of rheumatism; you women, with the hidden agony gnawing at your breast" (his roving regard was swift, like a hawk, to mark down the sudden,...

A lost literary relic of the First World War, Common Cause tells the story of Jeremy Robson, a crusading newspaper editor in the fictional midwestern town of Fenchester. The Guardian’s muckraking has led special interests to withhold advertising in order to drive Robson out of business. But he...

Adrian Van Reypen Egerton Jones, who prefers his nickname ''Average'' to his full name for obvious reasons, is a member of the very exclusive Cosmic Club, whose members are all experts in very diverse fields. Jones, who lives at the Club, is an adviser to firms on advertising, and uses his intelligence and good humour to solve very unusual crimes and cases.

The story of a self-made, yet well born young man and a runaway debutante who meet on an Atlantic crossing.

Novel about a frumpy young woman who gets help from a more glamorous friend to make herself over. She falls in love with man she thinks in unavailable, and staves off other suitors with a lie about an English fiancee which she comes to regret when people insist on meeting him. Hijinks involving assumed identities ensue.