A review by samiam10
Uncle Abner Master of Mysteries: A Collection of Classic Detective Stories by Melville Davisson Post

5.0

This is a quirky book wherein each chapter is a new mystery introduced, investigated and solved by the "Uncle" of the central character who is a young boy who is between 9 and 12 years of age. Uncle Abner is something like "Monk" or "Sherlock Holmes" in that he sees and understands things that others do not, and uses that information to solve murky mysteries of early America, setting somewhere between 1815 and 1850 in rural northeast USA. I recommend for those who like unusual stories and are interested in the atmosphere and history of early America. I do caution that the language is that of an earlier time, and will offend if one does not understand that the words used are reflective of that time period.