Mystery of the Vanished Petition Crown (A Classic Short Story of Detective Max Carrados)

This early work by Ernest Bramah was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. ''The Mystery of The Vanished Petition Crown'' is a case of an auction scam for super sleuth Max Carrados to solve. Ernest Bramah Smith was born was near Manchester in 1868. He was a poor student, and dropped out of the Manchester Grammar School when sixteen years old to ...