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Melville Davisson Post

Born

in Harrison County, West Virginia, The United States

April 19, 1869

Died

June 23, 1930

Genre

Mystery, Fiction

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Melville Davisson Post (April 19, 1869–June 23, 1930) is an American author, born in Harrison County, West Virginia. He earned a law degree from West Virginia University in 1892, and was married in 1903 to Ann Bloomfield Gamble Schofield. Their only child, a son, died at eighteen months old and Mrs. Post died of pneumonia in 1919.

After the death of their son, he left law practice and went on an European tour with his wife. Upon return from Europe, he began writing short stories and became America's highest paid short story writer. He was an avid horseman, and died on June 23, 1930, after a fall from his horse, and was buried in Harrison County. His boyhood home, "Templemoor", is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of 1982 ...more

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Melville Davisson Post’s books

Average rating: 3.76 · 1,567 ratings · 213 reviews · 180 distinct works • Similar authors

	Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries 3.90 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1918 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sleuth of St. James's Square 3.23 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1920 — 156 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder Mystery Collection: 40+ Thriller Novels & Detective Tales: Uncle Abner Mysteries, Randolph Mason Schemes & Sir Henry Marquis Cases 3.58 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1918 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason 3.60 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1896 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man of Last Resort: Or, the Clients of Randolph Mason 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1897 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dwellers in the Hills 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1901 — 85 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Casebook of Monsieur Jonquelle, Prefect of Police of Paris 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1923	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bradmoor Murder 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Corpus Delicti 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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