Alias the Eagle

by Marion Harvey

An uncommon crime title featuring the gentleman cracksman, Ernest Smith, otherwise known as 'The Eagle'.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1928

About the author

Marion Harvey was a Brazilian-born American lawyer who wrote a number of detective novels and plays in the 1920s. A rather elusive figure, he practised law in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles. A discovery of innovative New York publisher, Edward J. Clode (publisher of Armitage Trail’s SCARFACE), his 1922 debut novel, THE MYSTERY OF THE HIDDEN ROOM was very well received (‘A gripping detective tale’ THE DAILY MAIL) and introduced amateur sleuth Graydon McKelvie. Five more novels and two plays followed, with performances of the latter recorded in New York, Alabama and Pennsylvania