The Adventures of the Infallible Godahl

by Frederick Irving Anderson

The Infallible Godahl -- Blind Man's Buff -- The Night of a Thousand Thieves -- Counterpoint -- The Fifth Tube -- An All-Star Cast

Genres: Mystery

146 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1914

Reviews

[Richard Saunders]

I love mysteries, and Anderson's Godahl is a curious collection of stories around the character who is an American version of Lord Peter Whimsey and Charles Lytton. Each story is unique, set in NYC prior to WWI, and partaking of the fin de sicle elegance of the late Gilded Age and his character is almost invisible in the stories themselves. Anderson never wrote as well or as creatively as Doyle, but it is still fun to step back in time.

[Vintagebooklvr]

2 1/2 stars. Fun but parts are just overwritten.

[Mark Rabideau]

An interesting bevy of short stories. The last one was the most entertaining.

[Jeff Hobbs]

The Infallible Godahl--3
Blind Man's Buff--2
The Night of a Thousand Thieves--2
Counterpoint--2
The Fifth Tube--2
An All-Star Cast--2

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: six short stories about a roguish master thief: the infallible Godahl.