The Complete Cabalistic Cases of Semi Dual, the Occult Detector, Volume 2: 1912-13

by John Ulrich Giesy, Junius B. Smith, Garyn G. Roberts (Introduction)

Pulpdom's greatest occult detective returns! Volume 2 of the complete reprinting of the Semi Dual series collects three more never-before-reprinted metaphysical, psychological and speculative science adventures, all from the pages of the Munsey pulp magazine, The Cavalier. This volume contains the next three stories: "The Purple Light," "The Master Mind," and "Rubies of Doom," exactly as they were written by Semi Dual creators J.U. Giesy and Junius B. Smith. The Complete Cabalistic Cases of Semi Dual, the Occult Detector, Volume 2: 1912-13 also contains an all-new introduction by Garyn Roberts, Ph.D.

Genres: Occult Detective

328 pages, Paperback

Published April 12, 2016

About the author

John Ulrich Giesy (J.U. Giesy) was an American physician, novelist, an author. He was one of the early writers in the Sword and Planet genre with his Jason Croft series. He collaborated with Junius B. Smith on many of his stories.

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This continues reprinting the original Semi Dual stories published during the second decade of the 20th century. Co-authors John Ulrich Geisy and Junius B. Smith tell interesting stories of the "occult detective", Semi Dual. Semi Dual is a Persian prince born to a Russian prince and a Persian princess.
Using his knowledge of several pseudo-sciences, he detects criminal activity. Knowing that the methods of astrology, hand-writing analysis, and the like, Dual ferrets out the miscreant. He proves his findings using more conventional methods, knowing courts of law will not accept the less tangible proofs offered in the mystic sciences. Semi Dual is a Sherlock Holmes type of detective, with a touch of esoteric philosophies and religious thoughts included in the recipe. Semi Dual is an intriguing character and more than well worth a read.