The Black and Other Stories

The Black is a collection of stories about a private detective who hunts down blackmailers. The book contains The Black – The Case of Lady Purseyence – The Wife of Sir Ralph Cretapace – The Case of Mrs. Anthony Statmore – The Mystery of Bishop's Chair – The Twenty-Thousand-Pound Kiss – How a Crook Spoofed Another Crook – A Doctor's Jollification and it's Sequel – The Millionaire's Secret – Warm and Dry – The Sooper Speaking.