Philo Gubb is a small-town paperhanger who admires Sherlock Holmes and learns a deductive technique by correspondence course. Gubb differs from many mainstream fictional detectives in that he is not brilliant, nor egocentric, but he is persistent, good-natured, and occasionally displays common sense. Also in contrast, his work may be characterized by elaborate disguises that deceive nobody, theories that are overhauled at every clue, and the often unintentional solving of mysteries.

Table of Contents:

The Hard-Boiled Egg

The Pet

The Eagle's Claws

The Oubliette

The Un-Burglars

The Two-Cent Stamp

The Chicken

The Dragon's Eye

The Progressive Murder

The Missing Mr. Master

Waffles and Mustard

The Anonymous Wiggle

The Half of a Thousand

Dietz's 7462 Bessie John

Henry

Buried Bones

Philo Gubb's Greatest Case