Sam Hawthorne Series by Edward D. Hoch

Sam Hawthorne #1

Diagnosis Impossible: The Problems of Dr. Sam HawthorneThis collection is set in New England during the 1920's and the 1930's, and features country doctor Sam Hawthorne who specializes in locked room and other impossible crimes. Among the 12 stories is the classic tale of a horse and buggy that enter a covered bridge -- and vanish. Introduction by the author; Sam Hawthorne chronology and bibliography by Marvin Lachman.contents“The Problem of the Covered Bridge” [March 1922]. EQMM, December 1974.“The Problem of the Old Gristmill” [July 1923]. EQMM, March 1975.“The Problem of the Lobster Shack” [June 1924]. EQMM, September 1975.“The Problem of the Haunted Bandstand” [July 1924]. EQMM, January 1976.“The Problem of the Locked Caboose” [Spring 1925]. EQMM, May 1976.“The Problem of the Little Red Schoolhouse” [Fall 1925]. EQMM, September 1976.“The Problem of the Christmas Steeple” [December 25, 1925]. EQMM, January 1977.“The Problem of Cell 16” [Spring 1926]. EQMM, March 1977.“The Problem of the Country Inn” [Summer 1926]. EQMM, September 1977.“The Problem of the Voting Booth” [November 1926]. EQMM, December 1977.“The Problem of the County Fair” [Summer 1927]. EQMM, February 1978.“The Problem of the Old Oak Tree” [September 1927]. EQMM, July 1978.

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Published: 1996