''Number Seven, Queer Street'' is a collection of

supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads th ...

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by author

Margery Lawrence Margery Lawrence (8 August 1889 – 13 November 1969) (pseudonym of Mrs. Arthur E. Towle) was an English romantic fiction, fantasy fiction, horror fiction and detective fiction author who specialized in ghost stories.Stefan Dziemianowicz, "Lawre ...

. It was first published by Robert Hale in the United Kingdom in

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

. The first United States edition was published in 1969 by

Mycroft & Moran Mycroft & Moran was an imprint of Arkham House publishers and was created in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1945. The imprint was created to publish weird detective stories and the Solar Pons stories by August Derleth. Arkham retired the imprint in 1982, ...

in an edition of 2,027 copies and omits the last two stories. The stories are about Lawrence's supernatural detective Miles Pennoyer.

''Number Seven, Queer Street'' contains the following tales: # "Foreword" # "The Case of the Bronze Door" # "The Case of the Haunted Cathedral" # "The Case of Ella McLeod" # "The Case of the White Snake" # "The Case of the Moonchild" # "The Case of the Young Man with the Scar" # "The Case of the Leannabh Sidhe"

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* * * * * 1945 short story collections Mystery short story collections Occult detective fiction Horror short story collections Robert Hale books {{1940s-mystery-story-collection-stub

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