''The Adventures of Lucius Leffing'' 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
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short stories by American writer
Joseph Payne Brennan
Joseph Payne Brennan (December 20, 1918 – January 28, 1990) was an American writer of fantasy and horror fiction, and also a poet. Of Irish ancestry, he was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and he lived most of his life in New Haven, Conn ...
. It was first published in
1990
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by
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,000 copies, all of which were signed by the author and the artist. The stories feature Brennan's supernatural detective, Lucius Leffing. All but four of the stories first appeared in this collection. The others were taken from the magazines ''
Weird Tales'' and ''Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine'' or from the anthology ''Night Visions 2'', edited by
Charles L. Grant
Charles Lewis Grant (September 12, 1942 – September 15, 2006) was an American novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called " dark fantasy" and "quiet horror". He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fe ...
.
Contents
* "The Nursing Home Horror"
* "The Vanning Case"
* "The Swamp Horror"
* "Death on 91"
* "Copycat Killer"
* "Murder in the Parks"
* "The Butcher Knife Murder"
* "Motive for Murder"
* "Wanderson’s Waste"
* "The Haunting at Juniper Hill"
* "The Delivery"
* "The Spruce Valley Monster"
* "Observations on Lorimer Street"
Sources
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1990 short story collections
Mystery short story collections
Horror short story collections
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