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The Compleat Original Riddles of the Man with Forty Faces
Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew and Hazel P. Hanshew

The Hitherto Unrecorded Cases of that Remarkable Detective Genius,
 "The Man of the Forty Faces," once known to the Police as "The Vanishing Cracksman"
       Compiled, Selected and Introduced by J. Randolph Cox and Michael Gianfreda
      

The Collection of Thirteen Volumes
   Short Stories
         The Man of the Forty Faces and Other Stories · Volume 1
       The Riddle of the Flying Death and Other Stories · Volume 2
       The Riddle of the Devil’s Band-Box and Other Stories · Volume 3
       The Riddle of the River of Light and Other Stories · Volume 4
       The Chronicles of Cleek in the Movies · Volume 5
       The Riddle of the Lost Hotel and Other Stories · Volume 6
       The Riddle of the Painted Shrine and Other Stories· Volume 7
    Novels and Novellas
        The Riddle of the Night · addendum: The Riddle of the Red House · Scholarship · Volume 8
        Cleek of the Yard · Volume 9
       The Valehampton Riddle, The Riddle of the Mysterious Light, and The Riddle of the Purple Emperor · Volume 10
       The Riddle of the Frozen Flame and The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel · Volume 11
       The Riddle of the Amber Ship and The House of the Seven Keys · Volume 12
         The Riddle of the Red House · Volume 13

Note Bene: Since the publication last year of the uniform set of 12 volumes, an additional story "The Riddle of the Red House" was found by Mike Ashley and this will be added to the collection of volumes as entry 45.1 above as either an addendum to Volume 8, or as a separate volume. At the moment on the set is only available. Separate volume may be available in the future at a higher unit price. Place your reservation now!

 Set of 13 Quality Trade Paperback, over 3500pp.
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Chronological Bibliography

1. The Affair of the Man who called himself Hamilton Cleek [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Mar. 19, 1910. as: "The Man of the Forty Faces" People’s Magazine, August, 1910 Short Stories, January 1912, "The Vanished Cracksman," The Washington Herald, Nov. 15, 1914 "The Vanishing Cracksman." The Sun, New York, June 22, 1913. The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 4, 1914. Buffalo Express NY, April 7, 1918: in: The Man of the Forty Faces, (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective, (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913)]

2. The Riddle of the Red Crawl [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Mar. 26, 1910. People’s Magazine, Sept., 1910; Buffalo Express NY, April 14, 1918 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective, (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces, (1913), ch. 6–9]

3. The Riddle of the Sacred Son [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Mar. 26, 1910. People’s Magazine, Jan., 1911; Buffalo Express NY, April 21, 1918 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), ch. 19–23]

4. The Caliph’s Daughter [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Apr. 9, 1910. People’s Magazine, Feb., 1911; Buffalo Express NY, April 28, 191 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), ch. 27–29]

5. The Ninth Finger [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, April 16, 1910. as: The Riddle of the Ninth Finger. People’s Magazine, Oct., 1910; Buffalo Express NY, May 5, 1918. in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), ch. 3–5]

6. The Riddle of the Wizard’s Belt [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, April 23, 1910. Detective Story Magazine, Feb. 20, 1916; Buffalo Express NY, May 12, 1918 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), c. 24–26]

7. The Riddle of the 5:28 [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, April 30, 1910. The Hartford Courant, May 26, 1913. The Sun, New York, Aug 31, 1913 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918)]

8. The Riddle of the Lion’s Smile [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, May 7, 1910. People’s Magazine, December, 1910. in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), ch. 16–18]

9. The Riddle of the Rainbow Pearl [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, May 14, 1910. People’s Magazine, Apr., 1911. in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), Epilogue]

10. The Riddle of the Siva Stones [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, May 21, 1910. The Hartford Courant, May 31, 1913. as: "The Riddle of the Siva Diamonds." The Sun, New York, Sept. 7, 1913; The Siva Stones. The Washington Herald, Sept. 19, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 14, 1915 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918)]

11. The Riddle of the Divided House [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, May 28, 1910. The Hartford Courant, Apr. 25, 1913. The Sun, New York, July 27, 1913; in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918)]

12. The Riddle of the Steel Room [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, June 4, 1910. People’s Magazine, Nov., 1910. as: "The Mystery of the Steel Room," The Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 30, 1928 in: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910); Cleek, the Master Detective (1918); Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), ch. 11–14]

13. The Riddle of the Raven’s Toll [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, June 11, 1910]

14. The Riddle of the Left-Handed House [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, June 25, 1910]

15. The Riddle of the Medici Emeralds [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, July 23, 1910. as: "The Medici Emeralds." The Washington Herald, Sept. 5, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 31, 1915]

16. The Riddle of the Purple Shadow [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, July 30. 1910. The Hartford Courant, May 13, 1913. The Sun, New York, Aug 17, 1913]

17. The Riddle of the House at Kew [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Aug. 6, 1910]

18. The Riddle of the Flying Death [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Aug. 20, 1910. The Hartford Courant, May 17, 1913. The Sun, New York, Aug 24, 1913]

19. The Riddle of the Panther’s Paw [Cassell’s Saturday Journal. Sept. 17, 1910]

20. Return of the Man of the Forty Faces–Cleek of Scotland Yard [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Jan. 21 – June 3, 1911. as: "The Riddle of the Night." All-Story Weelky, July 17–Aug. 14, 1915. The Atlanta Constitution Nov. 5–11, 1922. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 17, 1922. in: The Riddle of the Night (1915)]

21. The Riddle of the Laughing Death [People’s Magazine, Mar., 1911]

22. The Affair of the Man Who Vanished [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Sept. 2, 1911. Short Stories, Jan., 1912 in: Cleek of Scotland Yard, 1914, Prologue]

23. The Riddle of the Five Dead Men [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Sept. 9, 1911. Short Stories, Feb., 1912 in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914) ch. 1-5]

24. The Riddle of the Golden Boy [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Sept. 16, 1911. Short Stories, March, 1912. in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914) Epilogue]

25. The Riddle of the Blue Packet [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Sept. 23, 1911. Short Stories, Apr., 1912]

26. The Riddle of the Three Seventeens [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Sept. 30, 1911. Short Stories, May, 1912]

27. The Riddle of the Round House [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Oct. 7, 1911. Short Stories, June, 1912. in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914), ch. 6-10]

28. The Riddle of the Hens’ Teeth [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Oct. 14, 1911. Short Stories, July, 1912]

29. The Riddle of the Glass Room [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Oct. 21, 1911. Short Stories, Aug., 1912. in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914), ch. 33-38]

30. The Riddle of the Stone Drum [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Oct. 28., 1911. in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914), ch. 26-31]

31. The Riddle of the Leicestershire Bank [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Nov. 4, 1911. Short Stories, Sept., 1912]

32. The Riddle of the Roc’s Eye [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Nov. 11, 1911. The Hartford Courant, Apr. 16, 1913. The Sun, New York, July 6, 1913]

33. The Riddle of the Paddock Gate [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Nov. 18, 1911. The Hartford Courant, May 13, 1913. The Sun, New York, Aug. 10, 1913]

34. The Riddle of the Monkey’s Moon [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Nov. 18, 1911. Short Stories, Oct., 1912]

35. The Riddle of the Gray House [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Dec. 16, 1911. Short Stories, Nov., 1912]

36. The Riddle of the Silent Singer [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Dec. 23, 1911. The Hartford Courant, May 6, 1913. The Sun, New York, Aug. 3, 1913]

37. The Riddle of the Oast House [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Dec. 30, 1911. Short Stories, Dec., 1912]

38. The Riddle of the Talking Wire [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Jan. 6, 1912. Short Stories, Feb., 1914; as: "The Talking Wire." The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 11, 1914; "The Mystery of the Talking Wire." The Washington Herald, Nov. 22, 1914; in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914), ch. 15-19]

39. The Riddle of the Red-Headed Men [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, January 20–27, 1912. Short Stories, Jan., 1913]

40. The Riddle of the Devil’s Band-Box [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Feb. 3, 1912. Short Stories, Feb., 1913]

41. The Riddle of the Harlequin Room [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Feb. 10, 1912. The Hartford Courant, Apr. 23, 1913. The Sun, New York, July 13, 1913]

42. The Riddle of the Night [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Mar. 23, 1912; as: "The Mystery of the Soldier’s Son." Short Stories, Jan., 1915. The Washington Herald, Oct. 17, 1915]

43. The Valehampton Riddle [Cassell’s magazine, April, 1912. in:The Riddle of the Mysterious Light (1921), ch. 3-16]

44. Cleek of the Yard [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Apr. 6 – Sept. 21, 1912 (Serial in 25 parts)]

45. The Riddle of the Jasra Gems [Short Stories, March, 1913]

45.1 The Riddle of the Red House [Cassell's Magazine, March 1913.] ) discovered after publication, suggested Mike Ashley.

46. The Riddle of the Scarlet Cubes [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Mar. 15, 1913; as: "The Scarlet Cubes." The Washington Herald, Sept. 26, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 21, 1915]

47. The Riddle of the Unseen Son [Short Stories, April, 1913; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 15-17? (to check)]

48. The Riddle of the Middle Room [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Apr. 19, 1913 as: "The Middle Room." The Washington Herald, Sept. 12, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 7, 1915]

49. The Riddle of the Lost Corot [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Apr. 26, 1913]

50. The Riddle of the Highland Lassie [Short Stories, May, 1913; in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914), ch. 11-14]

51. The Riddle of the Russian Dancer [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, May 3, 1913. as: "The Russian Dancer." The Washington Herald, August 29, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 24, 1915]

52. The Riddle of the River of Light [Short Stories, June, 1913]

53. The Riddle of the Nation’s Need [Short Stories, July, 1913]

54. The Riddle of the Wooden Wife [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, July 19–26, 1913; as: "The Wooden Wife." The Washington Herald, August 15, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 10, 1915]

55. The Riddle of the Dover Express [Short Stories, Aug., 1913]

56. The Riddle of the Zig-Zag Girl [Short Stories, Sept., 1913]

57. The Riddle of the Lonely House [Short Stories, Oct., 1913]

58. The Riddle of the Drellingham Affair [Short Stories, Nov., 1913]

59. The Riddle of the Ninth Night [Short Stories, Dec., 1913]

60. The Riddle of the Lost Hotel [Short Stories, Jan., 1914]

61. The Riddle of the Ladder of Light [Short Stories, Mar., 1914; as: "The Mystery of the Ladder of Light." The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 18, 1914. The Washington Herald, Nov. 29, 1914; in: Cleek of Scotland Yard (1914), ch. 20-23]

62. The Mystery of the Laughing Death [Short Stories, April, 1914. The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 25, 1914. The Washington Herald, Dec. 6, 1914 (not the same as "The Riddle of the Laughing Death")]

63. The Riddle of the Silver Snare [Short Stories, May, 1914; as: "The Mystery of the Silver Snare." The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 1, 1914. The Washington Herald. Dec. 13, 1914]

64. The Riddle of the Crooked House [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, May 23, 1914; as: "The Crooked House." The Washington Herald, Aug. 22, 1915. The Pittsburg Press, Oct. 17, 1915]

65. The Mystery of the Amsterdam Diamonds [Short Stories, June, 1914. The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 8, 1914. The Washington Herald, Dec. 20, 1914.
         Street&Smith Editorial Typescripts]

66. The Riddle of the Tenth Day [Street&Smith Editorial Typescripts; in: Cleek, the Man of the Forty Faces (1913), ch. 30-35]

67. The Riddle of the Tears of Blood [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, June 20, 1914; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 25-27]

68. The Mystery of the Fadeless Tints [Short Stories, July, 1914. The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 15, 1914, The Washington Herald, Dec. 27, 1914]

69. The Riddle of the Silver Greys [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, July 11, 1914]

70. The Riddle of the Bloodless Men [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, July 18, 1914; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 6-8]

71. The Riddle of the Lost Stradivarius [Short Stories, Aug., 1914. The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 22, 1914; as: "The Mystery of the Lost Stradivarius." The Washington Herald, Jan. 3, 1915]

72. The Riddle of the Time Lock [Cassell’s Saturday Journal. August 1, 1914; in: The Riddle of the Mysterious Light (1921), ch. 29-31]

73. The Riddle of the Monkey God [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, August 8, 1914; as: "The Mystery of the Sealed Art Gallery." Short Stories, Nov., 1914.

            The Washington Herald, Jan. 24, 1915]

74. The Riddle of the Invisible Death [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Aug 15, 1914]

75. The Riddle of the Octagonal Room [Short Stories, Sept., 1914; as: "The Mystery of the Octagonal Room." The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 29, 1914.
        The Washington Herald, Jan. 10, 1915]

76. The Mystery of the Glass Tubes [Short Stories, Oct., 1914; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 18-21]

77. The Heritage of Hamilton Cleek [Short Stories, Dec., 1914; as: The Mystery of the Stolen Treaties. The Washington Herald, Jan. 31, 1915; as: Murder in an Empty House,
        Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Jul., 1948; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 9-11]

78. The Riddle of the Concrete Chamber [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, December 5, 1914]

79. The Riddle of the Marching Men [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, December 12, 1914]

80. The Riddle of the Dead Hand [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, Dec. 19, 1914; as: The Riddle of the Aeroplane Plans. Short Stories, May 1915; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916);

            Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); c. 22-24]

81. The Riddle of the Lilac Room [Short Stories, Feb., 1915. The Washington Herald, Oct. 3, 1915; as "The Lilac Room." The Pittsburg Press, Nov. 28, 1915]

82. The Riddle of the Ring [Short Stories, Mar., 1915; as: "The Stolen Ring." The Washington Herald, Oct. 10, 1915]

83. The Riddle of the Golden Rain [Short Stories, April, 1915; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 12-14]

84. The Riddle of the Laughing Girl [Short Stories, Jun., 1915; in: Cleek’s Greatest Riddles (1916); Cleek’s Government Cases (1917); ch. 2-5]

85. The Riddle of the Seventh Saint [Short Stories, July, 1915]

86. The Riddle of the Fire Opal [Short Stories, Aug., 1915; in: The Riddle of the Mysterious Light (1921), ch. 22-24]

87. The Riddle of the Broken String [Short Stories, Oct., 1915]

88. The Riddle of the Chaldiac Scroll [Short Stories, Nov., 1915]

89. The Riddle of the Globes of Darkness [Short Stories, Feb., 1916]

90. The Riddle of the Scarlet Monk [Short Stories, Mar., 1916]

91. The Riddle of the Stones of Flame [Short Stories, Apr., 1916]

92. The Riddle of the Empty Pedestal [Cassell’s Saturday Journal, April 1, 1916]

93. The Riddle of the Seacliffe Farm [Short Stories, May 1916]

    (from here on with Mary E. Hanshew)

94. The Riddle of the Purple Emperor [Short Stories, Jan.–Sept. 1918 (9 parts) in: The Riddle of the Purple Emperor (1918)]

95. The Riddle of the Purple Blinds [Short Stories, Oct., 1919]

96. The Riddle of the Painted Shrine [Short Stories, Nov., 1919; in: The Riddle of the Mysterious Light, chapter 20]

97. The Riddle of the Rope of Fear [Short Stories, Dec., 1919. The Atlanta Constitution, Oct. 7, 1928 in: The Riddle of the Mysterious Light, chapter 28]

98. The Riddle of the Eyes of Fire [Chums, Dec. 17, 1919]

99. The Riddle of the Amber Chow [Short Stories, Jan., 1920]

100. The Riddle of the Scarlet Minstrel [Chums, Jan. 3, 1920]

101. The Riddle of the Red Angle [Chums, Jan. 10, 1920]

102. The Riddle of the Blue Orange [Chums, Jan. 17, 1920]

103. The Riddle of the Marble Hand [Short Stories, Feb., 1920]

104. The Riddle of the Silver Death [Short Stories, Mar., 1920. Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, August, 1951]

105. The Riddle of the Walking Octopus [Chums, Apr. 17, 1920]

106. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame [Short Stories, Apr.–Jul. 1920. as: "The Frozen Flames." Star Magazine, Dec. 1930–Jan. 1931 in: The Riddle of the Frozen Flame (1920)]

107. The Riddle of the Mysterious Light [ Short Stories, Jan. 1921. in: The Riddle of the Mysterious Light (1921)]

108. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel St. Joseph News-Press, Missouri February 9–March 20, 1923 in English title: The House of Discord (1922)]

109. The Riddle of the Amber Ship Short Stories, Mar. 10, 1924–? in: The Riddle of the Amber Ship (1924)

110. The House of the Seven Keys [The House of the Seven Keys (1925)]

        

 Set of 12 Quality Trade Paperback, over 3500pp.
  ISBN 978-1-55497-979-4                $240.00

    The Man of the Forty Faces and Other Stories · Volume 1 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-332-3 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Flying Death and Other Stories · Volume 2 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-333-0 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Devil’s Band-Box and Other Stories · Volume 3 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-334-7 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the River of Light and Other Stories · Volume 4 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-335-4 @$25.00.
      The Chronicles of Cleek in the Movies · Volume 5 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-336-1 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Lost Hotel and Other Stories · Volume 6 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-337-8 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Painted Shrine and Other Stories · Volume 7 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-338-8 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Night · Volume 8 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-339-2 @$25.00.
      Cleek of the Yard · Volume 9 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-340-8 @$25.00.
      Valehampton Riddle, Riddle of Mysterious Light & Riddle of the Purple Emperor · V10 · ISBN 978-1-55497-341-5 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Frozen Flame and The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel · Volume 11 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-342-2 @$25.00.
      The Riddle of the Amber Ship and The House of the Seven Keys · Volume 12 · ISBN-13: 978-1-55497-343-9 @$25.00