One of the most amazing portrayals of life in an insane asylum of the early 20th century, this 1924 masterpiece may be partly autobiographical.

Sing Sing Nights

by Harry Stephen Keeler

Published 1 June 2011
A 1927 masterpiece of prison chicanery. Three men are on death row for the same crime. The warden knows one is innocent and drops off a pardon. The men decide who gets the pardon -- by telling stories.

A rousing romp through Chicago, circa 1933. This is one of Keeler's most accessible mysteries.

The Amazing Web

by Harry Stephen Keeler

Published 27 June 2011
One of Harry Stephen Keeler's very first novels, it has one of the most preposterous courtroom trials in literary history. This is the first true webwork novel and must be read to be believed.


Find the Clock

by Harry Stephen Keeler

Published 4 June 2011
One of the earliest Keeler novels (1921) this Chicago newspaper thriller involves a young ace reporter up against the fiend known as the Blond Beast of Bremen.