The Magical Mysteries of Don Diavolo Author:Clayton Rawson A clap of hands, a puff of smoke, and the magic word Abracadabra -- and rising out of the crumbling pulp pages of Red Star Magazine of 1940 comes Don Diavolo, the fabulous Scarlet Wizard. Created by famed mystery author, illustrator, and editor Clayton Rawson, writing under the pen name Stuart Towne, these four short novels appeared at almost th... more »e same time as the four novels of Rawson's better known magician detective, the Great Merlini. Unlike the Merlini stories, which have been reprinted numerous times, the Don Diavolo stories are nearly impossible to find and have never before been collected in one hardcover omnibus edition.
Making this collection even more exciting is the inclusion of five scarce mystery pulp short stories by Rawson, as well as a memoir of Rawson by his son Hugh, complete with photos.
Classic stories of magic and mystery, the Don Diavolo stories rank among the most sought after treasures of the detective pulps. Their inclusion here, along with the original magazine illustrations and several fine articles about their creator, make this volume a Lost Treasure of the Pulps!
Contents in this edition include:
Reading Stuart Towne by Douglas Greene
About the Author by Hugh Rawson
A Red Star Mystery? by Robert Weinberg
Commentary by Garyn Roberts
Ghost of the Undead by Stuart Towne (from Red Star Mystery, June 1940)
Death Out Of Thin Air by Stuart Towne (from red Star Mystery, August 1940)
Claws of Satan by Stuart Towne (from Red Star Mystery, October 1940)
The Enchanted Dagger by Stuart Towne (from Red Star Mystery, December 1940)
Plus 5 short stories that appeared in other detective magazines and compilations of letters to the editors concerning the Scarlet Wizard stories and author.« less