Philo Gubb by Ellis Parker Butler

The story revolves around Philo Gubb, a lazy and incompetent detective who runs the Gubb Detective Agency. He is hired by a wealthy businessman to solve a theft case involving stolen bonds. Despite his ineptitude, Philo stumbles upon clues and eventually solves the case through a series of coincidences and misunderstandings.

By Ellis Parker Butler · First published 1913 · Genre: Mystery, Humor, Crime · 17 chapters

Contents

• THE HARD-BOILED EGG
• THE PET
• THE EAGLE'S CLAWS
• THE OUBLIETTE
• THE UN-BURGLARS
• THE TWO-CENT STAMP
• THE CHICKEN
• THE DRAGON'S EYE
• THE PROGRESSIVE MURDER
• THE MISSING MR. MASTER
• WAFFLES AND MUSTARD
• THE ANONYMOUS WIGGLE
• THE HALF OF A THOUSAND
• DIETZ'S 7462 BESSIE JOHN
• HENRY
• BURIED BONES
• PHILO GUBB'S GREATEST CASE

More by Ellis Parker Butler

• The Hard-boiled Egg (1937)
• Philo Gubb's Greatest Case (1937)
• The Pet (1937)
• The Great American Pie Company (1904)
• The Thin Santa Claus (1909)
• That Pup (1907)
• The Confessions Of A Daddy (1907)
• Red Head and Whistle Breeches (1915)
• All works by Ellis Parker Butler