Clarence Budington Kelland
1881-1964
 

Clarence Budington "Bud" Kelland was born in Portland, Michigan. He was an author, short story writer, lawyer, reporter, and editor. He was published in many magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post and The American Magazine. He is the creator of:
1. 'Federal Agent Mystery' series featuring protagonists from different law enforcement agencies.
2. 'Scattergood Baines', a hardware store proprietor and amateur sleuth.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Federal Agent Mystery' Novels
 1) The Great Mail Robbery (Also published as: The Great Mail Robbery File [2017])  1951
 2) Counterfeit Gentleman (Also published as: The Counterfeit Gentleman File [2016])  1960
 3) The Sinister Strangers (Also published as: The Sinister Strangers File [2016])  1961
 4) The Spy and Counterspy File (First serialized in The Saturday Evening Post [1955])  2017
 5) The Murdered G-Man File (First serialized in The Saturday Evening Post [1954])  2017
'Scattergood Baines' Novels
 1) Scattergood Baines  1921
 2) Scattergood Returns (short stories)  1940
 3) Scattergood Baines Pulls the Strings (short stories)  1941
 4) Scattergood Baines and the Closed Room Mystery (e-book; first serialized in The American Magazine [1934])  2017
 5) Scattergood Baines, Detective (short stories)  2017
Other Novels
 1) The Hidden Spring  1916
 2) Conflict  1922
 3) Contraband  1923
 4) Knuckles  1928
 5) The Cat's Paw  1934
 6) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town  1936
 7) Silver Spoon (Also published as: Mr. Van Stael Fights the Mob [e-book 2020])  1941
 8) Archibald the Great (Also published as: The Puzzle of Archibald the Great [e-book 2019])  1943
 9) Heart on Her Sleeve  1943
10) Alias Jane Smith  1945
11) Double Treasure  1946
12) Murder for a Million (Also published as: Murder at the War Plant [e-book 2019])  1947
13) This Is My Son  1948
14) Stolen Goods  1950
15) No Escape  1951
16) The Key Man (Also published as: Murder and the Key Man [2016])  1952
17) Dangerous Angel (Also published as: The Dangerous Angel Affair [2017])  1953
18) Murder Makes an Entrance  1955
19) The Case of the Nameless Corpse (Also published as: The Nameless Corpse [1957]; and as: The Secret of Shining Brook [e-book 2019]))  1956
20) Death Keeps a Secret  1956
21) The Lady and the Giant (Also published as: The Cardiff Giant Affair [2017])  1959
22) Where There's Smoke  1959
23) The Monitor Affair  1960
24) Mark of Treachery (Also published as: Murder Makes a Mark [2016])  1961
25) The Artless Heiress  1962
26) Party Man (Also published as: The Honest Politician Affair [e-book 2018])  1962
27) The Big Swindle (First serialized in The Saturday Evening Post [1961])  2017
28) Taxi! Taxi! (e-book; first serialized in The Saturday Evening Post [1945])  2018
29) Mr. Boggs Steps Out (e-book; first serialized in The American Magazine [1936])  2018

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