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Such Bluff as Dreams Are Made Of
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1920
Published in Adventure, April 1920 and then in Cassell's Magazine of Fiction, July 1920.. Reprinted in the collection . Smith is on a steamer heading from Bombay to Karachi when a steward falls overboard and dies. Subsequently, it is discovered by the captain that a bag of valuable pearls has been stolen from the officer's cabin. Smith uses an unusual method to discover the thief and murderer.
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Magic
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1920
Published in Adventure, December 15 1920, then in The Illustrated Detective Magazine, September 1932. Reprinted in the collection . Working for the British CID, Aurelius Smith is after a suspected card cheat in Colombo, Ceylon. He makes use of a very talented native conjurer.
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Find the Man
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1921
Published in Adventure, September 15, 1921. Reprinted in the collection . After 15 years abroad, Smith returns to the States and heads to New York to seek a job with a private detective agency. His test assignment is to locate a man's missing adult son.
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The Trap
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Published in The Black Mask, April 1922, then in The Detective Magazine, UK October 26, 1923. Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith learns that there is a price on his head for his activities with the CID. On a train trip to Calcutta, an attempt is made to kill him, all because of his interference with jewel thefts.
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Into the East
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Published in Adventure, May 30 1922. Reprinted in the collection . This follows the tale of Smith as he travels to India in pursuit of the dangerous criminal known as Cadz. He seeks the help of CID Superintendent Haultain and Haultain, doubting Smith's ability to capture Cadz on his own, decides to use Smith as bait, certain that Cadz will come after Smith himself.
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The Towers of Silence
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Published in Adventure, July 20 1922. Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith is approached by the daughter of US Senator Mathewson to look into the disappearance of her father in Bombay.
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Mystery Mountain
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Possibly published in Live Stories, @1922. Reprinted in the collection . Smith, working for the British CID in India, is assigned protection duties guarding a Viceroy amid rising tensions and espionage activities.
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The Emerald Earrings
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Published in Leslie's Weekly, February 4 1922. Reprinted in the collection . This tale involves the case of Princess Zerentelle, her valuable emerald earrings, and a series of jewel thefts occurring in Fairview, Florida, culminating in a dramatic beach scene.
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The Rajah of Agh Buthal
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Published in Maclean's Magazine, @1922. Reprinted in the collection . The Rajah of Agh Buthal is a powerful and enigmatic ruler in the Himalayas. He plays host to three visitors, a Baron Stivenski from Germany and Colonel Marsden and Aurelius Smith from England. The Baron and the Colonel are each there to gain the allegiance of the Rajah. Smith has his own reason for being there.
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Through the Ether
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1922
Published in Action Stories, November 1922, then in Best Stories, July 1927. Reprinted in the collection . Smith receives urgent orders from Sir Oliver Haultain regarding a potential threat to America, leading to a mysterious journey filled with intrigue.
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The Killer
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1923
Published in Midnight Mystery Stories, January 6, 1923, then in Best Stories, August 1927. Reprinted in the collection . This is an interesting tale describing a dramatic encounter between a tall man and a small boy in Chicago involving the rescue of a dog and a confrontation over a train drawing-room reservation. The capture of a dangerous murderer is conducted.
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The Sealed Flask
short story aka The Menace
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1923
Published as The Menace in Midnight Mystery Stories, January 13 1923, then in Hutchingson's Mystery Stories Magazine, March 1923, and as The Sealed Flask in Best Stories, September 1927. Reprinted in the collection . The matter of a valuable missing flask first intrigues Sir Oliver but then even more interesting is the fact that Smith is also missing! What happened to Smith and why is a sealed flask so interesting to several important people?
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The Emerald Coffin
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1923
Published in Detective Tales, April/May 1923, then in The Detective Magazine, UK Nov. 23, 1923, and Best Stories, Nov. 1927. Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith is approached by a jeweler, Samuel Jorgansen, to deliver a valuable emerald under suspicious circumstances.
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Finger Prints
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1923
Reprinted in the collection . Criminologist Aurelius Smith is approached to take on a murder case that may involve an innocent man facing execution.
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Hanuman, the Monkey God
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1924
Published in The Detective Magazine, January 4, 1921. Reprinted in the collection . This tale is about a man named Harrington who, while traveling on a steamer in southern India, becomes entangled in a theft involving a stolen ruby idol of the monkey god Hanuman, leading to a tense situation as he tries to conceal his discovery.
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Underground
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1924
Published in Action Stories, March 1924. Reprinted in the collection . The Managing Editor of a major NYC newspaper wants Aurelius Smith's help to prove that a wealthy and honorable man already arrested for the murder of a major rival is actually innocent. The key, Smith finds, is how the suspect's fingerprints got on a pistol.
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The Crushed Pearl
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1926
Published in The American Magazine, January 1926. Reprinted in the collection . A man named Budden comes to Aurelius Smith and asks for help investigating the theft of his wife's $10k necklace. Was it an inside job, possibly done by the wife's desperate brother?
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Dr. Quintail’s Case
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1926
Published in Flynn's, April 3 1926. Reprinted in the collection . A bored Aurelius Smith is eager to respond to a request by renowned physician, Dr. Quintail, to investigate a murder at the home of a rich man named Van Essen. The case will include a granddaughter who utters the statement, "I am an elephant!"
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Pete's Tower
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Published in The American Magazine, March 1927. Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith is asked by a prominent lawyer to help investigate the matter of the influential Renfrew family and a missing will. After learning of the century-long history of the clan and its legacy, the investigation is muddied with a murder.
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A Drop in Temperature
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith heads to the small village of Wentley seeking to find and bring to justice the man who killed a fellow named John Felton.
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Absolute Pitch
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith is asked to investigate a simple matter of the theft of $100 but he learns that family dynamics play a major role in solving it.
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His Royal Word
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . A visiting Rajah requests Aurelius' help in proving a friend's innocence. That man is an officer with the British army in Canada and is accused of cheating at cards and is soon to be court-martialed. Smith heads to Ottawa to investigate.
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Kicking a Giraffe on the Nose
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . 12-year-old Jimmie McGinnis dreams of being a detective like his hero, Aurelius Smith. When the butler of a girl that Jimmie likes is murdered, Jimmie wants to investigate. When he is nearly run down by a car and is saved by Smith, the boy asks Smith to help with the investigation.
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Red Mike
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . Aurelius Smith and a policeman are tracking a dangerous fugitive named Red Mike in a rural setting when they come upon a decaying farm complete with a frozen man, a dottering older woman, and a missing young lady.
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The Twelve Penny Black
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . Freddie Lampman comes to New York to hire Aurelius Smith to find his missing fiancee whose disappearance may be related to her inheritance of some valuable Canadian stamps. Investigating, Smith will learn there are very sinister matters underway.
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Three Collar Buttons
short story aka 3 Collar Buttons
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Published as 3 Collar Buttons in Best Stories, October 1927. Reprinted in the collection . That a con job was underway was obvious but the problem facing Aurelius Smith was who was doing the conning in this matter of a newcomer to a small town out to buy real estate and using a check on a non-local bank to fund it. What did he put into the envelope as security?
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When Thieves Follow
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Reprinted in the collection . The mysterious Princess Zerentelle is the talk of New York and when she makes a transatlantic voyage she is even more watched for she carries with her a fantastic emerald. Something so valuable will naturally attract thieves.
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Bombay Duck
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1927
Printed in Collier's, August 6, 1927 Reprinted in numerous newspapers. Aurelius "Secret Service" Smith traps a canary murderer!
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His Last Shot
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1928
Published in Pioneer Tales, February 1928. [plot unknown]
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Senga of the Club Hibou
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1929
Published in Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories, April/May 1929. [plot unknown]
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The Bird-Cage Mystery
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1930
Published in Detective Book Magazine, May 1930. [plot unknown]
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Smith Gets an Assistant
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1930
Published in Detective Classics, June 1930. [plot unknown]
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Tower of Doom
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1930
Published in Detective Book Magazine, June 1930. [plot unknown]
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Settled at Sea
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1930
Published in Detective Book Magazine, July 1930. [plot unknown]
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The Return of Secret Service Smith
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1931
Published in The Illustrated Detective Magazine, August 1931. [plot unknown]
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The Egyptian Necklace
short story
Written by R. T. M. Scott
Copyright: 1931
Published in The Illustrated Detective Magazine, September 1931. "It was evident that she regarded herself as the reincarnation of Queen Hat-She-Put of Egypt." The retired New York Socialite Mrs. Van Apton has asked for the help of Aurelius Smith because she was certain "my life is in danger".
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