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In Tinkletown, every small mystery deserves a great detective—and Anderson Crow is certain he is that man.
Anderson Crow wears his marshal’s badge with pride. In the dusty streets of Tinkletown, he guards both his neighbors and his good name. A missing object, odd behavior, or a stranger’s arrival is enough to stir his detective instincts. Crow sees a great case where others might see an ordinary village puzzle.
George Barr McCutcheon surrounds his confident lawman with shopkeepers, loafers, rivalries, and gossip that travels from porch to porch. Everyone knows everyone, and a crime becomes the biggest news of the season. The pleasure lies less in serious detection than in watching Crow’s grand opinion of himself meet the daily life of a small Midwestern town.
What you’ll discover
- A marshal with confidence Meet a proud protector whose belief in his own brilliance supplies the comedy.
- Small puzzles loom large Watch everyday mysteries become important cases in the eyes of an eager lawman.
- Neighbors worth knowing Enjoy a town where gossip, rivalries, shopkeepers, and loafers matter as much as detection.
- Humor with a light touch Find gentle laughs in the gap between Crow’s confidence and his actual cleverness.
- Life beyond the badge Step into dusty streets where a mystery gives the whole town something to discuss.
Who will love it
For readers who love gentle humor, village characters and American comedy, and who enjoy a mystery as much for its laughs as its puzzles.
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- A small town has a large opinion of its marshal
- Every small mystery becomes a great case
- The town itself is the real company
- Why the humor works and what it says
Who’s who
- Anderson CrowThe proud marshal of Tinkletown, who sees himself as a gifted detective and wants to protect his town and his good name.
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Anderson Crow, détective
by George Barr McCutcheon · 1920
Tinkletown's proud marshal tackles local mysteries, determined to protect his town and his good name.
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Anderson Crow, Detective is a comic novel of small-town life by George Barr McCutcheon, published in 1920. McCutcheon was an American writer from Indiana, best known for the Graustark romances and for Brewster's Millions.
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A small town has a large opinion of its marshal
The book is set in Tinkletown, a country town in the American Middle West of McCutcheon's own region. It is the kind of place where news travels from porch to porch before the sun is high. In such a town, the office of marshal carries more dignity than danger, and the man who holds it is watched by all.
That man is Anderson Crow. He takes his duty with great seriousness and his own talents with even more. He sees himself as the guardian of order and the equal of any city sleuth he has read about. The comedy begins in the space between how he sees himself and how the reader sees him.
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What is Anderson Crow, Detective about?
It is a comic novel about Anderson Crow, the marshal of the small town of Tinkletown, who takes himself for a master detective. His efforts to solve local mysteries and keep order supply the humor.
Who wrote Anderson Crow, Detective and when?
George Barr McCutcheon, an American author from Indiana, wrote it. It was published in 1920, some years after his best-known works, Graustark and Brewster's Millions.
Is Anderson Crow, Detective a true story?
No. It is a work of fiction. Tinkletown is an invented small town, drawn from the American Middle West that McCutcheon knew, and Anderson Crow is a comic character.
The author
George Barr McCutcheon
1866–1928 · American novelist
George Barr McCutcheon was an American novelist born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in 1866. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Lafayette, Indiana. His novels include Graustark, published in 1901, and Brewster’s Millions, published in 1902 under the name Richard Greaves. He died in New York City in 1928.
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