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What happens when a kidnapping gives a bumbling small-town marshal the chance to prove he is a great detective?
In sleepy Tinkletown, Indiana, Anderson Crow takes his badge very seriously. Proud, talkative and certain of his detective gifts, he watches over a town where gossip travels faster than he can follow. Then a serious crime reaches this quiet place. A kidnapping gives the marshal the case he has always wanted—and tests the man behind the badge.
George Barr McCutcheon mixes mystery with gentle fun at Crow’s grand view of himself. Secrets and gossip keep the town busy, while a bright, teasing narrator leads you through short scenes of talk, mishap and surprise. At the center is a lawman who refuses to give up, even when his confidence runs ahead of his skill.
What you’ll discover
- A wonderfully proud marshal Meet Anderson Crow, whose faith in his detective powers gives the comedy its spark.
- Gossip around every corner Enter a small town where news spreads faster than its marshal can keep up.
- A case worth chasing Follow a kidnapping mystery that puts Crow’s cherished image of himself to the test.
- Gentle jokes and warmth Enjoy humor that teases its people without turning the mystery grim.
- Quick scenes of surprise Move through lively talk and mishaps with a narrator who enjoys the town’s characters.
Who will love it
You will enjoy this if you love small-town comedy, bumbling heroes with big hearts, and a mystery that mixes laughs with a kidnapping and a romance.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A small town makes a big man of its marshal
- A murder report sends the posse downriver
- A baby in a basket changes the Crow house
- Rosalie grows into the queen of Tinkletown
- A schoolteacher, a spelling bee and a missing body
- Rosalie is seized and hidden in a cave
- A Boston sportsman storms the haunted house
- A girl without a name cannot accept love
- A false insurance man and a pavilion robbery
- A letter in a hat sends Crow after the wrong man
Who’s who
- Anderson CrowTinkletown's marshal, fire chief and self-styled detective, who wants fame, the reward, and above all to keep the girl he raised.
- Rosalie GrayA foundling raised by the Crows, grown into a poised young woman who wants useful work and the truth about her birth.
- Eva CrowThe marshal's sharp-tongued wife, who runs the household, guards the baby, and sees through impostors faster than her husband.
- Wicker BonnerA Harvard athlete from Boston who rescues Rosalie, falls in love with her, and wants to give her a name and a home.
- Elsie BanksA wealthy young schoolteacher from New York, friend to Rosalie, who keeps her own past hidden and wants to choose her own life.
- Harry SquiresThe local newspaper editor, quick with sarcasm, who doubts Crow's theories and prints the town's gossip.
- Alf ReeslingTinkletown's best-known drunkard, who knows more than anyone will listen to and wants someone to hear him.
- Blootch PeabodyThe village druggist and Rosalie's most faithful suitor, who wants to be a hero and mostly gets in the way.
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La fille d’Anderson Crow
by George Barr McCutcheon · 1907
A town marshal with a new tin star chases the wrong man, then finds a baby on his doorstep in a blizzard.
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What happens when the proudest man in a sleepy village is handed a real crime? Anderson Crow is marshal, fire chief and street commissioner of Tinkletown, and he wears a nickel-plated detective star bought by mail.
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A small town makes a big man of its marshal
Tinkletown lives on one famous afternoon, when its ancestors wiped out a company of British soldiers. Anderson Crow has served it for twenty-eight years as marshal, fire chief and street commissioner.
He is forty-nine, with chin whiskers and a bright new star from a New York detective association. He is dignified and almost always wrong, and nobody tells him that his famous peace rests on the fact that nothing ever happens.
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McCutcheon, George Barr. The Daughter of Anderson Crow. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-daughter-of-anderson-crow.
McCutcheon, G. B. (2026). The daughter of Anderson Crow. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-daughter-of-anderson-crow (Original work published 1907)
McCutcheon, George Barr. The Daughter of Anderson Crow. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-daughter-of-anderson-crow.
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What is The Daughter of Anderson Crow about?
It is a comic mystery about a village marshal who raises a baby left on his porch. The story follows false alarms, a kidnapping, a love story, and the search for the girl's real family.
Who is Rosalie Gray in the book?
Rosalie is the foundling left on Anderson Crow's doorstep in 1883. She grows into a graceful young woman, the pride of Tinkletown, and her birth is the central mystery of the novel.
Is The Daughter of Anderson Crow a true story?
No, it is a work of fiction by George Barr McCutcheon, published in the early twentieth century. Tinkletown and its people are invented, though the small-town humor is drawn from American village life.
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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