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Anderson Crow, Detective is a mystery fiction novel written by American playwright George Barr McCutcheon, who created a fictional European country named Graustark for his novels. He is also the author of "Brewster's Millions," "Truxton King," "Sherry," etc.

Excerpts:

Mr. Crow, also deputy superintendent of the fire-department, was late in getting to the engine-house back of the town hall—so late that the hand-engine and hose-reel, manned by volunteers who had waited as long as advisable, were belabouring the fire with water some time before he reached the engine-house. This irritated Mr. Crow considerably.