Jack Iams (1910–1990)

Knowing how much I loved mysteries, a friend gave this book that she found in her uncles things. It was in very good condition and you can imagine how surprised I was to see that it was an original addition and copyrighted 1949. Some of the chapters have rhyming titles and makes you think of the poem "The Night Before Christmas". It was an interesting book...typical of the 1940's writing style. Uncle Poot was a "jolly old elf"...actually he was a toymaker... that the children loved but he show more was rather careless with wads of cash. Someone was determined to stop the good deeds he was doing like opening his shop to the poorest families in town and giving the children their choice of any of his toys. I know that anyone that is looking for a light mystery for the holidays will like this story. Amazon has it in paperback. Not as special as mine but still a good deal. show less

included in this 1950 collection of three titles -- https://archive.org/details/homicidehouse00from/page/n3/mode/2up