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* SecretOtherFamily: In "The Invisible Intruder", Libby Knowles is hired to bodyguard a man whom she later discovers used to be a bigamist. A consultant who travelled a lot for work, he maintained two wives in houses in different suburbs of the same city.
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Edward Dentinger Hoch (February 22, 1930 – January 17, 2008) was an extremely prolific American [[MysteryFiction mystery writer]].
writer]], predominantly of short stories.
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* DeathInTheClouds: Combined with LockedRoomMystery in "The Problem of the Tin Goose". A Ford Trimotor touches down and the pilot is found stabbed to death at the controls, alone in the locked cockpit.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Sir Gideon Parrot -- the t is silent.
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Edward D. Dentinger Hoch (1930–2008) (February 22, 1930 – January 17, 2008) was an extremely prolific [[MysteryFiction mystery writer]].
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Stories featuring cryptanalyst Jeffery Rand tend to be titled "The Spy and the [noun]".
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming:
** Stories featuring cryptanalyst Jeffery Rand tend to be titled "The Spy and the[noun]".[noun]".
** The Dr. Sam Hawthorne stories are all titled "The Problem of [location]".
** The Literature/NickVelvet stores are titled either "The Theft of the [object]" or (more rarely) "The The Theft from [location]".
** Stories featuring cryptanalyst Jeffery Rand tend to be titled "The Spy and the
** The Dr. Sam Hawthorne stories are all titled "The Problem of [location]".
** The Literature/NickVelvet stores are titled either "The Theft of the [object]" or (more rarely) "The The Theft from [location]".
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* ''Literature/TheSherlockHolmesStoriesOfEdwardDHoch''
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* Al Darlan, PrivateEye
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* ThisBearWasFramed: In the Literature/SherlockHolmes pastiche "Return of the Speckled Band", the killer injects snake venom into the victim using a pair of hypodermics tied together to simulate a snakebite.
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** Hoch also wrote Franchise/SherlockHolmes pastiches, and the Nick Velvet mystery "The Theft of the Sherlockian Slipper" indicates that Holmes was real person in the [[TheVerse Hoch-verse]].
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Edward D. Hoch (1930–2008) was an extremely prolific [[MysteryFiction mystery writer.
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!!Works by Edward D. Hoch with their own trope pages include:
* Literature/BenSnow
* Literature/NickVelvet
* Literature/SimonArk
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* Literature/NickVelvet
* Literature/SimonArk
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!!Works by Edward D. Hoch with their own trope pages include:
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''Literature/BenSnow''
*Literature/NickVelvet
''Literature/TheFurtherAdventuresOfBatman'' -- contributed "Literature/TheJokerIsMild"
*Literature/SimonArk
''Literature/NickVelvet''
* ''Literature/SimonArk''
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* AffectionateParody: The stories featuring Sir Gideon Parrot are parodies of classical mystery writers like Creator/AgathaChristie and Creator/JohnDicksonCarr.
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* AffectionateParody: The stories featuring Sir Gideon Parrot are parodies of classical mystery writers like Creator/JohnDicksonCarr (creator of Literature/SirHenryMerrivale and Literature/DrGideonFell) and Creator/AgathaChristie and Creator/JohnDicksonCarr.(creator of Literature/HerculePoirot).
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** The Literature/BenSnow series, set in the WildWest circa 1900.
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* HighTurnoverRate: Mayors in the Dr. Sam Hawthorne mysteries died in various impossible manners.
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!!Works by Edward D. Hoch with their own trope pages include:
* Literature/BenSnow
* Literature/NickVelvet
* Literature/SimonArk
!!Other works by Edward D. Hoch provide examples of:
* AffectionateParody: The stories featuring Sir Gideon Parrot are parodies of classical mystery writers like Creator/AgathaChristie and Creator/JohnDicksonCarr.
* AmateurSleuth: Sam Hawthorne is a small-town doctor.
* CharacterOverlap:
** Private detective Al Darlan and police officer Jules Leopold debuted in the same 1957 story, "Jealous Lover", before going on to successful separate careers.
** "The Theft of Leopold's Badge" features both Leopold and Nick Velvet.
** The Ben Snow story "The Problem of the Haunted Teepee" also features Sam Hawthorne.
** The Jeffery Rand story "The Spy and the Gypsy" also features Michael Vlado.
* HistoricalDetectiveFiction:
** The Alexander Swift series, set in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.
** The Sam Hawthorne series, set in the early years of the 20th century.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Stories featuring cryptanalyst Jeffery Rand tend to be titled "The Spy and the [noun]".
* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Sir Gideon Parrot -- the t is silent.
* NostalgicNarrator: Sam Hawthorne, as an old man, narrates the adventures of his younger self.
* PrivateDetective: Al Darlan.
* TenPacesAndTurn: "An Early Morning Madness" features a pistol duel.
!!Works by Edward D. Hoch with their own trope pages include:
* Literature/BenSnow
* Literature/NickVelvet
* Literature/SimonArk
!!Other works by Edward D. Hoch provide examples of:
* AffectionateParody: The stories featuring Sir Gideon Parrot are parodies of classical mystery writers like Creator/AgathaChristie and Creator/JohnDicksonCarr.
* AmateurSleuth: Sam Hawthorne is a small-town doctor.
* CharacterOverlap:
** Private detective Al Darlan and police officer Jules Leopold debuted in the same 1957 story, "Jealous Lover", before going on to successful separate careers.
** "The Theft of Leopold's Badge" features both Leopold and Nick Velvet.
** The Ben Snow story "The Problem of the Haunted Teepee" also features Sam Hawthorne.
** The Jeffery Rand story "The Spy and the Gypsy" also features Michael Vlado.
* HistoricalDetectiveFiction:
** The Alexander Swift series, set in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.
** The Sam Hawthorne series, set in the early years of the 20th century.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Stories featuring cryptanalyst Jeffery Rand tend to be titled "The Spy and the [noun]".
* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Sir Gideon Parrot -- the t is silent.
* NostalgicNarrator: Sam Hawthorne, as an old man, narrates the adventures of his younger self.
* PrivateDetective: Al Darlan.
* TenPacesAndTurn: "An Early Morning Madness" features a pistol duel.
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Edward D. Hoch is an extremely prolific mystery writer.
Series characters created include:
* Literature/NickVelvet, GentlemanThief
* Captain Leopold, PoliceProcedural
* Literature/SimonArk, OccultDetective
* Sebastian Blue and Laura Charme (Interpol)
* The Alexander Swift series
* Literature/BenSnow, cowboy detective
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Series characters created include:
* Literature/NickVelvet, GentlemanThief
* Captain Leopold, PoliceProcedural
* Literature/SimonArk, OccultDetective
* Sebastian Blue and Laura Charme (Interpol)
* The Alexander Swift series
* Literature/BenSnow, cowboy detective
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