Jim Hanvey, Detective in Bloomington, MN

First published in 1923,
Jim Hanvey, Detective
is a collection of seven stories that originally appeared in
The Saturday Evening Post
and features private eye Jim Hanvey in classic whodunit style mysteries. Described as the "backwoods Nero Wolfe," the genial Hanvey befriends "good guys" and criminals alike to get the job done.
Bank robberies, jewel heists, and all-purposes cons—none are a match for Octavus Roy Cohen's waddling sleuth.