Reproduction of the original: The Million-Dollar Suitcase by Alice MacGowan, Perry Newberry

A million dollars vanishes into thin air. Or rather, into a suitcase. A seemingly ordinary bank clerk disappears, taking with him a fortune in cold, hard cash. A high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues as detectives race against time to recover the stolen loot. Who is the mastermind behind this audacious heist? Is it a daring inside job, or something far more sinister? Prepare to be captivated by this classic mystery, where every clue leads to a new dead end and every suspect is a potential culprit.

The fiction The Wiving of Lance Cleaverage is a fascinating story that focuses on marrying the titular character Lance Cleaverage, set in Cumberland County of Tennessee. This is a work by American writer Alice MacGowan, who is famous as the author of Judith of the Cumberlands, The Last Word, Huldah, and Return. The book also contains colorful illustrations by Robert Edwards. Alice became a writer of short stories and novels while teaming up with her sister Grace MacGowan on almost all of her works. They wrote over 30 novels, about a hundred short stories, and some poetry together. The subject matter of their works included Westerns, mysteries, historical novels, and social novels.