Clarence Budington Kelland

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books
  • First Book:
    November 2008
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Book List in Order: 24 titles

  • Scattergood Baines

    Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a ...

  • Scattergoods Baines

  • Youth Challenges

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • Scattergood Baines Returns

  • The Counterfeit Gentleman File

    “Clarence Budington Kelland is master of the slick, swift, entertaining yarn.” -- The New York Times “His mysteries are on the ball.” -- Criminal Record This slightly offbeat Golden Age mystery, filled with Kelland’s trademark zany dialog...

  • Murder and the Key Man

    In this mystery centering around a murder victim dressed as a homeless man and a missing Stradivarius, the [characters] are all well rounded... The setting of the mystery is a New York television studio. As this was written in 1951, television was st...

  • Murder Makes a Mark

    “The dialogue rings true and the plot is cheerful and diverting. A lively story designed to prick the jaded palate.” -- The New York Times In this last volume of the Birth of Television Trilogy, Kelland once again combines humor with suspense, a...

  • Murder Makes an Entrance

    “Intricate plotting kept at a boil by skillful pacing. A smoothie.” -- The Criminal Record in Saturday Review. In this classic of murder in the media, Clarence Budington Kelland adroitly mixes heartless crime with zany, unforgettable characters....

  • The Sinister Strangers File

    TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WE'RE REPRINTING THIS CLASSIC MYSTERY SET IN YOSEMITE AND WRITTEN TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARK SYSTEM “Clarence Budington Kelland is master of the slick, swift, enter...



  • The Monitor Affair

    “An absorbing novel of espionage and romance " an unforgettable story of the amazing ship that saved the Union.” -New York Herald Tribune“One of America’s most famous authors tells of the fateful battle of the ironclads-and the beautiful wo...

  • The Spy & Counterspy File

    Two Geeks Against The Entire Russian KGB Spy Network - One Side Is Slightly Out Numbered!The greatest mystery story of the year and a tantalizing spy story. … Which of the two lovely women is the spy? —Indianapolis NewsAn exciting adventu...

  • MISS DRUGGET TAKES THE TRAIN, or The Artless Heiress

    HERS WASN'T A BACKGROUND THAT EQUIPPED A YOUNG WOMAN TO MANAGE A MOTEL WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS, OR COPE WITH RUDE GUESTS, JEWEL THIEVES, AN UNSCRUPULOUS COMPETITOR " OR EVEN THE ATTENTIONS OF A BRASSY BUT ODDLY ATTRACTIVE LAWYER."On the way to clai...

  • The Puzzle of Sidewinder Gulch

    THE CLASSIC SATURDAY EVENING POST ROMANTIC MYSTERY ? FIRST TIME EVER IN BOOK FORM![Kelland is] a writer of distinction. --The Detroit NewsHis mysteries are on the ball. --Criminal RecordBefore he began writing, Post editor Ben Hibbs warned Kelland, d...

  • The Big Swindle

    TWO GEEKS ARE BETTER THAN ONE! ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE TWINS! KELLAND'S LAST NOVEL AND HIS MOST DELIGHTFUL - THE CLASSIC SATURDAY EVENING POST SERIAL - FIRST TIME IN BOOK FORM!The Big Swindle is Kelland’s last book -- and one of his best. Brimming ...

  • SCATTERGOOD BAINES, DETECTIVE

    SCATTERGOOD BAINES TWIDDLES HIS TOES AND PULLS THE STRINGS TO SAVE A YOUNG WOMAN'S LIFE, BRING TWO LOVERS TOGETHER AND SOLVE A BAFFLING MYSTERY! First book publication of this classic 1940s hit magazine serial, featuring one of Kelland's signature, s...

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    The Book that Inspired the Academy Award Winning Movie Classic!What happens when a young man inherits $20,000,000 and finds no greater joy than playing the tuba in a small town band? Everybody thinks he's crazy! But when he goes to town, he goes to t...

  • Mr. Boggs Steps Out

    Ubergeek Oliver Boggs Finds Himself In A Pickle And Over A Barrel - In Love, Murder And Laughs! This slightly pixelated romantic suspense novel from the Golden Age of Mystery is sure to delight fans of the signature silver screen screwball comed...

  • MURDER at the WAR PLANT

    CLASSIC NOVEL OF ROMANCE AND MYSTERY IN A WORLD WAR II FACTORY!A magnificent mystery romance! –Marshfield Wisconsin News-HeraldNancy Youngblood is a lovable character, with a mind as fast as a high-speed camera. Fascinating. –Cincinnati...

  • SUGARFOOT

    WHEN TWO MEN HATE EACH OTHER TO THE UTMOST - AND LOVE THE SAME WOMAN JUST AS PASSIONATELY - NOT EVEN THE VASTNESS OF ARIZONA CAN HOLD THEM!A story of pioneer Arizona, after the Civil War. Jackson Redan, of gentle Southern blood, learns the hard way w...



  • Tombstone

    THE SHOOTOUT AT THE O.K. CORRAL AND THE ENDING OF THE OLD WEST AS IT HAD NEVER BEEN TOLD BEFORE - FROM THE WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW - IN THIS LOST WESTERN CLASSIC. Riva Cane a strong-willed, determined woman came to Tombstone to start a millinery shop, ...

  • Arizona

    Kelland's Most Astonishing, Touching, And Personally Revealing Work - With A Hard-Headed Heroine Who Conquers A State - Filled With Enough Mystery, Romance, And Gunplay For Ten Average Westerns, Plus Pie!Kelland has done a masterful job weaving fact ...

  • Mr. Pink Tackles the Boardwalk

    Geek Meets Geekette: Result Murder, Mirth, and Mayhem!Out of print for 50 years! First time ever in paperback or ebook.Bashful Geek Reads Success Manual Conquers Gangsters, Amusement Park, and Crooked Politicians — with the Unnoticed Aid of his...

  • Miss Drugget Takes the Train

    Her's Wasn't A Background That Equipped A Young Woman To Manage A Motel Worth A Million Dollars, Or Cope With Rude Guests, Jewel Thieves, An Unscrupulous Competitor - Or Even The Attentions Of A Brassy But Oddly Attractive Lawyer. On the way to clai...

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Clarence Budington Kelland has published 24 books.

Clarence Budington Kelland does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Miss Drugget Takes the Train, was published in May 2025.

The first book by Clarence Budington Kelland, Scattergood Baines, was published in November 2008.

No. Clarence Budington Kelland does not write books in series.
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