A series of mystery novels and two short stories by Fredric Brown starring Ed Hunter and his uncle Ambrose. The novels:

1. The Fabulous Clipjoint (1947)
2. The Dead Ringer (1948)
3. The Bloody Moonlight (1949)
4. Compliments of a Fiend (1950)
5. Death Has Many Doors (1951)
6. The Late Lamented (1959)
   and, my favorite,
   
7. Mrs. Murphy's Underpants (1963)

Short stories:

• "Before She Kills" and
• "The Missing Actor"