Charles Ross Jackson
Charles Ross Jackson (1867-1915) was an American writer. He wrote 2 novels with the detective Quintus Oakes.
In 1903, a review in The Philadelphia Inquirer described Quintus Oakes as the great detective, who is a compound of Sherlock Holmes and Old Sleuth, with some distinctive features peculiar to himself and who disguises himself, in regulation style, as a newspaper reporter. He pursues a train of induction quite worthy of Sherlock Holmes... [1]
In 1904, he was called in The Boston Globe as this American Conan Doyle about his 2nd detective novel Quintus Oakes.
In 1910, The Philadelphia Inquirer published a list of The Best Serials and Short Stories in the World!. Charles Ross Jackson and Arthur Conan Doyle were listed in the top 10 names. [2]
Bibliography
Detetive Novels
- The Third Degree (G. W. Dillingham Co., 1903)
- Quintus Oakes: A Detective Story (G. W. Dillingham Co., 1904)
Other Stories
- Tucker Dan (G. W. Dillingham Co., 1905)
- The Sheriff of Wasco (G. W. Dillingham Co., 1907)
