The Devil's Rosary
The Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin • Book 2
by Seabury Quinn, George A. Vanderburgh
Why You'll Love This
Seabury Quinn outsold Lovecraft in his heyday — and somehow history nearly buried him entirely.
- Great if you want: pulp-era supernatural detective fiction with genuine historical weight
- The experience: episodic and propulsive — each case snappy, strange, and self-contained
- The writing: Quinn's prose is punchy pulp craft: breezy, lurid, and confidently weird
- Skip if: period attitudes toward race and gender are a dealbreaker for you
About This Book
In the golden age of Weird Tales, one character captivated readers more reliably than any other: Dr. Jules de Grandin, a dapper French occult detective with a taste for danger and an unshakeable nerve. In this second volume collecting Seabury Quinn's beloved stories, de Grandin and his steadfast companion Dr. Trowbridge wade into cases involving devil worshippers, restless spirits, and horrors that refuse to stay buried. The stakes are never merely personal — Quinn writes as though civilization itself hangs by a thread, and only one brilliantly eccentric man stands between the ordinary world and something far worse.
What makes reading Quinn a genuine pleasure is the texture of his pulp craftsmanship — lean, propulsive prose that never loses its wit, carried forward by a detective whose charm and theatrical flair make even the darkest material entertaining. De Grandin belongs in the company of great genre heroes, and Quinn's storytelling rhythm, built across dozens of episodic tales, rewards readers who settle in for the long run. Editor George Vanderburgh's careful curation makes this volume feel both authoritative and warmly inviting for newcomers and returning fans alike.
