Volume IX contains the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first full-length Thorndyke adventures, published in 1938, 1940, and 1942, respectively.
With each subsequent narrative, Thorndyke's skills and abilities grown and amaze.
The Stoneware Monkey - A young doctor's encounter with a modern sculptor opens the door to the curious world of art that is terrible, and those who seriously promote it anyway as something of value.
When the sculptor dies, Thorndyke spots the imp.