A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama," and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself and his fiancee, Hugh must solve the puzzle of the "Dead Men's Money."
A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama," and a corpse This is the si...
Frank Spargo, a young newspaperman, comes upon a murder scene in the early hours of the morning in Middle Temple Lane, London. The victim has no identification, only a piece of paper with the name of a young barrister, Ronald Breton. Spargo, together with Breton and DI Rathbury from Scotland Yard, sets out to solve the crime.
Frank Spargo, a young newspaperman, comes upon a murder scene in the early hours of the morning in Middle Temple Lane, London. The victim has no ident...
A stranger to a small cathedral city falls to his death from some stairs in the cathedral. Was it an accident or murder? Bryce, a young egotistical assistant doctor, who always gets what he wants, decides to investigate, in the hope that he will find evidence against his late employer Dr Ransford, and force the doctor's ward to marry him, in spite of her intense dislike of him.
A stranger to a small cathedral city falls to his death from some stairs in the cathedral. Was it an accident or murder? Bryce, a young egotistical as...
Mallalieu and Cotherstone are successful businessmen in a Yorkshire town. Mallalieu is the mayor and Cotherstone the borough treasurer. A retired detective, Kitely, shatters their peaceful lives when he visits their office and informs them that he knows of their criminal past. The following day Kitely is found murdered and the number of suspects begins to mount. When another body is found it appears that the mystery is solved, but perhaps not.
Mallalieu and Cotherstone are successful businessmen in a Yorkshire town. Mallalieu is the mayor and Cotherstone the borough treasurer. A retired dete...
When Jacob Herapath, an MP and well-known businessman, is found murdered in his office, the time of death is placed at midnight. However, his driver had left him at his home an hour earlier. With the addition of an allegedly forged will and two unpleasant characters both of whom have an eye on the inheritance, the mystery deepens. A group of Herapath's friends, together with a young newspaper reporter, set out to solve the mystery. J S Fletcher was one of the leading authors of detective fiction in the 'Golden Age'.
When Jacob Herapath, an MP and well-known businessman, is found murdered in his office, the time of death is placed at midnight. However, his driver h...
When John Horbury, the manager of a small bank in an English market town, disappears at the same time as some valuable jewels and securities from the bank, the bank's owners refuse to call in the police. When Mr Horbury's niece arrives she enlists the assistance of the chief clerk and insists on a top detective from Scotland Yard being assigned to the case. Together they investigate whether it is a simple case of embezzlement or something more sinister. When a body is found at the bottom of an abandoned lead mine, is this the solution to the mystery or will matters become more complicated?
When John Horbury, the manager of a small bank in an English market town, disappears at the same time as some valuable jewels and securities from the ...
When John Mallathorpe, a wealthy industrialist, is killed in an accident, he is thought not to have made a will and the estate passes to his widowed sister-in-law and her children. Two years later an elderly bookseller finds the will in a book purchased from the Mallathorpe estate, which leaves the family a comparatively small bequest. He takes the will to his solicitor's office where he dies suddenly. The chief clerk on duty sees an opportunity to benefit from the contents of the will and secretes it in his pocket. As a result of this action, there follow events of fraud, blackmail and...
When John Mallathorpe, a wealthy industrialist, is killed in an accident, he is thought not to have made a will and the estate passes to his widowed s...
