Joseph Smith Fletcher was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the "Golden Age." There may be folk in the world to whom the finding of a dead man, lying grim and stark by the roadside, with the blood freshly run from it and making ugly patches of crimson on the grass. The dead man lying in the crushed grass-his arms thrown out helplessly on either side of him. Hugh Moneylaws remember all about that scene and that moment as freshly now as if the affair...
Joseph Smith Fletcher was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. H...
In the whole history of the English people there is no period so absolutely heroic, so full of enthralling interest, as that in which the might of England made itself apparent by land and sea--the period which saw good Queen Bess mistress of English hearts and Englishmen and sovereign of the great beginnings which have come to such a magnificent fruition under Victoria. That was indeed a golden time--an age of great venture and enterprise--a period wherein men's hearts were set on personal valor and bravery--the day of great deeds and of courage most marvelous.
In the whole history of the English people there is no period so absolutely heroic, so full of enthralling interest, as that in which the might of Eng...
J.S. Fletcher was a British author who wrote over 200 books. Fletcher wrote on many subjects but his most famous work was detective fiction as he was considered one of the best in the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction."
J.S. Fletcher was a British author who wrote over 200 books. Fletcher wrote on many subjects but his most famous work was detective fiction as he was ...
Excerpt from Mistress Spitfire: A Plain Account of Certain Episodes in the History of Richard Coope, Gent;, And of His Cousin, Mistress Alison French, at the Time of the Revolution, 1642-1644 At seven of the clock I turned away from the window, where, for a full hour, I had stood flattening my nose against the pane in a vain attempt to see something of interest in the dripping garden or the dank meadows outside. Sir Nicholas moved in his deep chair by the fire and then groaned, his old enemy catching him afresh and tweaking his great toe. Seeing that his pain had awakened him I went over...
Excerpt from Mistress Spitfire: A Plain Account of Certain Episodes in the History of Richard Coope, Gent;, And of His Cousin, Mistress Alison French,...
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 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 ...
