Every Monday morning, when the clock of the old parish church in Scarnham Market-Place struck eight, Wallington Neale asked himself why on earth he had chosen to be a bank clerk. On all the other mornings of the week this question never occurred to him: on Sunday he never allowed a thought of the bank to cross his mind: from Sunday to Saturday he was firmly settled in the usual rut, and never dreamed of tearing himself out of it. But Sunday's break was unsettling: there was always an effort in starting afresh on Monday.
Every Monday morning, when the clock of the old parish church in Scarnham Market-Place struck eight, Wallington Neale asked himself why on earth he ha...
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.
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...
A retired insurance investigator with an itch, an adventurer from China, a curious lawyer, an opera buff and a Sherlock Holmes emulator are the stars of British Mystery Multipack Volume 10 - British Super Sleuths:
Hunted Down by Charles Dickens
Lady Alicia's Diamonds by Robert Barr
Dead Men's Money by J. S. Fletcher
The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Melville Davisson Post
The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace
A retired insurance investigator with an itch, an adventurer from China, a curious lawyer, an opera buff and a Sherlock Holmes emulator are the stars ...
A complicated tale of murder, hidden identities, and buried secrets in London's fashionable neighborhood of Bayswater. Bayswater is a quiet neighborhood whose residents are successful lawyers or medical men, people of independent means, or wealthy colonials returned to their homeland. It is hardly the place to expect a brutal murder and robbery, yet that is exactly what Richard Viner finds himself caught up in when he discovers the body of a neighbor on his nightly stroll, after having spent an evening reading a detective story to his aunt. He protests to his aunt that the events in detective...
A complicated tale of murder, hidden identities, and buried secrets in London's fashionable neighborhood of Bayswater. Bayswater is a quiet neighborho...
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." His first books published were of poetry. He then moved on to write numerous works of historical fiction and history, many dealing with Yorkshire, which led to his selection as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. In 1914 he wrote his first detective novel and went on to write more than a hundred, many featuring the private investigator Ronald Camberwell.
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...
When an elderly man's body is found on the steps of chambers in the Midde Temple, one of the Inns of Court, it falls to newspaperman Frank Spargo and Detective-Sergeant Rathbury to solve the crime. The murdered man was found with no money or identification, but with the address of a young barrister scrawled on a piece of paper. The Middle Temple murder case must be solved by uncovering not only the identity of the murderer, but also that of the victim.
When an elderly man's body is found on the steps of chambers in the Midde Temple, one of the Inns of Court, it falls to newspaperman Frank Spargo and ...
A quaint and idyllic English community is rocked to its very core when a dead body is found and foul play is suspected. But with few clues to go on and no likely suspects, it appears that the brutal crime may remain unsolved. This classic from the golden age of detective fiction will suck you in and keep you guessing until the very last page.
A quaint and idyllic English community is rocked to its very core when a dead body is found and foul play is suspected. But with few clues to go on an...
Nesta, left alone, gave herself up to deep thought, and to a careful reckoning of her position. She was longing to confide in some trustworthy person or persons, for Pratt's revelations had plunged her into a maze of perplexity. But her difficulties were many. First of all, she would have to tell all about the terrible charge brought by Pratt against her mother. Then about the second which he professed to--or probably did--hold. What sort of a secret could it be? And supposing her advisers suggested strong measures against Pratt--what then, about the danger to her mother, in a twofold...
Nesta, left alone, gave herself up to deep thought, and to a careful reckoning of her position. She was longing to confide in some trustworthy person ...
When the great actor Bassett Oliver who was a martinet for punctuality failed to turn up to a rehearsal which he himself had called his business manager guessed that something had happened. It had. But it took more than one set of brains to discover the truth and another set of very curious circumstances was mixed up in it. Copplestone the young dramatist helping to solve the mystery found himself suddenly in love and the solution and his happiness were discovered together.
When the great actor Bassett Oliver who was a martinet for punctuality failed to turn up to a rehearsal which he himself had called his business manag...
