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Earl Derr Biggers's Collected Works (Illustrated)

Author : Jame-Books,Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 543 pages
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Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1520793480

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Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China.This book contains (4 Works ):● Inside the Lines● Seven Keys to Baldpate● The Agony Column● Love InsuranceAnd if you enjoy this volume, don't forget to search your favorite book store for "Jame-Books" to see all the other entries of Jame-Books Publishing.

Delphi Complete Works of Earl Derr Biggers (Illustrated)

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 4134 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781788779777

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The American novelist and short story writer Earl Derr Biggers is best remembered today for his literary creation Charlie Chan. A shrewd Chinese-American detective on the Honolulu police force, Charlie is the protagonist of a series of six mystery detective novels that spawned popular feature films, radio dramas and comic strips. Biggers also wrote World War dramas, humorous tales and gripping adventure stories. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Earl Derr Biggers’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Biggers’ life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 11 novels, with individual contents tables * The complete Charlie Chan Series * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Features rare short stories, appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Biggers’ rare poetry, written during his student days at Harvard * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Charlie Chan Series The House without a Key (1925) The Chinese Parrot (1926) Behind That Curtain (1928) The Black Camel (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) Keeper of the Keys (1932) Other Novels Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913) Love Insurance (1914) Inside the Lines (1915) The Agony Column (1916) Fifty Candles (1921) The Short Stories Earl Derr Biggers Tells Ten Stories (1933) Uncollected Stories The Poetry Miscellaneous Verses Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

MYSTERY CLASSICS Boxed Set - Earl Derr Biggers Edition (Illustrated)

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2407 pages
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Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547750857

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"Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

The Greatest Mysteries of Earl Derr Biggers – 11 Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2409 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547760764

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The Greatest Mysteries of Earl Derr Biggers – 11 Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

EARL DERR BIGGERS Ultimate Collection: 20+ Mystery Novels, Detective Tales & Short Stories, Including the Charlie Chan Series (Illustrated)

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2836 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547812562

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EARL DERR BIGGERS Ultimate Collection: 20+ Mystery Novels, Detective Tales & Short Stories, Including the Charlie Chan Series (Illustrated) by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Charlie Chan Series The House Without a Key The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain The Black Camel Charlie Chan Carries On Keeper of the Keys Other Novels Seven Keys to Baldpate Love Insurance Inside the Lines The Agony Column (Second-Floor Mystery) Fifty Candles Short Stories The Ebony Stick Moonlight at the Crossroads Selling Miss Minerva The Heart of the Loaf Possessions The Dollar Chasers Idle Hands The Girl Who Paid Dividends A Letter to Australia Nina and the Blemish Broadway Broke Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known for his mystery novels. His first novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was a major success and it was adapted into several movies and plays. Even greater success came with his series of detective novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. Many of his novels were made into movies.

Delphi Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated)

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 6322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908909503

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Delphi Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated) by G. K. Chesterton Pdf

One of the greatest writers of his time, G. K. Chesterton’s short stories, novels, poetry and essays demonstrate his unparalleled versatility in literature. This comprehensive eBook offers readers the collected works of G. K. Chesterton, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3) Father Brown Stories The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914) Uncollected Father Brown Stories The Novels The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904) The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) The Ball and the Cross (1909) Manalive (1912) The Flying Inn (1914) Short Story Collections The Club of Queer Trades (1905) The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories (1922) Tales of the Long Bow (1925) Uncollected Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Play Magic (1913) The Poetry Collections Greybeards at Play (1900) The Wild Knight and Other Poems (1900) The Ballad of the White Horse (1911) Poems (1915) Wine, Water and Song (1915) The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Poems (1922) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction The Defendant (1901) Twelve Types (1902) Varied Types (1903) Robert Browning (1903) Dickens (1903) Thackeray (1903) Tolstoy (1903) Tennyson (1903) G. F. Watts (1904) Biography for Beginners (1905) Heretics (1905) Charles Dickens (1906) Orthodoxy (1908) All Things Considered (1908) George Bernard Shaw (1909) Tremendous Trifles (1909) What’s Wrong with the World (1910) A Chesterton Calendar (1911) Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens (1911) Alarms and Discursions (1910) A Miscellany of Men (1912) The Victorian Age in Literature (1913) London (1914) The Appetite of Tyranny (1915) The Crimes of England (1915) Divorce versus Democracy (1916) Lord Kitchener (1917) Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays (1917) A Short History of England (1917) Irish Impressions (1919) The Uses of Diversity (1920) The Superstition of Divorce (1920) The New Jerusalem (1920) What I Saw in America (1922) Eugenics and Other Evils (1922) St. Francis of Assisi (1923) Fancies versus Fads (1923) The Everlasting Man (1925) William Cobbett (1925) Uncollected Essays The Criticism Mr. G. K. Chesterton’s Point of View (1912) by John Kelman About Chesterton and Belloc (1914) by H. G. Wells G. K. Chesterton: A Critical Study (1915) by Julius West Mr. G. K. Chesterton and Mr. Hilaire Belloc (1919) by Robert Lynd G. K. Chesterton by (1920) by St. John G. Ervine Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1922) by Patrick Braybrooke

Earl Derr Biggers: Complete 11 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1938 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027220175

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This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Charlie Chan Series The House Without a Key The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain The Black Camel Charlie Chan Carries On Keeper of the Keys Other Novels Seven Keys to Baldpate Love Insurance Inside the Lines The Agony Column (Second-Floor Mystery) Fifty Candles Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known for his mystery novels. His first novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was a major success and it was adapted into several movies and plays. Even greater success came with his series of detective novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. Many of his novels were made into movies.

Delphi Complete Works of Winston S. Churchill (Illustrated)

Author : Winston S. Churchill
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 17311 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781801701136

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The British statesman, orator and author Winston Churchill served as prime minister twice, achieving legendary status for rallying the British people during World War II and leading the country from the brink of defeat to victory. In addition to his careers of soldier and politician, Churchill was a prolific writer, starting with war journalism charting his adventures in British India, at the Siege of Malakand, at Sudan during the Mahdist War and in Africa in the Second Boer War. He excelled as a writer of history, producing multi-volume studies of both World Wars and other grand subjects to critical acclaim. Many of his speeches and parliamentary answers were also published in pamphlets and collected editions. In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature ‘for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory’. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Churchill’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Churchill’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Churchill’s novel ‘Savrola’ and the rare short stories * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete non-fiction works and speech collections * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the speeches * Easily locate the works you want to read * Includes Churchill’s autobiography * Features two biographies, including Kraus’ seminal study – discover Churchill’s incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novel Savrola (1900) The Shorter Fiction Man Overboard (1898) If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg (1931) The Dream (1966) The Non-Fiction The Story of the Malakand Field Force (1898) The River War (1899) London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (1900) Ian Hamilton’s March (1900) Lord Randolph Churchill (1906) My African Journey (1908) The World Crisis I: 1911-1914 (1923) The World Crisis II: 1915 (1923) The World Crisis III: 1916-1918 (1927) The World Crisis IV: The Aftermath 1918-1922 (1929) The World Crisis V: The Eastern Front (1931) Thoughts and Adventures (1932) Marlborough I (1933) Marlborough II (1934) Marlborough III (1936) Marlborough IV (1938) Great Contemporaries (1937) The Second World War I: The Gathering Storm (1948) The Second World War II: Their Finest Hour (1949) The Second World War III: The Grand Alliance (1950) The Second World War IV: The Hinge of Fate (1950) The Second World War V: Closing the Ring (1951) The Second World War VI: Triumph and Tragedy (1953) Painting as a Pastime (1948) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples I: The Birth of Britain (1956) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples II: The New World (1956) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples III: The Age of Revolution (1957) A History of the English-Speaking Peoples IV: The Great Democracies (1958) The Speeches Introduction to Churchill the Orator Mr Brodrick’s Army (1903) For Free Trade (1906) Liberalism and the Social Problem (1909) The People’s Rights (1910) India (1931) Arms and the Covenant (1938) Step by Step (1936) Into Battle (1941) The Unrelenting Struggle (1942) The End of the Beginning (1943) Onwards to Victory (1944) The Dawn of Liberation (1945) Victory (1946) Secret Sessions Speeches (1946) The Sinews of Peace (1948) Europe Unite (1950) In the Balance (1951) Stemming the Tide (1953) The Unwritten Alliance (1961) Index of Speeches List of Speeches in Chronological Order List of Speeches in Alphabetical Order The Autobiography My Early Life (1930) The Biographies Winston Churchill: A Biography (1940) by René Kraus Mr. Churchill: A Portrait (1942) by Philip Guedalla

EARL DERR BIGGERS Ultimate Collection

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2838 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547750826

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EARL DERR BIGGERS Ultimate Collection by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Charlie Chan Series The House Without a Key The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain The Black Camel Charlie Chan Carries On Keeper of the Keys Other Novels Seven Keys to Baldpate Love Insurance Inside the Lines The Agony Column (Second-Floor Mystery) Fifty Candles Short Stories The Ebony Stick Moonlight at the Crossroads Selling Miss Minerva The Heart of the Loaf Possessions The Dollar Chasers Idle Hands The Girl Who Paid Dividends A Letter to Australia Nina and the Blemish Broadway Broke Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known for his mystery novels. His first novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was a major success and it was adapted into several movies and plays. Even greater success came with his series of detective novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. Many of his novels were made into movies.

The Complete Novels of Earl Derr Biggers: 11 Mystery Classics, Thrillers & Detective Stories

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2408 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547812579

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The Complete Novels of Earl Derr Biggers: 11 Mystery Classics, Thrillers & Detective Stories by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of Earl Derr Biggers" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Charlie Chan Series The House Without a Key The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain The Black Camel Charlie Chan Carries On Keeper of the Keys Other Novels Seven Keys to Baldpate Love Insurance Inside the Lines The Agony Column (Second-Floor Mystery) Fifty Candles Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known for his mystery novels. His first novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was a major success and it was adapted into several movies and plays. Even greater success came with his series of detective novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. Many of his novels were made into movies.

Delphi Complete Works of L. M. Montgomery (Illustrated)

Author : Lucy Maud Montgomery
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 6560 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781909496118

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Delphi Complete Works of L. M. Montgomery (Illustrated) by Lucy Maud Montgomery Pdf

Famed for her ‘Anne of Green Gables’ stories, L. M. Montgomery has charmed readers for over a century with delightful tales of provincial life in turn-of-the-century Canada. Now you can explore everything else the accomplished author wrote. For the first time in publishing history, we are proud to present the complete works of L. M. Montgomery, featuring beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Montgomery’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other works * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is fully illustrated with W. A. J Claus’ original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read * Rare poems appearing for the first time in digital print * Includes Montgomery’s scarce non-fiction book COURAGEOUS WOMEN – appearing in this collection for the first time * Special contextual section, with contemporary articles and reviews of Montgomery’s works * Features Montgomery’s autobiography THE ALPINE PATH – discover the author’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with improved texts and structure CONTENTS: Anne of Green Gables Series Anne of Green Gables (1908) Anne of Avonlea (1909) Anne of the Island (1915) Anne of Windy Poplars (1936) Anne’s House of Dreams (1917) Anne of Ingleside (1939) Rainbow Valley (1919) Rilla of Ingleside (1921) Emily Trilogy Emily of New Moon (1923) Emily Climbs (1925) Emily’s Quest (1927) Pat of Silver Bush Series Pat of Silver Bush (1933) Mistress Pat (1935) The Story Girl Series The Story Girl (1911) The Golden Road (1913) Other Novels Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910) The Blue Castle (1926) Magic for Marigold (1929) A Tangled Web (1931) Jane of Lantern Hill (1937) The Short Story Collections Chronicles of Avonlea (1912) Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920) The Road to Yesterday (1974) Uncollected Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry The Watchman and Other Poems (1916) Uncollected Poems The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Courageous Women (1934) The Autobiography The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career (1917) Contextual Pieces Essays and Articles

Delphi Complete Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Illustrated)

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 8124 pages
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Release : 2017-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786560681

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THE CANON IN RESIDENCE (British Mystery Classic)

Author : Victor L. Whitechurch
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547746911

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This carefully crafted ebook: "THE CANON IN RESIDENCE (British Mystery Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Reverend John Smith is a conventional cleric, who learns on holiday he has been promoted to be Canon in Residence of Frattenbury Cathedral. While staying at a hotel he meets a fellow Englishman, who tells him the clergy are too divorced from reality. This stranger drugs Rev Smith and takes his clerical clothing, leaving in return his garish clothing, which Rev Smith is forced to wear for the rest of his holiday in St Moritz. However, because of this, he learns a great deal that the dog collar would have prevented. Meanwhile, the stranger adopts Rev Smith's name and goes off gambling and quaffing vast quantities of champagne in Monte Carlo, to the horror of an Englishwoman there who writes to her friends in Frattenbury about him. Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch (1868-1933) was a Church of England clergyman and author. He is best known for his detective stories featuring Thorpe Hazell, the first amateur railway detective, whom the author intended to be as far from Sherlock Holmes as possible. Another Whitechurch's character was the spy Captain Ivan Koravitch. His stories were admired for their immaculate plotting and factual accuracy. Whitechurch was one of the first writers to submit his manuscripts to Scotland Yard for vetting as to police procedure.

She Faded Into Air

Author : Ethel Lina White
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547007579

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She Faded Into Air by Ethel Lina White Pdf

The story of the alleged disappearance of Evelyn Cross was too fantastic for credence. According to the available evidence, she melted into thin air shortly after four o'clock on a foggy afternoon in late October. One minute, she was visible in the flesh--a fashionable blonde, nineteen years of age and weighing about eight and a half stone. The next minute, she was gone... Ethel Lina White (1876-1944) was a British crime writer, best known for her novel The Wheel Spins, on which the Alfred Hitchcock film, The Lady Vanishes, was based.

The Paradise Mystery

Author : J. S. Fletcher
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 256 pages
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Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547400783

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The Paradise Mystery by J. S. Fletcher Pdf

Paradise is a piece of land near a thirteenth-century Cathedral in England and a quiet small town nearby is a hotbed of local gossip. Mark Ransford is a local doctor and a guardian of Mary and Dick Bewery. His assistant Pemberton Bryce is in love with Mary, but Dr. Ransford doesn't approve it. One day, after a visit to the doctor's house, a certain man finds death as he falls from the Cathedral. Bryce is convinced that Dr. Ransford is involved in the death and starts an investigation. Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1933) was an English author and journalist, one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age. After his journalist career Fletcher first started writing poems, then historical fiction, and finally moved on to write detective mysteries.