THE
MARKENMORE
MYSTERY
THE MYSTERY STORIES OF
J. S. FLETCHER
" MR. FLETCHER is a master of plot, and he never goes beyond the bounds of reason in its procedure and development. He, moreover, can write the English language as a vital means to the end both of narrative and description, and he never fails to show that he is its master. It is therefore a pleasure to read his stories, not merely for their entertaining qualities, but also for the agreeable appeal of their manner and their style."
—Boston Evening Transcript
- THE MIDDLE TEMPLE MURDER [1918]
- THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM [1920]
- THE PARADISE MYSTERY [1920]
- DEAD MEN'S MONEY [1920]
- THE ORANGE YELLOW DIAMOND [1921]
- THE CHESTERMARKE INSTINCT [1921]
- THE BOROUGH TREASURER [1921]
- THE HERAPATH PROPERTY [1921]
- SCARHAVEN KEEP [1922]
- THE RAYNER-SLADE AMALGAMATION [1922]
- RAVENSDENE COURT [1922]
- THE MIDDLE OF THINGS [1922]
- THE LOST MR. LINTHWAITE [1923]
- EXTERIOR TO THE EVIDENCE [1923]
- THE MARKENMORE MYSTERY [l923]
- THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB [In Preparation]
- THE KING VERSUS WARGRAVE [In Preparation]
NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF
THE
MARKENMORE
MYSTERY
BY
J. S. FLETCHER
NEW YORK
ALFRED • A • KNOPF
MCMXXIII
COPYRIGHT, 1923. BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.
Published September, 1918
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MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
I Two Wanderers Return, 9 II The Butler's Pantry, 22 III Grey Dawn, 34 IV Markenmore Hollow, 46 V Denounced, 59 VI The Coroner Sits, 72 VII Mrs. Braxfield Supports, 84 VIII The Incriminating Letter, 95 IX The Midnight Meeting, 107 X The Ring and the Pipe, 120 XI First Steps, 132 XII The Dower House, 145 XIII William Pegge, 157 XIV Gone, 169 XV Was It Robbery? 182 XVI Family Matters, 194 XVII Too Late, 207 XVIII Deep Lane, 219 XIX Under Pressure, 231 XX Village Gossip, 244 XXI Arrest, 257 XXII Mrs. Braxfield's Move, 269 XXIII The Professional Theory, 282 XXIV The Man Who Could Guess, 295 XXV The Devil's Grip, 307
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