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A Manhattan lawyer turns to master detective Fleming Stone to prove his beautiful neighbor innocent of murder in this classic locked-room mystery A respectable young attorney in New York City, Otis Landon has barely settled into his new living quarters when an incident occurs in a neighboring apartment that he cannot, in good conscience, ignore. Robert Pembroke, a vicious, miserly man, has been murdered behind locked doors. The only people who had...
2) The Gold Bag
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
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2015.
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A detective investigating the murder of a millionaire teams up with master sleuth Fleming Stone in this clever mystery from a pioneer of American crime fiction Eager to prove himself as talented a crime-solver as his hero, the famous investigator Fleming Stone, young detective Herbert Burroughs takes on a puzzling case: the murder of wealthy businessman Joseph Crawford, who was killed in the study of his New Jersey home. With no shortage of suspects,...
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[2015]
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A high-class soiree turns deadly in this classic mystery featuring the ingenious investigator Fleming Stone Phillip Maxwell has a rare gift for hosting parties. He fills his spacious estate with a wide range of lively, personable, and attractive revelers, ever the guarantee of a fine time for all. But his latest fete is interrupted when a bullet abruptly and permanently curtails the festivities. The murder weapon is quickly located in the hand of...
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Faulkner's Folly' is a mystery-drama novel written by Carolyn Wells. The story unfolds in Faulkner's Folly, which was described as the realized dream of the architect who had been its original owner. It was a perfect example of the type known in England as Georgian and in our own country as Colonial, a style inspired by the Italian disciples of Palladio, and as developed by Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren, it had seemed to James Faulkner to possess...
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Murder Will In' is a detective novel written by Carolyn Wells. It features her most famous character, Detective Fleming Stone, who in this volume is facing his final case. A high society woman named Alma McCleoud was recently murdered during a party that she held-and it's possible that her husband might have been the culprit behind it.
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The Bride of a Moment' is a romance-crime novel written by Carolyn Wells. A seemingly happy wedding was interrupted with an incident where the bride, after exchanging her vows with the groom, fell down and never woke up again. Following this tragic occurrence, Inspector Kinney was called and accustomed as he was to all manner of dreadful and horrible crimes, the murder of a bride at the altar was startling even to him.
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The Affair at Flower Acres' is a mystery novel written by Carolyn Wells. The story follows a man named Malcolm Finley, who on the behest of his acquaintance, Douglas Raynor, is staying at his countryside estate, Flower Acres. Finley is puzzled by the request but heeds it anyway-mainly due to the fact that Raynor's wife, Nancy, used to be Finley's lover. Unbeknownst to him, a tragedy is lying in wait that he will be a party to.
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Anybody but Anne' is a detective novel written by Carolyn Wells. It follows Detective Fleming Stone as he sets to uncover the culprit behind a murder occuring in a party attended by the who's who of high society. At first glance, the wife of the deceased, Anne, seems to have the greatest reason to commit the murder-but further investigation finds that she may not be the only one with reason to do the crime.
10) Raspberry Jam
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Feedbooks
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2023
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A locked-room mystery is solved by detective Fleming Stone. Sanford Embury refused to give his wife an allowance of spending cash or even a checking account. He pays all the bills and her store charge accounts. "Eunice found it intolerable to be cramped and pinched for small amounts of ready cash, when her husband was a rich man." "Eunice Embury was neither mean nor spiteful of disposition. She had a furious temper, but she tried hard to control...
11) The Mark of Cain
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Enid Withers is found dead and amateur detective Lawrence Bristow takes up on a challenge to solve the mystery of her murder. But after hitting few dead ends, Bristow is joined by a professional investigator Samuel Braceway. Both have their unique ways and different theories, and believe the other one is on the wrong trail. The winning clue will lead them to solution. James Hay, Jr. (1881–1936) was American novelist and journalist, born in Harrisonburg,...
12) Patty at Home
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"Patty at Home" by Carolyn Wells. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that...
13) Patty in Paris
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Sparkling and light. Really pleasant to read. Patty has now finished her education. Her father thinks she should go to some type of finishing school, or perhaps even college, but when her friends invite her to spend a few months in Paris, her father decides that's just as good as higher education!! Then Patty proceeds to have the most splendid time imaginable on the transatlantic voyage, and after arriving in France. (goodreads)
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Wealthy, eccentric, inveterate practical jokester Ursula Pell has often reminded her live-in niece Iris Clyde that when she dies, Iris will inherit a beautiful diamond pin. Iris has no reason to doubt her aunt, since it is known that Mrs. Pell has a secret cache of jewels that, presumably, her few heirs will inherit.
15) The Mystery Girl
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John Waring seems to have everything to look forward to. He's just been elected as president of Corinth University, and his engagement has been confirmed to an attractive local widow, who loves him dearly. But then there appears on the scene a beautiful and mysterious young woman who's quite clearly lying about who she is. At sight of her, Waring is clearly more than startled. Later that night he continues to work alone in his study, all doors locked,...
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As a young lawyer is about to leave his office on the top floor of a Madison Avenue office building, he hears an argument followed by a shot from the office across the hall. But when he goes to investigate he finds no sign of either victim or assailant despite the fact that no one could have passed him without being seen. However, as is soon discovered, a murder has indeed been committed, that of the banker who owned the building. But who is the murderer?...
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A respectable young attorney in New York City, Otis Landon has barely settled into his new living quarters when an incident occurs in a neighboring apartment that he cannot, in good conscience, ignore. Robert Pembroke, a vicious, miserly man, has been murdered behind locked doors. The only people who had access to the victim were his servant and his niece. The latter, Miss Janet Pembroke, seems the suspect most likely to have eliminated her uncle...
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The death of Robert Gleason, a wealthy businessman from Seattle, at first looked like a suicide. He had called his doctor saying that he was shot, and when the doctor arrived at his New York apartment, the door was locked. After breaking down the door, his body was found lying on the floor, a revolver at his side. Yet certain facts argued against a verdict of suicide. Gleason had been shot twice, once shot to the temple, which killed him instantly,...
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Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 – March 26, 1942) was an American author and poet. Wells wrote a total of more than 170 books. She was a well known author of children's stories, until she began reading mystery stories written by Anna Katherine Green, and from then on she devoted her writings to puzzling mysteries in a similar vein. A new book by this popular author, and written in her best and most interest-compelling style. Ladybird Lovell, the staying...
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