The Markenmore Mystery
THE
MARKENMORE
MYSTERY
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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 [1923]
- THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB [In Preparation]
- THE KING VERSUS WARGRAVE [In Preparation]
NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF
COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, Inc.
Published September, 1923
Set up, electrotyped, and printed by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York.
Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York.
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 |
THE
MARKENMORE
MYSTERY
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