Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 137 Tracy, Louis 1863 1928 Holmes, Gordon The Postmaster's Daughter Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version produced by Clytie Siddall "The Postmaster's Daughter" by Louis Tracy is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the discovery of a drowned woman, Adelaide Melhuish, whose body is found in the river bordering the estate of John Menzies Grant, a writer and former army officer. The opening establishes a tense atmosphere, hinting at complex relationships, as secrets from the past intertwine with the present, suggesting themes of love, betrayal, and murder. The opening of the book introduces John Menzies Grant as he enjoys a serene morning in his garden, oblivious to the troubling events that will soon unfold. After discovering the body of the drowned woman, he is drawn into a web of suspicion when the police arrive. The narrative hints at his previous connection with the deceased, raising questions about his past relationship with Adelaide and the circumstances leading to her tragic death. Additionally, the presence of Doris Martin, the postmaster's daughter, adds another layer of tension and potential scandal as her involvement with Grant may complicate matters further. The chapter sets the stage for a complex investigation that intertwines personal histories with the broader implications of a crime that disrupts the peace of a small village. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Villages -- England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 447003 447131 2024-10-05T03:56:05.527147 2023-10-05T05:00:54.869778 text/html text/html 472021 2020-10-07T04:55:40 text/html 356454 2024-10-05T03:56:11.768113 application/epub+zip 356366 2024-10-05T03:56:06.407188 application/epub+zip 259139 2024-10-05T03:56:05.915168 application/epub+zip 479812 2024-10-05T03:56:16.083158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458984 2024-10-05T03:56:11.420118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362784 2022-09-05T06:58:33.071457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416934 416786 2024-10-05T03:56:04.748170 2023-10-05T05:00:54.064760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 417185 2020-10-07T05:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20097 2024-10-05T03:56:16.212100 application/rdf+xml 14197 2024-10-05T03:56:06.022170 image/jpeg 2258 2024-10-05T03:56:05.968152 image/jpeg 162938 2020-10-07T05:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 430332 2021-09-27T11:11:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 428475 2024-10-05T03:56:05.569162 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia