Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith The Middle Temple Murder Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Middle Temple Murder" by J. S. Fletcher is a detective novel written in the early 20th century, specifically during the post-World War I era. The book centers around the mysterious death of an elderly man found dead in Middle Temple Lane, captivating readers with its intrigue and investigation. The story follows Frank Spargo, a newspaper sub-editor, who finds himself drawn into the murder investigation, particularly as he uncovers the connection of the victim, John Marbury, to the legal profession and the character Ronald Breton. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Spargo, who, after finishing a night shift at the newspaper office, stumbles upon a police scene where a man is reported dead. Intrigued by the circumstances, he learns that Marbury was found in a rather suspicious position, suggesting foul play. Spargo begins to piece together clues, including a scrap of paper from Marbury’s pocket with Breton’s name and address, indicating a potential connection between them. As the story unfolds, it explores themes of deception, intrigue, and the workings of the legal world as Spargo and Breton try to determine what led to Marbury’s untimely death. The opening portion effectively sets the stage for a complex mystery filled with unexpected connections and a quest for truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 488265 488427 2024-09-05T04:31:48.131708 2023-10-05T05:35:34.134735 text/html text/html 525805 2021-07-21T09:52:07 text/html 541376 2021-07-21T09:56:35 text/html application/zip 441538 2024-09-05T04:31:54.705601 application/epub+zip 442468 2024-09-05T04:31:48.922635 application/epub+zip 286668 2024-09-05T04:31:48.516690 application/epub+zip 560660 2024-09-05T04:31:59.531607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528719 2024-09-05T04:31:54.314656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374393 2022-09-05T07:46:45.008739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457142 457095 2024-09-05T04:31:47.217663 2023-10-05T05:35:33.240725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 456913 2021-07-21T09:55:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 162739 2021-07-21T09:56:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18469 2024-09-05T04:31:59.672579 application/rdf+xml 16958 2024-09-05T04:31:48.636652 image/jpeg 2495 2024-09-05T04:31:48.575628 image/jpeg 539457 2024-09-05T04:31:48.179642 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