Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with Marshall Allerdyke, a successful manufacturer, who receives an urgent telegram from his cousin James Allerdyke asking him to meet at a hotel in Hull. Upon arrival, Marshall discovers that James has died under mysterious circumstances, which leads him to suspect foul play and embark on an investigation to unveil the truth surrounding his cousin's death. The opening portion of the book introduces Marshall, his cousin James, and the immediate circumstances following James's death. After finding that James is dead in his hotel room, Marshall's suspicion grows as he attempts to piece together the events leading up to the incident. The dialogue between characters reveals James’s recent business dealings, including possible connections to valuable jewels and a mysterious princess. This sets the stage for a deeper intrigue involving theft, murder, and manipulation, suggesting an intricate web of relationships and dangers that Marshall must navigate as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 524540 524377 2024-09-05T04:43:56.381455 2023-10-05T05:46:04.213493 text/html text/html 524533 524370 2024-09-05T04:43:56.613469 2023-10-05T05:46:04.412529 text/html text/html 242887 2024-09-05T04:44:03.879393 application/epub+zip 250243 2024-09-05T04:43:58.132485 application/epub+zip 250244 2024-09-05T04:43:57.221406 application/epub+zip 474650 2024-09-05T04:44:08.540356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435197 2024-09-05T04:44:03.192440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435125 2022-09-05T08:02:43.524416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477739 477643 2024-09-05T04:43:56.002426 2023-10-05T05:46:03.823528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478990 2020-12-19T21:46:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177712 2020-12-19T21:46:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478984 2020-12-19T21:46:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177679 2020-12-19T21:46:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19873 2024-09-05T04:44:08.683376 application/rdf+xml 15581 2024-09-05T04:43:57.583410 image/jpeg 3795 2024-09-05T04:43:57.406392 image/jpeg 240874 2024-09-05T04:43:56.657419 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