Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick The Rome Express Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Ted Garvin and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Rome Express" by Arthur Griffiths is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. Set aboard a train speeding towards Paris, the story intricately weaves the lives of its passengers around a shocking murder. The narrative predominantly focuses on the discovery of a dead man in a sleeping compartment, believed to be a victim of foul play. As the plot unfolds, characters such as General Sir Charles Collingham and Countess di Castagneto come under scrutiny, their backgrounds and connections revealing layers of intrigue and suspicion. At the start of "The Rome Express," the train's occupants are roused from their slumber to face the shocking reality of murder when a lifeless body is discovered in one of the sleeping compartments. The atmosphere quickly transforms from the mundane routines of travel into a tension-filled scenario where every passenger becomes a suspect. Early scenes set the stage for the investigation, with detectives arriving to interrogate the passengers and the porter, each detail hinting at complexities within their relationships and pasts. The execution of the protagonist’s search for truth intertwines with the exploration of the human psyche, as characters grapple with fear, guilt, and the implications of their actions in the face of a horrifying crime. The vivid descriptions and suspenseful pacing invite readers to delve deeper into the narrative to uncover the truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/11451/11451-h/cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 249672 241408 2024-10-05T09:40:51.069542 2023-10-05T09:24:39.445787 text/html text/html 251686 2023-10-29T05:29:25 text/html 423115 2024-10-05T09:40:55.465520 application/epub+zip 423411 2024-10-05T09:40:51.761501 application/epub+zip 184134 2024-10-05T09:40:51.327527 application/epub+zip 497305 2024-10-05T09:40:58.556457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476749 2024-10-05T09:40:55.168547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227660 2022-09-05T13:20:52.492960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228892 223341 2024-10-05T09:40:50.583539 2023-10-05T09:24:38.833778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 228689 2023-10-29T05:33:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17933 2024-10-05T09:40:58.721467 application/rdf+xml 19878 2024-10-05T09:40:51.405525 image/jpeg 3339 2024-10-05T09:40:51.365517 image/jpeg 373552 2024-10-05T09:40:51.099530 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