Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 117 McIntyre, John T. (John Thomas) 1871 1951 McIntyre, John Thomas Boyer, Ralph L. (Ralph Ludwig) 1879 1952 Ashton-Kirk, Investigator Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Janet Kegg and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Ashton-Kirk, Investigator" by John T. McIntyre is a detective novel written during the early 20th century. The story introduces readers to Ashton-Kirk, a young and wealthy investigator known for his intellectual curiosity and a talent for solving mysteries. He is approached by Miss Edyth Vale, who seeks his help regarding her fiancé, Allan Morris, who is entangled in a troubling situation involving a numismatist named Hume, whose mysterious past and potential involvement in criminal affairs becomes a focal point of the investigation. The opening of the narrative sets the stage as young Pendleton arrives at Ashton-Kirk's residence, hinting at their established friendship and the expectations of an intriguing case. Once in the company of Miss Vale, Ashton-Kirk learns about her troubling engagement with Morris, who is burdened by an unknown threat that she believes involves Hume. As Miss Vale recounts her observations of Hume's character and his strange relationship with Morris, the narrative builds suspense, culminating in the revelation that Hume has been found murdered, opening the door to a complex investigation into the dynamics of their intertwined lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mystery and detective stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 433089 431751 2024-10-05T17:11:44.387590 2023-10-06T04:54:02.606767 text/html text/html 428876 2020-12-14T20:51:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 365459 2020-12-14T20:51:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 457009 2024-10-05T17:11:53.837564 application/epub+zip 466006 2024-10-05T17:11:47.746568 application/epub+zip 243317 2024-10-05T17:11:46.411582 application/epub+zip 698724 2024-10-05T17:11:58.539501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665094 2024-10-05T17:11:52.950596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408375 2022-09-06T19:55:20.096459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409939 409899 2024-10-05T17:11:42.833591 2023-10-06T04:54:01.418751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 411227 2020-12-14T20:51:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155490 2020-12-14T20:51:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411218 2020-12-14T20:51:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155452 2020-12-14T20:51:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22120 2024-10-05T17:11:58.680489 application/rdf+xml 15887 2024-10-05T17:11:46.976546 image/jpeg 4176 2024-10-05T17:11:46.693573 image/jpeg 444203 2024-10-05T17:11:44.437557 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