Project Gutenberg 2006-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 136 Stevenson, Burton Egbert 1872 1962 Stevenson, Burton E. The Holladay case : $b a tale Produced by Sam W., Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Holladay Case: A Tale" by Burton Egbert Stevenson is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. This story centers around the shocking murder of Hiram W. Holladay, a wealthy Wall Street magnate, and the ensuing investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The primary focus is on his daughter, Frances Holladay, who stands accused of the crime, and the complexities that unfold as attorney Mr. Royce takes on her defense. The opening of the novel sets a tense and dramatic scene as characters grapple with the implications of the headline news regarding Frances's alleged crime. Mr. Royce and his colleagues are introduced, highlighting their mixed emotions regarding the case. The narrative quickly draws readers into the investigation, revealing that Frances was reportedly in her father’s office shortly before his death but offering no clear alibi for her whereabouts. As tensions mount and evidence seems to be stacked against her, the stage is set for a deeper exploration of family secrets, the nature of guilt, and the search for truth alongside compelling courtroom dynamics as Mr. Royce seeks to uncover the real story and clear Frances of the charges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 311048 310930 2024-09-08T13:07:49.768332 2023-09-09T05:17:00.289243 text/html text/html 318371 2006-10-30T17:39:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 462107 2006-10-30T17:39:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528638 2024-09-08T13:07:56.595763 application/epub+zip 530587 2024-09-08T13:07:51.406270 application/epub+zip 177939 2024-09-08T13:07:50.426310 application/epub+zip 695474 2024-09-08T13:08:00.619807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660217 2024-09-08T13:07:55.785813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309233 2022-09-09T10:35:03.279785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274875 274797 2024-09-08T13:07:48.707337 2023-09-09T05:16:59.324224 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 274715 2006-10-30T17:39:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103260 2006-10-30T17:39:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274706 2006-10-30T17:39:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103204 2006-10-30T17:39:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20706 2024-09-08T13:08:00.761717 application/rdf+xml 13929 2024-09-08T13:07:50.784290 image/jpeg 3560 2024-09-08T13:07:50.605342 image/jpeg 514040 2024-09-08T13:07:49.803288 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