Project Gutenberg 2006-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 98 Hay, James 1881 1936 The Winning Clue E-text prepared by David Garcia, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Winning Clue" by James Hay is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the investigation of the brutal murder of Mrs. Withers, unraveling a tangled web of relationships, jealousy, and secrets. The main character appears to be Lawrence Bristow, a lamed man with a knack for solving crimes, who becomes intricately involved in the case alongside local police. The opening of the book introduces a chilling scene on Manniston Road, where Bristow first hears a woman's terrified cry for help. Rushing to assist, he discovers the lifeless body of Mrs. Withers in an unsettling pose on a couch, indicating foul play. As neighbors gather, Bristow takes charge, urging swift action to preserve the crime scene. What unfolds is Bristow's engagement with several key suspects, including the frightened sister Miss Fulton and humorously ineffective police officers. The narrative hints at deeper familial tensions and possible motivations for murder, laying a complex foundation for a classic whodunit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 440151 440031 2024-09-09T04:05:48.162759 2023-09-09T06:59:16.584988 text/html text/html 446060 2010-10-22T22:09:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160551 2010-10-22T22:10:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209849 2024-09-09T04:05:55.998719 application/epub+zip 217493 2024-09-09T04:05:49.933717 application/epub+zip 217493 2024-09-09T04:05:48.900770 application/epub+zip 428334 2024-09-09T04:06:00.724644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405611 2024-09-09T04:05:55.250726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405810 2022-09-09T13:04:01.644398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414769 414678 2024-09-09T04:05:46.572798 2023-09-09T06:59:15.199955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 414494 2010-10-22T22:08:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155892 2010-10-22T22:10:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414501 2010-10-22T22:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155887 2010-10-22T22:10:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19852 2024-09-09T04:06:00.858680 application/rdf+xml 12482 2024-09-09T04:05:49.303758 image/jpeg 3217 2024-09-09T04:05:49.086724 image/jpeg 205954 2024-09-09T04:05:48.201702 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