Project Gutenberg 2008-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 100 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith In the Mayor's Parlour Produced by D. Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "In the Mayor's Parlour" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in the quaint town of Hathelsborough, where the newly elected Mayor, Councillor John Wallingford, is found murdered in his office shortly after taking office. The story introduces various characters, including Wallingford's cousin Richard Brent, who becomes involved in unraveling the mystery behind the Mayor's untimely death, a crime that may be rooted in political conflicts within the town. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of Hathelsborough's historic setting and the tension that lies beneath its surface. It starts with an atmospheric description of the town, highlighting its old architecture and traditions. The protagonist, Bunning, the caretaker of the Moot Hall, is introduced as he interacts with Wallingford before the Mayor enters his parlour alone. Right away, the narrative shifts dramatically as Wallingford's cousin, Richard Brent, discovers him dead, revealing that his murder occurred within a seemingly secure environment. This shocking moment sets the stage for a deep investigation into the killer's identity, as Brent aims to uncover the motives for the crime amidst political intrigue and hidden animosities in a town reluctant to share its secrets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 494064 494047 2024-09-11T05:08:02.904701 2023-09-11T08:35:36.265787 text/html text/html 503337 2019-09-01T07:24:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173870 2019-09-01T07:24:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 235756 2024-09-11T05:08:11.383705 application/epub+zip 239041 2024-09-11T05:08:04.692724 application/epub+zip 239040 2024-09-11T05:08:03.650712 application/epub+zip 448033 2024-09-11T05:08:16.436630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403700 2024-09-11T05:08:10.466719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403880 2022-09-12T04:07:18.903728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447621 447432 2024-09-11T05:08:01.522700 2023-09-11T08:35:34.976772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 447491 2019-09-01T07:24:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164562 2019-09-01T07:24:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 447491 2019-09-01T07:24:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164526 2019-09-01T07:24:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20241 2024-09-11T05:08:16.573651 application/rdf+xml 13632 2024-09-11T05:08:04.010705 image/jpeg 3925 2024-09-11T05:08:03.829701 image/jpeg 220275 2024-09-11T05:08:02.943709 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