Project Gutenberg 2008-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 74 Old Sleuth 1837 1898 Halsey, Harlan Page Pastor, Tony Sleuth, Old Two Wonderful Detectives; Or, Jack and Gil's Marvelous Skill Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Two Wonderful Detectives; Or, Jack and Gil's Marvelous Skill" by Old Sleuth is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The book introduces twin detectives Jack and Gil Alvarez, who take on a peculiar case involving a vast fortune that has remained unclaimed for forty years. The narrative promises intrigue as the brothers navigate through a complex web of clues and enigmatic characters in their quest to solve the mystery. At the start of the story, Jack Alvarez is summoned by a retired banker, Richard Townsend, who reveals that he has been holding a substantial sum of money and securities belonging to an unknown individual for decades. The banker confesses his fears about potential negligence and the mystery surrounding the original depositor. As Jack delves into the details, he uncovers elements of the case that weave together themes of trust, crime, and identity, including his realization that the initial depositor may have had ulterior motives involving the protection of a granddaughter. This opening sets the stage for Jack's meticulous investigation, rekindling hope in resolving a long-standing mystery and bringing closure to the heir's identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 162272 162281 2024-09-11T08:24:26.889590 2023-09-11T11:30:00.489904 text/html text/html 162473 2021-01-03T22:04:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 54396 2021-01-03T22:04:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 126346 2024-09-11T08:24:32.294051 application/epub+zip 127450 2024-09-11T08:24:28.683574 application/epub+zip 127450 2024-09-11T08:24:27.630564 application/epub+zip 347894 2024-09-11T08:24:34.874059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326470 2024-09-11T08:24:31.504080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326356 2022-09-12T08:16:24.470659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142299 142209 2024-09-11T08:24:26.284603 2023-09-11T11:29:59.747909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141993 2021-01-03T22:04:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50629 2021-01-03T22:04:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18156 2024-09-11T08:24:35.002032 application/rdf+xml 23043 2024-09-11T08:24:27.992599 image/jpeg 4485 2024-09-11T08:24:27.812587 image/jpeg 125031 2024-09-11T08:24:26.903593 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