Project Gutenberg 2008-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 107 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith 22015675 Ravensdene Court E-text prepared by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Ravensdene Court" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds as the protagonist, Leonard Middlebrook, receives an invitation to Ravensdene Court, an old manor house in Northumberland, to evaluate a vast collection of antiquarian books. Upon arrival, he encounters a chilling mystery involving the murder of Salter Quick, a seafaring man, setting the tone for a tale filled with secrets and intrigue. At the start of the narrative, Middlebrook embarks on a journey to Ravensdene Court and receives a letter from Francis Raven, the new owner, inviting him to explore the extensive library left behind by Raven's uncle. As he walks along the dramatic Northumbrian coastline, he meets Salter Quick, who is searching for gravestones of his ancestors. Shortly after their conversation, Middlebrook discovers Quick's lifeless body on the beach, revealing the gruesome act of murder. The discovery raises questions about the connections between Quick and another man also seeking the same family name—Netherfield. This opening sets the stage for a layered mystery as Middlebrook becomes entangled in the search for answers surrounding the crimes linked to the past and the secrets of Ravensdene Court. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/26324/26324-h/images/cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 522764 522621 2024-09-11T08:52:39.210639 2023-09-11T11:54:34.374866 text/html text/html 534900 2013-07-17T06:20:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305431 2013-07-17T06:22:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 336892 2024-09-11T08:52:46.358576 application/epub+zip 342559 2024-09-11T08:52:40.252615 application/epub+zip 271934 2024-09-11T08:52:39.731613 application/epub+zip 517620 2024-09-11T08:52:51.414566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459609 2024-09-11T08:52:45.660578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389897 2022-09-12T08:54:23.483792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482757 482658 2024-09-11T08:52:38.161681 2023-09-11T11:54:33.393851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482505 2013-07-17T06:14:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181757 2013-07-17T06:22:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482512 2013-07-17T06:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181748 2013-07-17T06:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20334 2024-09-11T08:52:51.560535 application/rdf+xml 22768 2024-09-11T08:52:39.830601 image/jpeg 2960 2024-09-11T08:52:39.780600 image/jpeg 306911 2024-09-11T08:52:39.261635 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