Project Gutenberg 2011-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 103 McCulley, Johnston 1883 1958 Strong, Harrington Wittmack, E. Franklin (Edgar Franklin) 1894 1956 Wittmack, Edgar Franklin The Black Star: A Detective Story Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Black Star: A Detective Story" by Johnston McCulley is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Roger Verbeck, a clever and adventurous man determined to outwit a notorious criminal known as the Black Star. As Verbeck embarks on a series of thrilling encounters with the criminal, the narrative unfolds a mystery filled with tension and intrigue related to heists and a secretive gang. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Roger Verbeck as he wakes in the middle of the night sensing an intruder in his apartment. He confronts a burglar, who unexpectedly reveals that he is connected to the Black Star—a master thief who has eluded the police for months. The opening chapters establish a cat-and-mouse game between Verbeck and the Black Star, as Verbeck resolves to capture the criminal and his gang. This quest leads to a deeper exploration of the criminal underworld and unexpected twists, setting the tone for a gripping detective story full of clever plots and daring escapades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 423432 423356 2024-09-15T08:45:27.654152 2023-09-15T14:01:28.458481 text/html text/html 425796 2021-04-13T07:44:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 206720 2021-04-13T07:44:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 310752 2024-09-15T08:45:34.864097 application/epub+zip 311221 2024-09-15T08:45:29.193136 application/epub+zip 251569 2024-09-15T08:45:28.265129 application/epub+zip 467032 2024-09-15T08:45:39.352098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437653 2024-09-15T08:45:34.229143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348679 2022-09-16T11:54:33.705820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397654 2024-09-15T08:45:26.942137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397525 2021-04-13T07:43:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 141213 2021-04-13T07:44:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18482 2024-09-15T08:45:39.487084 application/rdf+xml 14522 2024-09-15T08:45:28.633126 image/jpeg 3579 2024-09-15T08:45:28.450126 image/jpeg 263746 2024-09-15T08:45:27.692157 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