Project Gutenberg 2012-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 85 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) 1865 1948 Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel" by A. E. W. Mason is a crime fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around a mysterious affair involving a young woman named Joan Carew, who becomes embroiled in a series of events triggered by her attendance at a fancy-dress ball at the Semiramis Hotel in London. The narrative captures the intrigue of a bygone era, filled with class and social dynamics, while interweaving themes of deception, desire, and the search for truth. The story centers on the reemergence of Joan Carew, who seeks assistance from Mr. Ricardo and the astute French detective Hanaud after she becomes involved in an incident following her chance encounter with a man named Calladine at the ball. Joan's life takes a dramatic turn when she is haunted by dreams of a masked assailant, ultimately leading to the revelation of a murder at the Semiramis Hotel. As Ricardo and Hanaud work through the complexities of the case, a web of stolen jewels, mistaken identities, and hidden motivations is uncovered. The narrative unfolds in a suspenseful manner, culminating in a gripping conclusion that ties together the various threads of betrayal and romantic entanglements, providing a satisfying resolution to the mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Jewelry theft -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 139465 137677 2024-09-16T09:44:16.099654 2023-09-17T04:49:33.945146 text/html text/html 137950 2021-01-08T11:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46172 2021-01-08T11:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98543 2024-09-16T09:44:20.651624 application/epub+zip 99765 2024-09-16T09:44:17.744629 application/epub+zip 99766 2024-09-16T09:44:16.834686 application/epub+zip 198832 2024-09-16T09:44:22.644635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189666 2024-09-16T09:44:19.963664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189688 2022-09-17T15:40:46.006953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116491 116438 2024-09-16T09:44:15.564677 2023-09-17T04:49:33.512190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 116453 2021-01-08T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44057 2021-01-08T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116445 2021-01-08T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44026 2021-01-08T11:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20688 2024-09-16T09:44:22.784607 application/rdf+xml 12051 2024-09-16T09:44:17.172635 image/jpeg 2977 2024-09-16T09:44:17.001642 image/jpeg 98887 2024-09-16T09:44:16.113644 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