Project Gutenberg 2013-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 100 Flynn, William J. (William James) 1867 1928 Flynn, William James The Barrel Mystery Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by D Alexander, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Barrel Mystery" by William J. Flynn is a crime novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the gritty backdrop of New York City, the story revolves around a heinous murder that sparks a deep investigation led by members of the Secret Service. The narrative explores themes of organized crime, particularly focusing on the activities of a group known as the "Black-Hand Society" and the ensuing chaos that follows their violent and criminal dealings. The opening of the book introduces readers to a chilling scene as Mrs. Frances Conners discovers a gruesome sight—a man's body stuffed into a barrel on the streets of New York. This shocking discovery sends shockwaves through the community and prompts a frantic investigation by the police and Secret Service agents. As more details emerge, particularly regarding the victim's ties to a deadly Sicilian gang and counterfeiting operations, tensions rise. The scene sets a suspenseful tone, hinting at a tangled web of greed, violence, and betrayal, establishing a compelling foundation for the unfolding mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42010/42010-h/images/cover-page.jpg en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 337172 336937 2024-10-17T15:41:13.185819 2023-09-18T09:34:00.963723 text/html text/html 339609 2013-02-04T12:49:02 text/html 163567 2013-02-04T12:52:07 text/html application/zip 178710 2024-10-17T15:41:18.584785 application/epub+zip 180347 2024-10-17T15:41:14.076821 application/epub+zip 180346 2024-10-17T15:41:13.625831 application/epub+zip 291258 2024-10-17T15:41:22.279797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251270 2024-10-17T15:41:18.073817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251511 2022-09-19T08:21:39.674984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298492 298310 2024-10-17T15:41:12.389785 2023-09-18T09:34:00.266698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 298100 2013-02-04T12:46:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107710 2013-02-04T12:46:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 298107 2013-02-04T12:46:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107699 2013-02-04T12:46:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21757 2024-10-17T15:41:22.415742 application/rdf+xml 11340 2024-10-17T15:41:13.718786 image/jpeg 1906 2024-10-17T15:41:13.671789 image/jpeg 162157 2024-10-17T15:41:13.216803 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