Project Gutenberg 2013-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 198 Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew, Thomas W. 1857 1914 Hanshew, T. W. (Thomas W.) The Riddle of the Purple Emperor Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Annie R. McGuire from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "The Riddle of the Purple Emperor" by Mary E. and Thomas W. Hanshew is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Hamilton Cleek, a master detective known as "The Man of Forty Faces," who is drawn into a mystery involving a young woman, Lady Margaret Cheyne, and her family’s valuable jewels, particularly the infamous "Purple Emperor," a diamond with a dark history. The narrative is set against the backdrop of intrigue and danger as Cleek uncovers layers of deception surrounding the Cheyne family. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to the bustling atmosphere of Charing Cross Station as Cleek eagerly awaits the return of Ailsa Lorne from Paris. However, he encounters Lady Margaret, who has arrived alone and weary from her journey, having been overlooked at the station. Ailsa persuades Cleek to assist her in driving Lady Margaret to her newly inherited home, Cheyne Court, where dark secrets await. As Cleek drives, he learns of the ominous history tied to the family jewels and the potential dangers that they carry, especially considering the strange figures Margaret encountered on her journey. Through masterful prose, the opening sets a suspenseful tone that hints at a complex riddle and impending tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Cleek, Hamilton (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 432666 432492 2024-10-18T07:10:24.436701 2023-09-18T15:16:05.027590 text/html text/html 438843 2016-07-14T08:00:44 text/html 196488 2016-07-14T08:01:04 text/html application/zip 286947 2024-10-18T07:10:33.995676 application/epub+zip 288635 2024-10-18T07:10:27.783698 application/epub+zip 235597 2024-10-18T07:10:26.389732 application/epub+zip 518143 2024-10-18T07:10:38.965664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473881 2024-10-18T07:10:33.019717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386974 2022-09-19T16:55:43.743712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394986 394856 2024-10-18T07:10:23.206737 2023-09-18T15:16:04.002571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 394603 2016-07-14T07:59:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150135 2016-07-14T08:01:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 394610 2016-07-14T08:00:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150117 2016-07-14T08:01:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21737 2024-10-18T07:10:39.101677 application/rdf+xml 15362 2024-10-18T07:10:26.957692 image/jpeg 3935 2024-10-18T07:10:26.673742 image/jpeg 267573 2024-10-18T07:10:24.475725 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