Project Gutenberg 2013-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 57 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Arrow of Fire A Mystery Story for Boys E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Arrow of Fire" by Roy J. Snell is a boys' mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Johnny Thompson, a young man recently returned to his native Chicago after three years of adventure, who quickly finds himself embroiled in crime-fighting. With engaging characters like Drew Lane, a young detective, and a host of intriguing criminal activity in the city, the novel blends elements of mystery with the thrill of detective work and the camaraderie of unexpected friendships. At the start of the novel, Johnny arrives back in Chicago aboard a freighter, feeling a mixture of nostalgia and anticipation for the adventures that await him. After meeting Drew Lane, who appears to lead a double life as an ordinary man and a detective, Johnny is drawn into a world filled with excitement and danger. The opening chapters establish Johnny's determination to take an active role in crime prevention as he becomes a witness in a significant case involving pickpockets, while a mysterious figure with a gun looms in the shadows, hinting at further peril. The narrative sets the stage for a thrilling journey as Johnny navigates the conflicts and challenges of city life, embracing his newfound responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43263/43263-h/images/cover.jpg en Mystery and detective stories Police -- Juvenile fiction Gangsters -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 317850 317693 2024-09-18T07:36:43.231618 2023-09-19T03:49:30.705081 text/html text/html 326866 2013-07-20T12:16:05 text/html 143564 2013-07-20T12:19:12 text/html application/zip 155348 2024-09-18T07:36:49.896497 application/epub+zip 166341 2024-09-18T07:36:45.061522 application/epub+zip 163522 2024-09-18T07:36:44.129494 application/epub+zip 274485 2024-09-18T07:36:53.624486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237156 2024-09-18T07:36:49.203494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234590 2022-09-19T17:44:21.426692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275608 275494 2024-09-18T07:36:42.129528 2023-09-19T03:49:29.694103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275297 2013-07-20T12:07:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105580 2013-07-20T12:07:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19178 2024-09-18T07:36:53.779441 application/rdf+xml 15932 2024-09-18T07:36:44.229511 image/jpeg 2593 2024-09-18T07:36:44.179494 image/jpeg 142806 2024-09-18T07:36:43.261510 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 More titles under O'Hara, David