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Title: The Mark of Cain

Note: Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Mardi Desjardins and the
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Summary: "The Mark of Cain" by Carolyn Wells is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious murder of Rowland Trowbridge, a wealthy naturalist. His niece, Avice, is determined to uncover the truth behind her uncle's death, despite the somber backdrop of grief and the conflicting personalities in her household, including her uncle's fiancée, Mrs. Black, and the lawyer, Judge Hoyt. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Avice’s anxious wait for her uncle, who never returns home at the expected time. Her worry escalates into despair when she learns of Rowland Trowbridge’s violent death in Van Cortlandt Park. The narrative unfolds through a series of telephone conversations and police investigations, establishing key characters including the stern Judge Hoyt and the enigmatic Mrs. Black. As Avice grapples with her uncle's death, determined to find the killer, the tension rises with hints of familial conflict and secrets that may lead to the resolution of the crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942

Illustrator: Hoskins, Gayle Porter, 1887-1962

EBook No.: 44841

Published: Feb 8, 2014

Downloads: 180

Language: English

Subject: Fiction

Subject: Detective and mystery stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Mark of Cain

Note: Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Mardi Desjardins and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
(This book was produced from scanned images of public
domain material from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "The Mark of Cain" by Carolyn Wells is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious murder of Rowland Trowbridge, a wealthy naturalist. His niece, Avice, is determined to uncover the truth behind her uncle's death, despite the somber backdrop of grief and the conflicting personalities in her household, including her uncle's fiancée, Mrs. Black, and the lawyer, Judge Hoyt. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Avice’s anxious wait for her uncle, who never returns home at the expected time. Her worry escalates into despair when she learns of Rowland Trowbridge’s violent death in Van Cortlandt Park. The narrative unfolds through a series of telephone conversations and police investigations, establishing key characters including the stern Judge Hoyt and the enigmatic Mrs. Black. As Avice grapples with her uncle's death, determined to find the killer, the tension rises with hints of familial conflict and secrets that may lead to the resolution of the crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942

Illustrator: Hoskins, Gayle Porter, 1887-1962

EBook No.: 44841

Published: Feb 8, 2014

Downloads: 180

Language: English

Subject: Fiction

Subject: Detective and mystery stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.