Project Gutenberg 2016-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 92 Frost, Lesley 1899 1983 Ballantine, Lesley Frost 32012521 Murder at Large Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Murder at Large" by Lesley Frost is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Ordway Belknap, an ex-Judge turned amateur detective, who finds himself embroiled in ominous circumstances filled with intrigue and potential murder. As events unfold, the tensions between characters unveil secrets and motives that complicate their relationships, setting the stage for a gripping narrative." "The opening of the book introduces Ordway Belknap, who is portrayed as both a solitary figure and a man of experience, having transitioned from the judicial bench to detective work due to his frustrations with the legal system. As he awaits a call from his enigmatic colleague, Bertrand Whittaker, Belknap reflects on previous criminal cases he successfully solved. Recognizing Whittaker's dangerous personality adds a layer of unease to Belknap's anticipation. His curiosity leads him to accept an invitation to Whittaker's Long Island mansion for what is implied to be a high-stakes weekend filled with criminals and possibly a planned murder, a situation that promises to test Belknap's skills as he navigates the gathering's underlying tensions and unspoken threats." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 310403 310408 2024-10-22T07:24:55.335782 2023-09-23T05:40:08.918140 text/html text/html 318942 2016-10-12T18:57:16 text/html 264132 2024-10-22T07:25:02.664733 application/epub+zip 275557 2024-10-22T07:24:57.754794 application/epub+zip 187676 2024-10-22T07:24:56.644788 application/epub+zip 375589 2024-10-22T07:25:06.396729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339586 2024-10-22T07:25:01.565743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251857 2022-09-24T07:02:25.357285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267635 267541 2024-10-22T07:24:54.511968 2023-09-23T05:40:07.989132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 274635 2016-10-12T18:57:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 107963 2016-10-12T18:57:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 267882 2016-10-12T18:57:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107040 2016-10-12T18:57:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21967 2024-10-22T07:25:06.703703 application/rdf+xml 16891 2024-10-22T07:24:56.747775 image/jpeg 2511 2024-10-22T07:24:56.694766 image/jpeg 250772 2016-10-12T18:57:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 250588 2024-10-22T07:24:55.367778 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