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Title: The case of the Black Twenty-Two
Alternate Title: 22
Original Publication: New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929.
Note: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Brian Raiter
Summary: "The Case of the Black Twenty-Two" by Brian Flynn is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around Peter Daventry, a junior partner at a London law firm, who finds himself embroiled in a mystery involving stolen antiques and intertwined murders. As he navigates through this labyrinth of deception, the eccentricities of his clients and the sinister happenings in the background keep the reader engaged in a mix of humor and suspense. At the start of the novel, Peter Daventry is introduced as a somewhat disillusioned young solicitor, reflecting on the tedium of his work while preparing for a peculiar commission from an American millionaire collector, Laurence P. Stewart. He is tasked with acquiring three historical items linked to Mary, Queen of Scots, but soon finds himself connecting with other characters, including Mr. Linnell, his senior partner, and an array of shadowy figures that add intrigue to the narrative. As events unfold, a robbery and a murder occur at the Hanover Galleries, where the very items Daventry was to acquire go missing, setting off a chain of investigations that hint at deeper complexities and eventual lethal consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Flynn, Brian, 1885-1958
EBook No.: 75209
Published: Jan 26, 2025
Downloads: 1373
Language: English
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Bathurst, Anthony (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The case of the Black Twenty-Two
Alternate Title: 22
Original Publication: New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929.
Note: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Brian Raiter
Summary: "The Case of the Black Twenty-Two" by Brian Flynn is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around Peter Daventry, a junior partner at a London law firm, who finds himself embroiled in a mystery involving stolen antiques and intertwined murders. As he navigates through this labyrinth of deception, the eccentricities of his clients and the sinister happenings in the background keep the reader engaged in a mix of humor and suspense. At the start of the novel, Peter Daventry is introduced as a somewhat disillusioned young solicitor, reflecting on the tedium of his work while preparing for a peculiar commission from an American millionaire collector, Laurence P. Stewart. He is tasked with acquiring three historical items linked to Mary, Queen of Scots, but soon finds himself connecting with other characters, including Mr. Linnell, his senior partner, and an array of shadowy figures that add intrigue to the narrative. As events unfold, a robbery and a murder occur at the Hanover Galleries, where the very items Daventry was to acquire go missing, setting off a chain of investigations that hint at deeper complexities and eventual lethal consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Flynn, Brian, 1885-1958
EBook No.: 75209
Published: Jan 26, 2025
Downloads: 1373
Language: English
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Bathurst, Anthony (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.