Project Gutenberg 2025-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 1696 Strahan, Kay Cleaver 1888 1941 Strahan, Mrs. William Nicholas Footprints $aUnited States :$bDoubleday, Doran & Compnay, Inc., $c1928, copyright 1929. Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Winner of The Crime Club's Scotland Yard Prize for the best Mystery and Detective Story of the Year [1928]. Brian Raiter "Footprints" by Kay Cleaver Strahan is a novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around Judith Quilter Whitefield, a widow and member of a prominent family in Oregon, who struggles with family secrets and past traumas as she navigates her relationships. The novel begins with Judith’s arrival at a hotel, where she is introduced to the dynamics of upper-class society, revealing her past and the enigmatic troubles surrounding her family. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Judith as she ventures through the hotel lobby and prepares to meet her brother, Neal Quilter. This initial glimpse establishes a complex familial backdrop, with hints of past tragedies, particularly the unresolved murder of Judith and Neal’s father, Richard Quilter. Neal's psychological struggles surface early on, leading to a gripping dialogue where he confesses to feeling guilty over their father's death. Their interactions blend elements of intrigue and emotional depth, indicating that the narrative will tackle themes of guilt, family loyalty, and the burden of past actions. The stage is set for a story that interweaves mystery and introspection as Judith seeks to understand her family's legacy while grappling with Neal's troubling revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000122124 20250303221120strahan 1928 US en Detective and mystery stories Oregon -- Fiction Psychological fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Ranches -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 523518 2025-03-10T10:02:41.150115 text/html 498818 2025-03-10T08:38:55 text/html 612538 2025-03-10T10:03:06.057042 application/epub+zip 611787 2025-03-10T10:02:52.602038 application/epub+zip 309597 2025-03-10T10:02:44.865077 application/epub+zip 927234 2025-03-10T10:03:20.041977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899954 2025-03-10T10:03:05.540969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497903 2025-03-10T10:02:40.387126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478208 2025-03-10T08:38:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4333 2025-03-10T10:03:20.176941 application/rdf+xml 11331 2025-03-10T10:02:52.148043 image/jpeg 2320 2025-03-10T10:02:52.045039 image/jpeg 594501 2025-03-10T10:02:41.203127 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