Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Brebner, Percy James 1864 1922 The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles" by Percy James Brebner is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the astute and eccentric detective Christopher Quarles as he solves various intricate cases, starting with the mysterious disappearance of Sir Grenville Rusholm's body immediately after his supposed death. Quarles is accompanied by his friend and investigator Murray Wigan, who calls upon Quarles's expertise to unravel the enigma central to this startling crime. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a shocking scene where mourners gather for Sir Grenville Rusholm's funeral, only to discover that his coffin is inexplicably empty, save for two pieces of lead. This revelation prompts Wigan to seek out Quarles, who has vowed to retire from crime-solving. However, Quarles is ultimately drawn back into the fray, intrigued by the mystery. The opening chapters lay a complex groundwork for investigations involving themes of deception, social status, and familial ties. As they delve deeper, Quarles and Wigan consider various suspects, motives, and the implications behind the corpse's disappearance, setting the stage for a gripping whodunit that weaves through the murky waters of societal intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 588538 588430 2024-10-04T11:57:23.527217 2023-10-05T03:59:24.087009 text/html text/html 588531 588423 2024-10-04T11:57:23.843184 2023-10-05T03:59:24.313104 text/html text/html 313808 2024-10-04T11:57:34.943142 application/epub+zip 323082 2024-10-04T11:57:28.061207 application/epub+zip 271606 2024-10-04T11:57:26.539207 application/epub+zip 670084 2024-10-04T11:57:40.071113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635140 2024-10-04T11:57:33.907157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465284 2022-09-05T05:25:45.884156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527538 527481 2024-10-04T11:57:23.002227 2023-10-05T03:59:23.585993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527236 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189854 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527228 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189814 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20650 2024-10-04T11:57:40.201125 application/rdf+xml 25566 2024-10-04T11:57:27.147237 image/jpeg 4602 2024-10-04T11:57:26.826313 image/jpeg 310165 2024-10-04T11:57:23.890242 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