Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 94 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith Scarhaven Keep Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Scarhaven Keep" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative opens with the sudden disappearance of a renowned actor, Bassett Oliver, who mysteriously goes missing just after he arrives in Scarhaven for a theatrical engagement. The primary focus is on Jerramy, the stage-door keeper, and the actors and management team who are thrown into disarray by Oliver's absence, especially Richard Copplestone, the author of a play Oliver was to produce. As the search for him unfolds, the plot thickens with various characters embroiled in a web of suspicion and potential motives. At the start of the novel, we meet Jerramy, a familiar face at the Theatre Royal in Norcaster, who interacts with the anxious business manager of Bassett Oliver, Mr. Stafford. They are both concerned when Oliver fails to arrive for a crucial rehearsal after a weekend absence. As they begin to investigate, it becomes clear that Oliver had been seen heading towards Scarhaven Keep after visiting a local inn, raising questions about his fate. The opening chapters set the stage for a thickening plot of intrigue, introducing multiple characters who may be connected to Oliver’s disappearance, including members of the local community and even the Squire of Scarhaven. The narrative promises an unfolding mystery steeped in drama, suspicion, and the lure of hidden truths about the enigmatic coastal town of Scarhaven. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 493077 492977 2024-09-04T10:39:04.469861 2023-10-05T04:01:41.278166 text/html text/html 493070 492970 2024-09-04T10:39:04.703863 2023-10-05T04:01:41.478226 text/html text/html 227091 2024-09-04T10:39:11.804888 application/epub+zip 233709 2024-09-04T10:39:06.180917 application/epub+zip 233708 2024-09-04T10:39:05.282892 application/epub+zip 424880 2024-09-04T10:39:16.527827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387627 2024-09-04T10:39:11.166858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387662 2022-09-05T05:28:58.572179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448817 448760 2024-09-04T10:39:04.095913 2023-10-05T04:01:40.885132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 448756 2020-12-26T21:08:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166321 2020-12-26T21:08:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 448747 2020-12-26T21:08:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166300 2020-12-26T21:08:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20027 2024-09-04T10:39:16.692802 application/rdf+xml 13636 2024-09-04T10:39:05.637852 image/jpeg 3677 2024-09-04T10:39:05.457882 image/jpeg 225039 2024-09-04T10:39:04.743886 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