The Markenmore Mystery

The Markenmore Mystery

Mr. Fletcher is a master of plot, and he never goes beyond the bounds of reason in its procedure and development. He, moreover, can write the English language as a vital means to the end both of narrative and description, and he never fails to show that he is its master. It is therefore a pleasure to read his stories, not merely for their entertaining qualities, but also for the agreeable appeal of their manner and their style. THE MIDDLE TEMPLE MURDER [1918] THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM [1920] THE PARADISE MYSTERY [1920] DEAD MENS MONEY [1920] THE ORANGE YELLOW DIAMOND [1921] THE CHESTERMARKE INSTINCT [1921] THE BOROUGH TREASURER [1921] THE HERAPATH PROPERTY [1921] SCARHAVEN KEEP [1922] THE RAYNER-SLADE AMALGAMATION [1922] RAVENSDENE COURT [1922] THE MIDDLE OF THINGS [1922] THE LOST MR. LINTHWAITE [1923] EXTERIOR TO THE EVIDENCE [1923] THE MARKENMORE MYSTERY [1923] THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB [In Preparation] THE KING VERSUS WARGRAVE [In Preparation] Braxfield, who had been butler to Sir Anthony Markenmore, Baronet, of Markenmore Court, for thirty years, was a man of method. All his life he had cultivated the habit of doing certain things at certain times: the older he grew (and he was now a little over sixty) the more this habit grew upon him. Virtually, he was master of the house; Sir Anthony was an invalid who kept his room; Mr. Guy Markenmore, the elder son, had never crossed his fathers threshold for some years; Mr. Harry Markenmore, the younger son, preferred anybody but himself to exercise merely domestic authority; Miss Valencia Markenmore, the only daughter, had been but recently released from the schoolroom; accordingly, Braxfield, one way and another, and without seeming to do so, wielded a mild, unobtrusive autocracy. He had many good rules, and some others that were little better than fadsamongst the last was his trick of locking up the house at precisely eight oclock every evening. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 59818
Author: Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
Release Date: Jun 26, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English