The Markenmore Mystery
THE MARKENMORE MYSTERY
THE MYSTERY STORIES OF
J. S. FLETCHER
“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.”
—Boston Evening Transcript
NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF
J. S. FLETCHER
NEW YORK
ALFRED • A • KNOPF
MCMXXIII
COPYRIGHT, 1923. BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.
Published September. 1923
J. S. Fletcher
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TWO WANDERERS RETURN
THE BUTLER’S PANTRY
GREY DAWN
MARKENMORE HOLLOW
DENOUNCED
THE CORONER SITS
MRS. BRAXFIELD SUPPORTS
THE INCRIMINATING LETTER
THE MIDNIGHT MEETING
THE RING AND THE PIPE
FIRST STEPS
THE DOWER HOUSE
WILLIAM PEGGE
GONE
WAS IT ROBBERY?
FAMILY MATTERS
TOO LATE
DEEP LANE
UNDER PRESSURE
VILLAGE GOSSIP
ARREST
MRS. BRAXFIELD'S MOVE
THE PROFESSORIAL THEORY
THE MAN WHO COULD GUESS
THE DEVIL'S GRIP