J. S. Fletcher

After a childhood beset by abject poverty, Jeckie Fletcher is determined to do whatever it takes to live a comfortable, stable life. That's why she rejects the love of her childhood sweetheart, Joe Bartle, and instead sets her sights on local merchant Albert Grice. When her dogged pursuit of Grice ends in failure, Jeckie refuses to give up on her dream-setting into motion a series of events that will ultimately wreak havoc in the lives of everyone involved.

A quaint and idyllic English community is rocked to its very core when a dead body is found and foul play is suspected. But with few clues to go on and no likely suspects, it appears that the brutal crime may remain unsolved. This classic from the golden age of detective fiction will suck you in and keep you guessing until the very last page.

In this twist-packed mystery from English author J. S. Fletcher, wealthy magnate Mr. Ashton is found murdered. When a desperate young man is discovered trying to sell a valuable piece of jewelry that belonged to the victim, the crime appears to have been solved-but the person who had the misfortune of finding the body believes the case is more complex than it seems.

The Orange-Yellow Diamond By J. S. Fletcher

This locked-room mystery from master of the genre J. S. Fletcher will leave you guessing until the very last page. A classic whodunit, In the Mayor's Parlour focuses on a case of corruption in a small town that culminates in a nearly impossible-to-solve crime.

An elderly sailor is found murdered. When authorities attempt to contact his brother to inform him of the bad news, they discover a shocking coincidence: he too had met his end-the victim of foul play-the very same night. Is there a connection between the two deaths? An intrepid detective tries his best to crack the case.

British poet, journalist, and avid amateur historian Joseph Smith Fletcher went on to become one of the foremost figures in the genre of detective fiction in the early to mid-twentieth century. Set in a quiet community in the north of England, The Borough Treasurer is an enjoyable mystery that will keep even the most astute readers guessing.

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Oliver Bassett, an actor and director in northern England, goes missing. A young author is intending to meet Bassett and sets out with another man to find him. They track him to Scarhaven, where he has disappeared. Copplestone meets Audrey Greyle, the cousin of the Squire of Scarhaven Keep, and before long another mystery unfolds.

A quaint and idyllic English community is rocked to its very core when a dead body is found and foul play is suspected. But with few clues to go on and no likely suspects, it appears that the brutal crime may remain unsolved. This classic from the golden age of detective fiction will suck you in and keep you guessing until the very last page.

When businessman Marshall Allerdyke receives a late night message to meet his cousin in Hull, he makes a late night drive only to find on his arrival that his cousin is dead. Further investigation reveals that he had been carrying a fortune in jewels that has now gone missing. Allerdyke vows to track down the murders at any cost. But to do so he must discover whether the mysterious woman he had met traveling to Hull was the one who left the jeweled buckle in his cousin's room, and if he can trust his cousin's American business associate Franklin Fullaway. But most important of all, he must determine what role was played by The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation