John R. Watson

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When Harry Marsland was caught in a sudden down pour he sought shelter at Cliff Farm. Met at the door by a young woman clearly expecting someone else he is only too glad to get inside to wait out the storm. When they hear a noise upstairs in the deserted house they investigate only to discover the body of the farm's owner, Frank Lumsden, dead of a gunshot wound. Who then, killed Lumsden, and why? Who was the woman expecting and did she have any roll in the murder? These are the questions that private detective Crewe must answer in The Mystery of the Downs. This classic book was edited and published by Resurrected Press. Resurrected Press is dedicated to bringing high quality classic books back to the readers who enjoy them. These are not scanned versions of the originals, but, rather, quality checked and edited books meant to be enjoyed Please search Amazon for "Resurrected Press" to find both print and Kindle editions of all of our books, or visit ResurrectedPress.com

High Court Justice Sir Horace Fewbanks found shot dead in his Hampstead home, a butler with a criminal past, a scorned lover and a hint of scandal. These are the elements of the Hampstead Mystery that Detective Inspector Chippenfield of Scotland Yard must unravel with the assistance of the ambitious Detective Rolfe. But will he be able to sort out the tangled threads of this case and arrest the culprit before he is upstaged by the celebrated gentleman detective Crewe. Follow the details of this amazing case at it plays out across Hampstead, London and Scotland until it reaches a stunning conclusion in the courts of the Old Bailey. This classic book was edited and published by Resurrected Press. Resurrected Press is dedicated to bringing high quality classic books back to the readers who enjoy them. These are not scanned versions of the originals, but, rather, quality checked and edited books meant to be enjoyed Please search Amazon for "Resurrected Press" to find both print and Kindle editions of all of our books, or visit ResurrectedPress.com

The Hampstead Mystery is written by John R. Watson & Arthur J. Rees. The story starts with inspector Seldon and Flack approaching the Rivers brook mansion. With the large, antique brass knocker, Inspector Seldon forcefully banged on the front door. He waited patiently for a response, but other than the harsh tone of an electric bell, nothing else was heard. Inspector Seldon immediately circled the house's side, checking the windows along the way. On the exterior woodwork, he noticed that one of the catches had been damaged. Inspector Seldon strolled along the corridor, shining his torch into each room as he went. Inspector Seldon carefully examined the hangings and the figure. It was misaligned and on the verge of falling off its pedestal. A door on the right, in the passage just beyond the landing, was thrown wide open. Inspector Seldon found Flack kneeling beside the body of a man who had been dead for hours. He discovered the wound where the blood had come from over his heart. He added, lightly caressing the wound, "It doesn't take a big wound to kill a guy.

Chiếc xe taxi rẽ nhanh ch ng v o đại lộ r m m t của Vườn Tanton, nơi Ng i Horace Rarebanks sống, v chỉ trong chốc l t đ tấp v o b n ngo i Riversbrook. Ng i nh nằm c ch con đường kh xa trong khu n vi n của ch nh n . Thanh tra Seldon v Flack nhanh ch ng đi qua khu đất v đến cửa trước của dinh thự. Kh ng c ai về; nơi đ c vẻ vắng vẻ, v r m che tr n cửa sổ tầng trệt. Thanh tra Seldon g lớn v o cửa trước bằng chiếc g đồng lớn, kiểu cũ, v bấm chu ng. Anh chăm ch lắng nghe phản hồi, nhưng kh ng c m thanh n o tiếp theo ngoại trừ nốt sắc nhọn của chu ng điện khi Flack rung n lần nữa trong khi thanh tra Seldon c i xuống với tai của m nh v o lỗ kh a. Sau đ , vi n thanh tra l i lại v quan s t ng i nh một c ch quan t m trong gi y l t. "Đặt ng n tay của bạn v o chiếc chu ng đ v tiếp tục rung n , Flack," anh ta đột ngột n i. "T i thấy rằng một số tấm r m đ được hạ xuống, nhưng c một tấm ở tầng một được k o l n một phần. C vẻ như ng i nh đ bị đ ng cửa v ai đ đ quay lại bất ngờ."

"Detective-Inspector Chippenfield of Scotland Yard. Tell Inspector Seldon I want him, and be quick about it." "Yes, sir. Hang on, sir. I'll put you through to him at once." Detective-Inspector Chippenfield, of Scotland Yard, waited with the receiver held to his ear. While he waited he scrutinised keenly a sheet of paper which lay on the desk in front of him. It was a flimsy, faintly-ruled sheet from a cheap writing-pad, blotted and soiled, and covered with sprawling letters which had been roughly printed at irregular intervals as though to hide the identity of the writer.