Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 101 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips The Cinema Murder Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Cinema Murder" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story appears to revolve around Philip Romilly, a discontented young man who returns to his hometown of Detton Magna, only to discover unsettling changes in the life of Beatrice, his former fiancée. The narrative sets the stage for a dramatic exploration of jealousy, identity, and moral dilemmas, indicating themes of betrayal and the dark undercurrents of human relationships. At the start of the book, Philip arrives at Detton Magna in grim weather and navigates a world that feels desolate and oppressive. He is soon confronted with a starkly transformed Beatrice, who now possesses luxuries he cannot comprehend, suggesting a betrayal of their past. Their encounter reveals tension and unresolved feelings, as Philip probes her about the source of her newfound riches, leading to a revelation of her engagement to his cousin, Douglas. This initial setting underlines Philip's turmoil and introduces a mystery that he must contend with as he grapples with his emotions and the societal constraints surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 495983 2025-07-04T11:33:46.084618 text/html 495964 495843 2024-11-05T04:39:12.156851 2023-10-05T05:35:09.001505 text/html text/html 250886 2025-07-04T11:33:53.491484 application/epub+zip 257804 2025-07-04T11:33:48.070542 application/epub+zip 257805 2025-07-04T11:33:46.798504 application/epub+zip 463955 2025-07-04T11:33:57.496483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437741 2025-07-04T11:33:52.746501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413784 2022-09-05T07:46:04.835378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444501 2025-07-04T11:33:45.663568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 424715 2024-10-28T17:47:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16633 2025-07-04T11:33:57.620471 application/rdf+xml 13387 2025-07-04T11:33:47.291538 image/jpeg 3358 2025-07-04T11:33:47.045605 image/jpeg 246315 2025-07-04T11:33:46.123525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia