Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 216 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with Marshall Allerdyke, a successful manufacturer, who receives an urgent telegram from his cousin James Allerdyke asking him to meet at a hotel in Hull. Upon arrival, Marshall discovers that James has died under mysterious circumstances, which leads him to suspect foul play and embark on an investigation to unveil the truth surrounding his cousin's death. The opening portion of the book introduces Marshall, his cousin James, and the immediate circumstances following James's death. After finding that James is dead in his hotel room, Marshall's suspicion grows as he attempts to piece together the events leading up to the incident. The dialogue between characters reveals James’s recent business dealings, including possible connections to valuable jewels and a mysterious princess. This sets the stage for a deeper intrigue involving theft, murder, and manipulation, suggesting an intricate web of relationships and dangers that Marshall must navigate as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 524535 2025-08-05T03:36:50.140987 text/html 524541 524370 2024-11-05T04:53:30.756941 2023-10-05T05:46:04.412529 text/html text/html 264717 2025-08-05T03:36:58.628915 application/epub+zip 271882 2025-08-05T03:36:53.125018 application/epub+zip 261177 2025-08-05T03:36:51.939968 application/epub+zip 517105 2025-08-05T03:37:03.093975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477611 2025-08-05T03:36:57.855906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435125 2022-09-05T08:02:43.524416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477610 2025-08-05T03:36:49.696010 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 457757 2024-10-28T17:49:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17113 2025-08-05T03:37:03.230916 application/rdf+xml 15452 2025-08-05T03:36:52.431943 image/jpeg 3775 2025-08-05T03:36:52.184938 image/jpeg 261288 2025-08-05T03:36:50.182952 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