Project Gutenberg 2006-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 260 Hay, James 1881 1936 The Winning Clue E-text prepared by David Garcia, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Winning Clue" by James Hay is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the investigation of the brutal murder of Mrs. Withers, unraveling a tangled web of relationships, jealousy, and secrets. The main character appears to be Lawrence Bristow, a lamed man with a knack for solving crimes, who becomes intricately involved in the case alongside local police. The opening of the book introduces a chilling scene on Manniston Road, where Bristow first hears a woman's terrified cry for help. Rushing to assist, he discovers the lifeless body of Mrs. Withers in an unsettling pose on a couch, indicating foul play. As neighbors gather, Bristow takes charge, urging swift action to preserve the crime scene. What unfolds is Bristow's engagement with several key suspects, including the frightened sister Miss Fulton and humorously ineffective police officers. The narrative hints at deeper familial tensions and possible motivations for murder, laying a complex foundation for a classic whodunit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 440282 2025-06-08T13:18:45.859233 text/html 446060 2010-10-22T22:09:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160551 2010-10-22T22:10:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231806 2025-06-08T13:18:55.280151 application/epub+zip 239192 2025-06-08T13:18:48.409178 application/epub+zip 239192 2025-06-08T13:18:46.892231 application/epub+zip 450406 2025-06-08T13:19:00.213159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427749 2025-06-08T13:18:54.161170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405810 2022-09-09T13:04:01.644398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414769 2025-06-08T13:18:44.375199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414494 2010-10-22T22:08:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155892 2010-10-22T22:10:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414501 2010-10-22T22:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155887 2010-10-22T22:10:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19976 2025-06-08T13:19:00.364130 application/rdf+xml 12496 2025-06-08T13:18:47.486185 image/jpeg 3200 2025-06-08T13:18:47.192236 image/jpeg 226049 2025-06-08T13:18:45.900208 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