Project Gutenberg 2007-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 195 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith The Borough Treasurer Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Borough Treasurer" by J. S. Fletcher is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Milford Cotherstone, the Borough Treasurer, who finds himself in a precarious situation when his tenant, the elderly Mr. Kitely, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. As the plot unfolds, themes of blackmail, buried secrets, and the consequences of past actions surface, as Cotherstone grapples with the fear of his dark history being exposed. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Highmarket, the town where the story takes place, and the main characters, including Cotherstone and his partner Mallalieu. The plot kicks off with a tense encounter between Cotherstone and Kitely, who reveals that he recognizes Cotherstone from a conviction thirty years prior, leading to implications of blackmail. The opening builds a sense of impending dread as Kitely is later found dead, raising questions about Cotherstone's involvement and his desperate need to keep his former life hidden. The stage is set for a gripping investigation into murder and corruption, with Cotherstone's precarious position at its center. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 507914 2025-08-08T14:12:41.285477 text/html 520812 2017-02-22T17:02:56 text/html 261091 2025-08-08T14:12:49.145512 application/epub+zip 264054 2025-08-08T14:12:43.327487 application/epub+zip 264053 2025-08-08T14:12:42.112524 application/epub+zip 475532 2025-08-08T14:12:53.848479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426890 2025-08-08T14:12:48.278486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402324 2022-09-09T15:38:32.088493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469411 2025-08-08T14:12:40.367498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469222 2017-02-22T17:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469213 2017-02-22T17:01:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20531 2025-08-08T14:12:53.977434 application/rdf+xml 12307 2025-08-08T14:12:42.621499 image/jpeg 3276 2025-08-08T14:12:42.367479 image/jpeg 174729 2017-02-22T17:04:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 183386 2017-02-22T17:04:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 174695 2017-02-22T17:04:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 241544 2025-08-08T14:12:41.322490 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