Project Gutenberg 2007-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 1596 Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) 1875 1956 Clerihew, E. (Edmund) Bentley, Edmund Clerihew The Woman in Black Alternate title: Trent's Last Case Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "The Woman in Black" by E. C. Bentley is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious murder of Sigsbee Manderson, a powerful financier whose death causes a panic in the markets. As the narrative unfolds, several characters, including journalist Sir James Molloy, are drawn into the investigation to unveil the truth behind Manderson's demise, leading readers through an intricate web of motives and suspects. The opening of the novel introduces the aftermath of Manderson's murder, detailing his influence on the financial world and the chaos triggered by his death. The story begins with Sir James Molloy receiving urgent news of the incident, prompting him to mobilize his team for a swift investigation. We meet various key characters, such as Mr. Bunner, another secretary, and Mr. Marlowe, who shed light on Manderson's final hours, revealing tensions in his personal life, particularly with his wife. The narrative sets an intriguing tone, suggesting deep emotional undercurrents that may relate to the circumstances of the murder while establishing a sense of impending mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Trent, Philip (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 419913 2025-10-09T07:45:49.345791 text/html 419946 2007-06-18T08:08:26 text/html 231302 2025-10-09T07:45:56.678741 application/epub+zip 237102 2025-10-09T07:45:52.202778 application/epub+zip 219328 2025-10-09T07:45:51.023777 application/epub+zip 435542 2025-10-09T07:46:00.197733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414348 2025-10-09T07:45:55.926773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387222 2022-09-10T09:40:11.005128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405253 2025-10-09T07:45:48.832760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405093 2007-06-18T08:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405090 2007-06-18T08:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20802 2025-10-09T07:46:00.327719 application/rdf+xml 14465 2025-10-09T07:45:51.516744 image/jpeg 3796 2025-10-09T07:45:51.267767 image/jpeg 155188 2007-06-18T08:08:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 158375 2007-06-18T08:08:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 155128 2007-06-18T08:08:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 229196 2025-10-09T07:45:49.383787 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