Project Gutenberg 2009-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 168 Burns, William J. 1861 1932 Burns, William John Ostrander, Isabel 1883 1924 Chipperfield, Robert Orr Grant, Douglas Fox, David Ostrander, Isabel Egenton Grefé, Will 1875 1957 Grefe, Will 15017132 The Crevice E-text prepared by Roger Frank, Darleen Dove, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Crevice" by William J. Burns and Isabel Ostrander is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious death of Pennington Lawton, a powerful financier whose unexpected demise sparks a complex chain of events that leave his daughter, Anita Lawton, grappling with revelations about her father's life and business dealings. As the narrative unfolds, Anita finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue involving her father's associates and an unknown visitor on the night of his death, raising the stakes in a race to uncover the truth behind her father's hidden secrets. The opening portion of the novel introduces readers to the stark contrast between the public persona of Pennington Lawton as a revered financial magnate and the shadowy implications of his private affairs upon his death. The narrative begins with Lawton's death , and we see the immediate aftermath and how it affects those around him, particularly his daughter Anita. As she begins to process her grief, Anita recalls key moments leading up to her father's death, most notably an intriguing conversation she overheard late at night involving her father and a mysterious visitor, which indicates potential foul play. The tension escalates as she receives shocking news from her minister about her father's financial ruin and the possibility of a conspiracy involving those closest to him, laying the groundwork for a suspenseful exploration of trust, betrayal, and the search for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 614242 2025-07-12T07:18:29.765659 text/html 644062 2009-07-06T11:05:40 text/html 934638 2025-07-12T07:18:39.575596 application/epub+zip 946443 2025-07-12T07:18:32.684624 application/epub+zip 305550 2025-07-12T07:18:31.377633 application/epub+zip 1163335 2025-07-12T07:18:44.913074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1147887 2025-07-12T07:18:38.732646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485559 2022-09-13T14:46:57.830994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543819 2025-07-12T07:18:28.524642 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 543533 2009-07-06T09:30:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 543541 2009-07-06T09:30:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22961 2025-07-12T07:18:45.067070 application/rdf+xml 10736 2025-07-12T07:18:31.892624 image/jpeg 2831 2025-07-12T07:18:31.633642 image/jpeg 207790 2009-07-06T09:30:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 766992 2009-07-06T11:09:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 207727 2009-07-06T09:30:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 831100 2025-07-12T07:18:29.835634 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 en.wikipedia