Project Gutenberg 2009-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 217 Lynch, Lawrence L. Van Deventer, Emma Murdoch Deventer, Emma Murdoch van Van Deventer, E. M. (Emma Murdoch) Murdoch van Deventer, E. (Emma) Against Odds: A Detective Story Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Against Odds: A Detective Story" by Lawrence L. Lynch is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Carl Masters, a member of the secret service, who arrives at the World's Fair not as a tourist but in pursuit of criminal suspects, specifically counterfeiter Greenback Bob and his associates. The backdrop of the exposition sets the stage for intrigue and deception, as Masters navigates through the fair's splendor while shadowing various characters who may hold keys to his investigation. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Masters as he arrives at the grand site of the World's Fair, immediately captivated by its beauty yet focused on his mission. As he engages with a rustic man and other fair-goers, he quickly realizes that he isn’t merely navigating the Fair's exhibitions but also a web of potential confidence schemes and criminal activities. Masters’ keen observations and interactions establish a tense atmosphere filled with suspense and the promise of danger, hinting at the complexities that lie ahead as he works to uncover the counterfeiting plot while guarding against the dangers of deceit in this vibrant public space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/29670/29670-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 621016 2025-07-12T08:42:10.464565 text/html 629452 2013-02-23T12:21:08 text/html 333727 2025-07-12T08:42:18.054569 application/epub+zip 340318 2025-07-12T08:42:11.580628 application/epub+zip 320504 2025-07-12T08:42:11.019573 application/epub+zip 548894 2025-07-12T08:42:23.626535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480428 2025-07-12T08:42:17.422551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460898 2022-09-13T16:33:24.934583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579277 2025-07-12T08:42:09.272568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 579034 2013-02-23T12:15:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 579026 2013-02-23T12:14:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20696 2025-07-12T08:42:23.763497 application/rdf+xml 23818 2025-07-12T08:42:11.118563 image/jpeg 3176 2025-07-12T08:42:11.068585 image/jpeg 223614 2013-02-23T12:22:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 309443 2013-02-23T12:22:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 223534 2013-02-23T12:22:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 308304 2025-07-12T08:42:10.514562 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