Project Gutenberg 2010-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 167 Leverage, Henry 1885 1931 Leverage, Carl Henry Whispering Wires E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Whispering Wires" by Henry Leverage is a mystery novel written in the late 1910s. The story unfolds in the bustling backdrop of New York City, revolving around the life of Detective Triggy Drew. As Drew is drawn into a high-stakes case of blackmail and impending doom, he faces increasingly complex threats that set the stage for intrigue and suspense. The opening of the story introduces readers to the luxurious mansion of Montgomery Stockbridge, a wealthy munitions magnate who has received a blackmail letter suggesting a sinister connection to his family and foreshadowing danger. Detective Drew is summarily called to investigate, and as he arrives at Stockbridge's home, the tension mounts with the impending threat against the magnate's life, hinted at through a mysterious phone call. When Drew discovers Stockbridge dead in the library, the narrative dives into unraveling the clues of a locked-room murder, layered with suspicion and urgency, making for a gripping start to the mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 462071 2025-07-14T04:35:39.820555 text/html 493610 2010-10-08T17:51:59 text/html 251953 2025-07-14T04:35:49.178519 application/epub+zip 257097 2025-07-14T04:35:43.055577 application/epub+zip 245752 2025-07-14T04:35:41.721600 application/epub+zip 495689 2025-07-14T04:35:53.370520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467190 2025-07-14T04:35:48.250559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419567 2022-09-15T13:16:51.103529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401520 2025-07-14T04:35:38.636572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 401286 2010-10-08T17:47:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 401296 2010-10-08T17:47:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20999 2025-07-14T04:35:53.497506 application/rdf+xml 16278 2025-07-14T04:35:42.233594 image/jpeg 4021 2025-07-14T04:35:41.974547 image/jpeg 149894 2010-10-08T17:47:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 175029 2010-10-08T17:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 149865 2010-10-08T17:47:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 243154 2025-07-14T04:35:39.856635 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