Project Gutenberg 2011-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 145 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells Hoskins, Gayle Porter 1887 1962 The Diamond Pin E-text prepared by Annie McGuire from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "The Diamond Pin" by Carolyn Wells is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the eccentric and wealthy Ursula Pell, who is found dead in her locked room under mysterious circumstances, sparking intrigue and suspicion among her relatives, especially her niece Iris Clyde, and her nephew Winston Bannard. The narrative explores themes of familial bonds strained by wealth, inheritance, and betrayal, as well as the classic whodunit mystery of murder. The opening of the book introduces the complex relationship between Iris and her aunt, with Ursula's penchant for practical jokes causing tension within their household. As the narrative unfolds, we see the characters' motivations become entangled with the shocking revelation of Ursula's murder, amid a chaotic scene in her sitting room. The locked room mystery sets a tone of suspense as the characters grapple with the peculiar and violent circumstances surrounding Ursula's death, leading to initial blame directed at Iris and Winston. The dynamics of inheritance and hidden secrets hint at deeper undercurrents that may connect them to the crime, laying the groundwork for a thrilling investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 422027 2025-08-14T09:16:56.667617 text/html 420330 2011-01-20T22:49:47 text/html 272637 2025-08-14T09:17:05.875012 application/epub+zip 275406 2025-08-14T09:16:59.680592 application/epub+zip 224262 2025-08-14T09:16:58.316606 application/epub+zip 470123 2025-08-14T09:17:10.364034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435069 2025-08-14T09:17:04.873021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365148 2022-09-16T06:32:57.008124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355092 2025-08-14T09:16:55.361585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354800 2011-01-20T22:45:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354807 2011-01-20T22:45:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21496 2025-08-14T09:17:10.514987 application/rdf+xml 12860 2025-08-14T09:16:58.834656 image/jpeg 3396 2025-08-14T09:16:58.572606 image/jpeg 133646 2011-01-20T22:45:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 189430 2011-01-20T22:52:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 133635 2011-01-20T22:45:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 256116 2025-08-14T09:16:56.702580 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 More titles under Wright, Rowland en.wikipedia