Project Gutenberg 2011-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 318 McCulley, Johnston 1883 1958 Strong, Harrington Wittmack, E. Franklin (Edgar Franklin) 1894 1956 Wittmack, Edgar Franklin The Black Star: A Detective Story Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Black Star: A Detective Story" by Johnston McCulley is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Roger Verbeck, a clever and adventurous man determined to outwit a notorious criminal known as the Black Star. As Verbeck embarks on a series of thrilling encounters with the criminal, the narrative unfolds a mystery filled with tension and intrigue related to heists and a secretive gang. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Roger Verbeck as he wakes in the middle of the night sensing an intruder in his apartment. He confronts a burglar, who unexpectedly reveals that he is connected to the Black Star—a master thief who has eluded the police for months. The opening chapters establish a cat-and-mouse game between Verbeck and the Black Star, as Verbeck resolves to capture the criminal and his gang. This quest leads to a deeper exploration of the criminal underworld and unexpected twists, setting the tone for a gripping detective story full of clever plots and daring escapades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 423579 2025-10-14T14:08:08.939615 text/html 425796 2021-04-13T07:44:04 text/html 334255 2025-10-14T14:08:17.237600 application/epub+zip 334471 2025-10-14T14:08:11.898643 application/epub+zip 260481 2025-10-14T14:08:10.709654 application/epub+zip 507929 2025-10-14T14:08:21.309614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478740 2025-10-14T14:08:16.488605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348679 2022-09-16T11:54:33.705820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397654 2025-10-14T14:08:08.331615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397525 2021-04-13T07:43:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19065 2025-10-14T14:08:21.443569 application/rdf+xml 14501 2025-10-14T14:08:11.215652 image/jpeg 3553 2025-10-14T14:08:10.961621 image/jpeg 141213 2021-04-13T07:44:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 206720 2021-04-13T07:44:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 285078 2025-10-14T14:08:08.974648 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