Project Gutenberg 2012-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 424 Leahy, William Augustine 1867 Leahy, William A. (William Augustine) Leahy, W. A. (William Augustine) The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery Produced by Darleen Dove, Mary Meehan 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.) "The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery" by William Augustine Leahy is a novel written in the late 19th century. This gripping tale revolves around Robert Floyd, who becomes embroiled in a complex mystery following a devastating fire that claims lives and destroys his home, while questions surrounding the fire's cause lead to dark rumors about his character. As the investigation unfolds, themes of loss, suspicion, and the search for truth intertwine, setting the stage for a tense narrative. At the start of the story, chaos erupts as Bertha, a housemaid, raises the alarm about a fire in Professor Arnold's home. The smoke billows from the study where it ignites, and as the neighborhood crowds around, desperate firemen battle the blaze, revealing the urgency of the situation. Amid the tumult, suspicion begins to swirl around Robert Floyd when it’s discovered that he was in the house moments before the inferno broke out. The tension mounts as firefighters, police, and onlookers react to the flames, leading to tragic consequences and hinting at a deeper conspiracy. The opening sets the tone for a layered mystery that explores the human psyche under duress, highlighting both heroism and danger as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39544/39544-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Arson -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 806201 2025-07-16T06:27:28.960104 text/html 814287 2012-04-26T19:27:52 text/html 488841 2025-07-16T06:27:38.148049 application/epub+zip 500194 2025-07-16T06:27:30.110108 application/epub+zip 389403 2025-07-16T06:27:29.539090 application/epub+zip 761327 2025-07-16T06:27:44.929039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714284 2025-07-16T06:27:37.552033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603703 2022-09-18T06:48:44.089069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772286 2025-07-16T06:27:26.085092 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 771983 2012-04-26T19:27:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19381 2025-07-16T06:27:45.064982 application/rdf+xml 23516 2025-07-16T06:27:29.639062 image/jpeg 3685 2025-07-16T06:27:29.590056 image/jpeg 468451 2012-04-26T19:27:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 304688 2012-04-26T19:27:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 468372 2025-07-16T06:27:29.024107 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