Project Gutenberg 2012-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 240 Harvey, Marion The Mystery of the Hidden Room Produced by Robert Cicconetti, 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/Canadian Libraries) "The Mystery Of The Hidden Room" by Marion Harvey is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The plot centers around Carlton Davies, a man who finds himself embroiled in a web of deception and intrigue after receiving a desperate note from his former love, Ruth, who is married to the wealthy Philip Darwin. As events unfold, Darwin is found dead shortly after a confrontation with Ruth, leading to a tense investigation where various suspects, including Ruth and the manipulative secretary Orton, are scrutinized. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Carlton's deep emotional conflict stemming from his past relationship with Ruth and the situation regarding her brother, who is wanted for murder. Carlton is drawn back into Ruth's troubled life through her frantic note. When he arrives at the Darwin home, he discovers her in a dire situation—a murder has occurred, and the supposed culprit is Ruth herself, holding the murder weapon. The opening chapters set up an intense atmosphere of mystery, raising questions about motivations, innocence, and the hidden complexities of relationships, making the story compelling for readers who enjoy suspenseful narratives filled with emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 514449 2025-09-16T14:52:54.412848 text/html 494965 2024-10-23T11:42:17 text/html 300370 2025-09-16T14:53:03.137864 application/epub+zip 308287 2025-09-16T14:52:57.265865 application/epub+zip 267524 2025-09-16T14:52:56.031929 application/epub+zip 547611 2025-09-16T14:53:07.782823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514112 2025-09-16T14:53:02.314858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435999 2022-09-18T19:04:18.456053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488486 2025-09-16T14:52:53.139870 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468500 2024-10-23T11:42:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16253 2025-09-16T14:53:07.910819 application/rdf+xml 13584 2025-09-16T14:52:56.533860 image/jpeg 3473 2025-09-16T14:52:56.280858 image/jpeg 289359 2025-09-16T14:52:54.457924 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