Project Gutenberg 2013-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 158 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells The Luminous Face Produced by Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Luminous Face" by Carolyn Wells is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around the suspicious death of Robert Gleason, which is initially treated as a suicide but quickly reveals layers of intrigue and potential foul play. Key characters include Doctor Ely Davenport, a physician with a strong sense of self-importance; Pollard, a man with a mysterious connection to Gleason; and Phyllis Lindsay, who is revealed to have had a complicated relationship with the deceased. At the start of the narrative, a group of acquaintances discusses the unsolved murder of Gleason, establishing a tense atmosphere as they contemplate the nature of crime and motives. The dialogue hints at the complexity of human emotions surrounding the concept of murder. Soon after, a frantic call from Gleason claiming he has been shot propels Doctor Davenport into action, ultimately leading to the discovery of Gleason's body and raising questions about the circumstances of his death. The opening effectively sets the stage for a tangled web of relationships and motives that will likely unfold as the investigation progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42714/42714-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 410820 2025-08-17T09:13:37.157156 text/html 392330 2024-10-23T15:44:23 text/html 261305 2025-08-17T09:13:42.482165 application/epub+zip 268689 2025-08-17T09:13:37.888157 application/epub+zip 209805 2025-08-17T09:13:37.520162 application/epub+zip 410036 2025-08-17T09:13:46.112143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390025 2025-08-17T09:13:42.161177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331372 2022-09-19T13:47:11.658446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388894 2025-08-17T09:13:36.030158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369247 2024-10-23T15:44:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16813 2025-08-17T09:13:46.275105 application/rdf+xml 24395 2025-08-17T09:13:37.622161 image/jpeg 3659 2025-08-17T09:13:37.571157 image/jpeg 278837 2025-08-17T09:13:37.192202 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