Project Gutenberg 2013-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 167 Stringer, Arthur 1874 1950 The Shadow Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Mardi Desjardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Shadow" by Arthur Stringer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the readers to Jim Blake, the Second Deputy Commissioner of Police, who is deeply embroiled in the investigation of a notorious criminal named Connie Binhart. The novel explores themes of law, morality, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly through the dynamic between Blake and a woman named Elsie. At the start of the book, Jim Blake receives a visit from Elsie Verriner, a woman with a mysterious past, who has been linked to various crimes. Their conversation reveals both tension and a complicated past, marked by instances where Blake has had to confront her involvement in criminal activities. As he navigates his duties within the police force and his complex feelings for Elsie, Blake learns about Connie Binhart's whereabouts, leading to a tense negotiation of trust and manipulation. The opening sets the stage for an intriguing interplay of crime and personal relationships, hinting at Blake's determination to capture Binhart and his complicated feelings for Elsie, who may still be entangled with the criminal world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44336/44336-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Canadian fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 348084 2025-06-18T04:11:42.129305 text/html 333234 2024-10-23T20:10:34 text/html 172880 2025-06-18T04:11:48.657250 application/epub+zip 185745 2025-06-18T04:11:44.169300 application/epub+zip 178475 2025-06-18T04:11:43.328312 application/epub+zip 285281 2025-06-18T04:11:52.050298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249183 2025-06-18T04:11:47.918258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242237 2022-09-20T08:25:17.133940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313266 2025-06-18T04:11:41.413282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293527 2024-10-23T20:10:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16654 2025-06-18T04:11:52.199220 application/rdf+xml 13487 2025-06-18T04:11:43.444261 image/jpeg 2296 2025-06-18T04:11:43.396285 image/jpeg 183197 2025-06-18T04:11:42.167299 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