Project Gutenberg 2014-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 193 Howard, Police Captain Howard, police captain, pseud.? Shadow, the Mysterious Detective Produced by Demian Katz, Joseph Rainone and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Shadow, the Mysterious Detective" by Police Captain Howard is a serialized detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young detective known as Shadow, who navigates the treacherous underbelly of society to solve crimes and confront evildoers. In this gripping tale, readers are introduced to a variety of characters, including Mat Morris, a young man determined to rescue his beloved Helen Dilt, who has been abducted and is entangled in a dark web of crime and mystery. The opening of the novel sets a stark and tense atmosphere on a stormy night when the narrator, Police Captain Howard, responds to a cry for help. He witnesses a murder shortly thereafter and uncovers a tragic love story intertwined with the investigation. The story quickly shifts to Mat Morris, who has recently lost his job but is determined to find Helen when she mysteriously disappears. As the plot unfolds, questions of identity, loyalty, and danger arise, intertwining the fates of various characters in a suspenseful narrative filled with secrets and intrigue. The first few chapters establish the stakes and tone, leaving readers eager to uncover the bigger mystery behind the enigmatic Shadow and the chaotic world surrounding him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45455/45455-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels Detectives -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 246370 2025-08-18T11:42:34.000243 text/html 227528 2024-10-24T06:05:22 text/html 160081 2025-08-18T11:42:38.135235 application/epub+zip 162802 2025-08-18T11:42:34.523242 application/epub+zip 162803 2025-08-18T11:42:34.245238 application/epub+zip 274280 2025-08-18T11:42:41.260215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247420 2025-08-18T11:42:37.871229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247561 2022-09-20T18:04:09.765365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226138 2025-08-18T11:42:32.976255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206367 2024-10-24T06:05:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16356 2025-08-18T11:42:41.398162 application/rdf+xml 27262 2025-08-18T11:42:34.329234 image/jpeg 4393 2025-08-18T11:42:34.287198 image/jpeg 161122 2025-08-18T11:42:34.033218 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