Project Gutenberg 2014-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 328 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells Hoskins, Gayle Porter 1887 1962 The Curved Blades E-text prepared by Mardi Desjardins, Stephen Hutcheson, rcool, and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada "The Curved Blades" by Carolyn Wells is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the opulent but tension-filled environment of Garden Steps, a grand estate where Miss Lucy Carrington, an heiress marked by a fierce temperament and a longing for companionship, resides. As the plot begins to take shape, a tragic event unfolds, hinting at a web of deceit and hidden motives that surround Lucy's life, leading to her shocking demise. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Lucy Carrington and her complicated relationships with her cousins and social secretary. The narrative captures a tense evening of bridge where Lucy's volatile nature is on display; her anger and love for splendid things are palpable. However, the atmosphere quickly shifts from playful board games to foreboding, as Lucy hints at some unspecified ominous event awaiting her. Her predictions come tragically true as the story progresses, leading to the discovery of her lifeless body adorned in her wealth of jewels, a paper snake around her neck, and the mystery surrounding the circumstances of her death. As conflicting accounts emerge from those in her life, the reader is drawn into a compelling murder mystery layered with intrigue and dark secrets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45622/45622-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 490252 2025-08-18T12:22:32.624432 text/html 489130 2024-10-24T07:12:31 text/html 388700 2025-08-18T12:22:40.834399 application/epub+zip 405789 2025-08-18T12:22:34.720469 application/epub+zip 237045 2025-08-18T12:22:33.663406 application/epub+zip 548494 2025-08-18T12:22:45.137338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509117 2025-08-18T12:22:40.020401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340667 2022-09-20T19:00:48.478441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430523 2025-08-18T12:22:31.281475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410682 2024-10-24T07:12:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17711 2025-08-18T12:22:45.326367 application/rdf+xml 12385 2025-08-18T12:22:33.766404 image/jpeg 2381 2025-08-18T12:22:33.715452 image/jpeg 375561 2025-08-18T12:22:32.670435 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 en.wikipedia