Project Gutenberg 2014-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 254 Munro, Norman L. The Spruce Street Tragedy; or, Old Spicer Handles a Double Mystery Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "The Spruce Street Tragedy; or, Old Spicer Handles a Double Mystery" is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Old Spicer, a seasoned detective, who is drawn into a complex murder case involving the suffocation of a local widow named Mrs. Ernst. As he navigates through clues and the eerie details of the crime scene, he embarks on an investigation that intertwines with a larger web of intrigue, pointing to well-established criminal networks. The opening of the book introduces a tense atmosphere as Old Spicer and his colleagues discuss the troubling absence of a man named George, who eventually joins them with grim news about the murder of Mrs. Ernst, which has jolted the neighborhood. Descriptions of the crime scene emphasize the unnerving brutality of the event, revealing signs of struggle and prior knowledge by the assailants regarding the victim's habits and possessions. As Old Spicer prepares to delve deeper into the case, he uncovers not only the grim reality of the murder but also hints at a dark underworld linked to the victim's previous life, setting the stage for a thrilling investigation filled with hidden truths and dangerous encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46523/46523-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 357836 2025-08-18T17:02:55.367016 text/html 340187 2024-10-24T09:46:07 text/html 631070 2025-08-18T17:03:02.013974 application/epub+zip 635386 2025-08-18T17:02:56.152036 application/epub+zip 189230 2025-08-18T17:02:55.713023 application/epub+zip 777505 2025-08-18T17:03:06.519956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745148 2025-08-18T17:03:01.537009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301941 2022-09-21T07:15:47.081346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326752 2025-08-18T17:02:53.909058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306642 2024-10-24T09:46:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16129 2025-08-18T17:03:06.671967 application/rdf+xml 23017 2025-08-18T17:02:55.822026 image/jpeg 3554 2025-08-18T17:02:55.768039 image/jpeg 652417 2025-08-18T17:02:55.411026 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