Project Gutenberg 2016-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 180 Frost, Lesley 1899 1983 Ballantine, Lesley Frost 32012521 Murder at Large Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Murder at Large" by Lesley Frost is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Ordway Belknap, an ex-Judge turned amateur detective, who finds himself embroiled in ominous circumstances filled with intrigue and potential murder. As events unfold, the tensions between characters unveil secrets and motives that complicate their relationships, setting the stage for a gripping narrative." "The opening of the book introduces Ordway Belknap, who is portrayed as both a solitary figure and a man of experience, having transitioned from the judicial bench to detective work due to his frustrations with the legal system. As he awaits a call from his enigmatic colleague, Bertrand Whittaker, Belknap reflects on previous criminal cases he successfully solved. Recognizing Whittaker's dangerous personality adds a layer of unease to Belknap's anticipation. His curiosity leads him to accept an invitation to Whittaker's Long Island mansion for what is implied to be a high-stakes weekend filled with criminals and possibly a planned murder, a situation that promises to test Belknap's skills as he navigates the gathering's underlying tensions and unspoken threats." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 310789 2025-06-21T09:06:52.316350 text/html 298780 2024-10-23T01:14:19 text/html 264214 2025-06-21T09:06:59.736338 application/epub+zip 275520 2025-06-21T09:06:54.866369 application/epub+zip 187642 2025-06-21T09:06:53.650339 application/epub+zip 375505 2025-06-21T09:07:03.269355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339674 2025-06-21T09:06:58.738378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251857 2022-09-24T07:02:25.357285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274301 2025-06-21T09:06:51.523396 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254582 2024-10-23T01:14:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16939 2025-06-21T09:07:03.418294 application/rdf+xml 16891 2025-06-21T09:06:53.759346 image/jpeg 2511 2025-06-21T09:06:53.705341 image/jpeg 250649 2025-06-21T09:06:52.349414 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