Project Gutenberg 2019-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 188 Hecht, Ben 1894 1964 Smith, Wallace 1888 1937 The Florentine Dagger: A Novel for Amateur Detectives Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Florentine Dagger: A Novel for Amateur Detectives" by Ben Hecht is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Julien De Medici, a playwright living in New York who finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue following the murder of his friend Victor Ballau. As De Medici navigates his feelings for Ballau's daughter, Florence, he also grapples with the implications of her father’s death and the complexities of love and betrayal that ensue. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Julien De Medici, who is waiting in Victor Ballau's ornate library. Through Julien's introspective thoughts, we learn of his troubled past, his artistic aspirations, and his growing affection for Florence, Victor's daughter. The atmosphere shifts dramatically when Florence arrives, visibly distraught after receiving alarming news. Shortly thereafter, as Julien seeks a sense of normalcy amidst the escalating tension, he is suddenly thrust into chaos when he discovers Victor's lifeless body, a dagger protruding from his chest, leading to a frantic investigation and stirring suspicions that threaten to unravel both his romance and his own identity. The opening sets the stage for a tale rich with emotion and layered enigmas, inviting the reader to delve deeper into the convoluted dynamics at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Insanity (Law) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 360708 2025-06-23T14:46:28.818341 text/html 371444 2019-05-03T14:43:18 text/html 1297009 2025-06-23T14:46:37.034351 application/epub+zip 1310356 2025-06-23T14:46:31.306288 application/epub+zip 209648 2025-06-23T14:46:30.008283 application/epub+zip 1355371 2025-06-23T14:46:41.016256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1321726 2025-06-23T14:46:36.018323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292438 2022-09-26T23:30:30.430696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320679 2025-06-23T14:46:27.574291 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320823 2019-05-03T14:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19830 2025-06-23T14:46:41.190254 application/rdf+xml 23932 2025-06-23T14:46:30.129297 image/jpeg 2940 2025-06-23T14:46:30.068298 image/jpeg 115452 2019-05-03T14:43:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 1188952 2019-05-03T14:43:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1189462 2025-06-23T14:46:28.879304 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 en.wikipedia