Project Gutenberg 2019-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 159 Dana, Marvin 1867 1926 Dana, Marvin Hill St. John, J. Allen (James Allen) 1872 1957 John, J. Allen St. John, James Allen St. The Lake Mystery E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Lake Mystery" by Marvin Dana is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story revolves around a group of adventurers, led by Saxe Temple, who seek a hidden treasure left by an eccentric old miser named Horace Abernethey, who has died under mysterious circumstances. As they dive into a web of clues and personal rivalries, the themes of greed, loyalty, and the chase for riches come to the forefront. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Horace Abernethey, a miser obsessed with his hoarded wealth and musical ambitions, who is preparing to reveal his hidden treasure in his will. The prologue paints a vivid picture of Abernethey's complex character as he indulges in melancholic music and plans his final actions with urgency. Following his death, Saxe Temple and his friends receive a letter detailing the condition of their quest for Abernethey’s fortune, which requires them to work together to uncover the treasure within a time limit. This opening portion sets the stage for a thrilling adventure, filled with diverse characters and potential betrayals, as different parties—including the deceased's mysterious secretary and a prospective heiress—enter the fray, enhancing the intrigue surrounding Abernethey's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 466346 2025-06-23T16:36:55.225709 text/html 482822 2019-06-22T12:12:30 text/html 561246 2025-06-23T16:37:03.020667 application/epub+zip 557147 2025-06-23T16:36:56.598808 application/epub+zip 284640 2025-06-23T16:36:55.975730 application/epub+zip 669931 2025-06-23T16:37:07.774826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619499 2025-06-23T16:37:02.320725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348114 2022-09-27T03:04:14.362513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422362 2025-06-23T16:36:54.461731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 422312 2020-06-15T04:49:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19753 2025-06-23T16:37:07.934649 application/rdf+xml 21861 2025-06-23T16:36:56.105732 image/jpeg 2186 2025-06-23T16:36:56.028707 image/jpeg 159546 2020-06-15T04:49:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 539039 2019-06-22T12:15:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 621725 2025-06-23T16:36:55.289749 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