Project Gutenberg 2019-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 152 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith The Charing Cross Mystery Produced by Al Haines "The Charing Cross Mystery" by J. S. Fletcher is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Hetherwick, a young barrister, who becomes embroiled in a mysterious case involving the sudden death of an ex-police superintendent, Robert Hannaford, on the last train to Charing Cross. As Hetherwick investigates the circumstances surrounding Hannaford's death, he encounters a cast of intriguing characters and begins to unravel a complex web of secrets, including a mysterious portrait and the question of foul play. At the start of the narrative, Hetherwick catches the last train home and soon finds himself captivated by two men who enter his compartment. One of the men, a burly figure, suddenly suffers a seizure and dies just moments after expressing excitement about an old portrait connected to a woman he once knew. Hetherwick quickly realizes that something is amiss when the other, a sallow-faced man, makes a hurried exit before any help arrives. As the story unfolds, Hetherwick learns that Hannaford was not only involved in a suspicious death but that he was also potentially entangled in a pursuit of a fortune linked to an invention he was developing prior to his demise. In a search for answers, Hetherwick pursues leads that connect Hannaford's past, his granddaughter Rhona, and a captivating but elusive woman from years ago. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Lawyers -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 495830 2025-07-24T03:56:03.688037 text/html 488895 2019-11-21T08:27:14 text/html 206554 2025-07-24T03:56:09.348965 application/epub+zip 216272 2025-07-24T03:56:04.311996 application/epub+zip 216272 2025-07-24T03:56:03.983992 application/epub+zip 347261 2025-07-24T03:56:13.074443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330037 2025-07-24T03:56:08.979006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329401 2022-09-27T04:22:49.810244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453764 2025-07-24T03:56:02.394981 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453902 2019-11-21T08:27:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19424 2025-07-24T03:56:13.207441 application/rdf+xml 7851 2025-07-24T03:56:04.076001 image/jpeg 1797 2025-07-24T03:56:04.031975 image/jpeg 165303 2019-11-21T08:27:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 188606 2019-11-21T08:27:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 192944 2025-07-24T03:56:03.732976 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