Project Gutenberg 2019-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 136 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Gray Shadow A Mystery Story For Boys Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Gray Shadow" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Johnny Thompson, a young world traveler and carnival worker, who becomes embroiled in a series of unusual events involving gambling schemes, an air mail robbery, and the enigmatic figure known as the Gray Shadow. As he navigates the carnival setting and subsequent adventures, Johnny's path intersects with a cast of characters, including friends and criminals, plunging him into a thrilling quest for justice. The opening of the novel sets the stage at a bustling carnival where Johnny, while managing a game booth, overhears suspicious discussions hinting at the presence of a crooked gambling ring. Skeptical of his current business, Johnny is searching for "some big thing" happening at the carnival. His curiosity piqued, he witnesses an interaction between a victim and a con artist, prompting him to intervene heroically. By the end of the opening chapter, Johnny is left with marked money and a series of unanswered questions, including the appearance of the mysterious Gray Shadow, a figure that has haunted him in moments of danger. The introduction concludes with hints of deeper plots and the intertwining fates of characters, igniting excitement for the adventures that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Mystery and detective stories Thieves -- Juvenile fiction Jewelry -- Juvenile fiction Air mail service -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 314822 2025-07-24T05:37:32.042037 text/html 301203 2024-10-17T13:45:22 text/html 238672 2025-07-24T05:37:39.147020 application/epub+zip 250118 2025-07-24T05:37:34.230015 application/epub+zip 187632 2025-07-24T05:37:33.043027 application/epub+zip 354363 2025-07-24T05:37:42.748953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304732 2025-07-24T05:37:38.293991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255802 2022-09-27T08:00:26.412475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273723 2025-07-24T05:37:31.064074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254008 2024-10-17T13:45:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17781 2025-07-24T05:37:42.908961 application/rdf+xml 13886 2025-07-24T05:37:33.192015 image/jpeg 2255 2025-07-24T05:37:33.113997 image/jpeg 223888 2025-07-24T05:37:32.075035 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 More titles under O'Hara, David