Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 The Hollow of Her Hand Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Hollow of Her Hand" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel set in the early 20th century. The story begins with a dramatic and mysterious scene where a veiled woman, Mrs. Wrandall, arrives at a remote inn during a violent storm, only to learn that her husband has been discovered dead in his room. The narrative introduces Mrs. Wrandall, who is defined by her anguish and determination to uncover the truth behind her husband's demise, amidst the confounding circumstances that surround the event. The opening of the book immerses readers in a claustrophobic atmosphere, highlighting Mrs. Wrandall's emotional turmoil as she faces the grim reality of her husband’s death. As she arrives at the inn, she quickly becomes entangled with various authorities—including a sheriff and a coroner—who provide details of the man’s murder, suggesting that he had been killed after a clandestine meeting with a woman who has since disappeared. The narrative hints at complexities of Mrs. Wrandall’s relationship with her husband and introduces themes of betrayal, identity, and moral ambiguity. As she confronts the aftermath of these events, the pages suggest her internal struggle and foreshadow deeper revelations about the mysterious woman connected to her husband’s murder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Mystery fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 796543 2025-08-03T06:18:25.280343 text/html 793955 2019-05-11T10:28:16 text/html 349363 2025-08-03T06:18:35.054287 application/epub+zip 360871 2025-08-03T06:18:27.485327 application/epub+zip 360871 2025-08-03T06:18:26.161322 application/epub+zip 621123 2025-08-03T06:18:40.785234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582482 2025-08-03T06:18:34.114292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543647 2022-09-03T09:56:46.691628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676079 2025-08-03T06:18:23.283816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 675768 2013-04-11T18:53:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18764 2025-08-03T06:18:40.927226 application/rdf+xml 11650 2025-08-03T06:18:26.678297 image/jpeg 3166 2025-08-03T06:18:26.419315 image/jpeg 269303 2019-05-11T10:30:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 258043 2013-04-11T18:59:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 337707 2025-08-03T06:18:25.337305 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