Project Gutenberg 2021-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 101 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith Tervaskanto, Jussi Rippling Ruby. Finnish Välkehtivä Rubiini Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen "Välkehtivä Rubiini" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with a desperate protagonist who finds himself in a precarious situation at Portsmouth’s Clarence Quay, hoping to earn a shilling for a telegram request. He encounters a mysterious stranger who hands him a message intended for a man named Holliment, which leads him into a web of intrigue involving danger and potential crime. At the start of the narrative, the main character is in dire straits, having spent his last pennies to reach the quay in hopes of finding work. After seizing the opportunity to deliver a message for a hurried stranger, he is soon drawn into a world of secrets surrounding Holliment's eclectic store. As he navigates through odd encounters and hints of danger, he grapples with unanswered questions about the significance of the message he's carrying, the peculiarities of the people he meets, and the mysterious circumstances that seem to envelop his new role as Holliment’s temporary assistant. The plot is infused with suspense, suggesting that the protagonist's seemingly simple task is fraught with unexpected and potentially perilous implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Detective and mystery stories England -- Fiction Young men -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Horse racing -- Fiction Rubies -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 559265 2025-07-26T10:22:43.845944 text/html 559086 559026 2024-12-27T10:26:12.742199 2023-09-28T10:26:51.954045 text/html text/html 268964 2025-07-26T10:22:52.549889 application/epub+zip 277819 2025-07-26T10:22:46.848917 application/epub+zip 266057 2025-07-26T10:22:45.580912 application/epub+zip 526195 2025-07-26T10:22:57.225871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490711 2025-07-26T10:22:51.775907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465994 2022-09-29T22:50:48.826003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508264 2025-07-26T10:22:43.394917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488476 2024-10-18T16:55:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18249 2025-07-26T10:22:57.372835 application/rdf+xml 14940 2025-07-26T10:22:46.105906 image/jpeg 3886 2025-07-26T10:22:45.847880 image/jpeg 267790 2025-07-26T10:22:43.891914 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