Project Gutenberg 2021-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 95 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith Nyman, Väinö 1880 1947 Nyman, Vaino The safety pin. Finnish Lukkoneula Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen "Lukkoneula" by J. S. Fletcher is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Southernstowe, where it follows the life of Francis D. Shelmore, a young solicitor who finds himself thrust into unexpected circumstances when a new client, the mysterious Cynthia Pretty, arrives seeking help about her missing guardian, Mr. Deane. As the narrative unfolds, we are drawn into a mystery that involves deception, potential crime, and intrigue surrounding the characters' relationships and motivations. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Shelmore, a meticulous young solicitor who is proud of his newly established office. His routine is disrupted when Cynthia Pretty seeks his assistance concerning the disappearance of her wealthy guardian, Mr. Deane, who vanished under suspicious circumstances after arriving at the local hotel. As Shelmore learns more about the situation, including Mr. Deane’s activities leading up to his disappearance and the implications of his potential riches, tension builds. With the introduction of additional characters, including a police officer and various townsfolk, the plot hints at a complex web of intrigue and suspense that engages the reader in uncovering the truth behind Mr. Deane's vanishing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Detective and mystery stories English fiction -- Translations into Finnish PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 521803 2025-07-26T10:55:59.985826 text/html 521624 521564 2024-12-27T11:01:13.318032 2023-09-28T10:57:51.674149 text/html text/html 244935 2025-07-26T10:56:07.374739 application/epub+zip 252074 2025-07-26T10:56:01.920797 application/epub+zip 252073 2025-07-26T10:56:00.724789 application/epub+zip 450458 2025-07-26T10:56:11.505726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417095 2025-07-26T10:56:06.554755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391287 2022-09-30T04:17:34.443515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479119 2025-07-26T10:55:59.557773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459374 2024-10-18T17:16:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17766 2025-07-26T10:56:11.657749 application/rdf+xml 11364 2025-07-26T10:56:01.243775 image/jpeg 3124 2025-07-26T10:56:00.986775 image/jpeg 241458 2025-07-26T10:56:00.026832 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia