Project Gutenberg 2021-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Gluck, Sinclair 1887 1956 29017086 Shadow in the House $aUnited States :$bA. L. Burt,$c1929. Stephen Hutcheson, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Shadow in the House" by Sinclair Gluck is a murder mystery novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around the bizarre murder of a millionaire named Mason Rees Harrison, who is found dead in his lavish home, shot with an arrow. The narrative introduces several central characters, including Paul Bernard, a retired detective, and Landis, a younger colleague, who must navigate through a web of family secrets and lies to uncover the truth behind Harrison's sudden death. At the start of the novel, the tension is palpable as the characters gather for a dinner party shortly after the newlywedded couple Landis and Elsa return from their honeymoon. The festive atmosphere quickly dissolves when a frantic call interrupts their evening, informing them of Harrison's murder. The detectives are drawn into the case, attempting to piece together the events leading up to the crime while navigating the peculiar dynamics of the household. The opening sets the stage for a compelling mix of suspense and character interplay, hinting at the complex relationships and hidden motives that will unfold as the investigation progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200121171709gluck 1929 US Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Police -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 522729 2025-07-26T11:18:13.198353 text/html 505953 2024-10-18T17:28:46 text/html 683318 2025-07-26T11:18:25.696312 application/epub+zip 680162 2025-07-26T11:18:17.529366 application/epub+zip 295511 2025-07-26T11:18:13.898347 application/epub+zip 619491 2025-07-26T11:18:31.247302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576180 2025-07-26T11:18:24.978296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389190 2022-09-30T05:05:00.387462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473086 2025-07-26T11:18:11.179367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453231 2024-10-18T17:28:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16526 2025-07-26T11:18:31.457283 application/rdf+xml 8133 2025-07-26T11:18:16.944349 image/jpeg 1745 2025-07-26T11:18:16.874360 image/jpeg 1007198 2025-07-26T11:18:13.255357 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