Project Gutenberg 2022-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 234 Lincoln, Natalie Sumner 1881 1935 The Thirteenth Letter The 13th Letter $aUnited States :$bA. L. Burt Company,$c1923,copyright 1924. D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Thirteenth Letter" by Natalie Sumner Lincoln is a murder mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative opens with an ominous atmosphere surrounding Paul Abbott, a sick man who has just returned home to his family's country lodge near Washington, D.C. The story unfolds as the focus shifts to his nurse, Miriam Ward, whose fateful night shift becomes intertwined with the shocking events that follow Abbott's apparent murder. At the start of the story, Paul Abbott is gravely ill, and his new nurse, Miriam Ward, is tasked with his care amid a raging snowstorm. As events transpire, a mysterious girl named Betty Carter arrives with a clergyman, ultimately revealing a complex web of relationships. Tension builds when Abbott is discovered dead, leading to chaos and intrigue. As the characters grapple with confusion and suspicions, Miriam's night takes a dark turn when she finds herself chloroformed, complicating her role in the unfolding mystery. This opening effectively sets the stage for a gripping tale of deception, love, and the quest for justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200622155418lincoln 1923 US Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Nurses -- Fiction Washington (D.C.) Region -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 448839 2025-07-27T04:52:13.896893 text/html 452818 2024-10-18T21:09:47 text/html 366115 2025-07-27T04:52:22.580349 application/epub+zip 363568 2025-07-27T04:52:15.776368 application/epub+zip 288368 2025-07-27T04:52:14.749378 application/epub+zip 438700 2025-07-27T04:52:27.286292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396714 2025-07-27T04:52:21.587340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386281 2022-09-30T14:53:36.007692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389711 2025-07-27T04:52:12.759854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369763 2024-10-18T21:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17396 2025-07-27T04:52:27.441286 application/rdf+xml 8152 2025-07-27T04:52:15.036410 image/jpeg 1973 2025-07-27T04:52:14.872360 image/jpeg 282501 2025-07-27T04:52:13.939861 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