Project Gutenberg 2023-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. The gallery gods $aNew York :$bThe Frank A. Munsey Company, $c1920. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Gallery Gods" by Murray Leinster is a suspenseful short story that blends themes of crime and psychological tension, written in the early 20th century. This narrative follows William Beckwith, a man who takes pride in having killed a prominent figure, Hugh Conway, and his astonishment at discovering that no news of the murder has circulated, suggesting a larger conspiracy that defies public scrutiny. The story unfolds with Beckwith relishing the thought of his crime being revealed and the subsequent notoriety it would bring him. However, he is faced with the mysterious silence of the press regarding Conway's murder, leading him into a spiral of paranoia and desperation. As he travels back to New York, hoping to validate the death of the man he killed, he unwittingly falls into a trap set by the police commissioner, Wells. In a dramatic twist, Beckwith learns that his actions have placed him exactly where Wells wanted him, culminating in his arrest while the press captures his humiliation. The narrative delves into themes of ego, the pursuit of fame, and the ultimate consequence of one's actions when trying to defy societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/argosy_all-story_v124no3_1920-images 20230809073402leinster 1920 US Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Murderers -- Fiction Americans -- Foreign countries -- Fiction Fugitives from justice -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 53951 2025-06-28T10:36:27.399564 text/html 29425 2023-11-08T05:03:40 text/html 488595 2025-06-28T10:36:29.894579 application/epub+zip 487386 2025-06-28T10:36:28.332561 application/epub+zip 128583 2025-06-28T10:36:27.761561 application/epub+zip 908345 2025-06-28T10:36:31.165558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901310 2025-06-28T10:36:29.524574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47260 2025-06-28T10:36:27.293568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27503 2023-11-08T05:03:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16759 2025-06-28T10:36:31.288528 application/rdf+xml 19102 2025-06-28T10:36:28.008584 image/jpeg 3349 2025-06-28T10:36:27.882550 image/jpeg 476225 2025-06-28T10:36:27.415552 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