Project Gutenberg 2023-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 110 MacDonald, Philip 1900 1980 The rasp $aNew York, NY :$bThe Dial Press, $c1925, reprint 1926. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rasp Brian Raiter "The Rasp" by Philip MacDonald is a mystery novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the murder of a prominent cabinet minister, John Hoode, and follows Spencer Hastings, the editor of a publication called "The Owl", as well as his efficient secretarial assistant, Margaret Warren, who arrives with the shocking news of the murder. As the investigation progresses, they enlist the help of Anthony Gethryn, a man with a diverse background and a knack for uncovering the truth, to assist in solving the crime. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to Spencer Hastings during a chaotic Thursday night at the offices of "The Owl", leading up to the unexpected news of Hoode's murder. Hastings and Warren quickly navigate the demands of producing a special edition of their paper in the wake of this shocking event. As they delve into the investigation, they realize the complexity of the case involving various characters at the minister's country house, including family and guests. The opening chapters set a gripping tone for the narrative, filled with intrigue as Gethryn begins to examine the circumstances surrounding the murder, marked by unusual details that hint at a deeper plot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101864460 20231219172507macdonald 1925 US Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Gethryn, Anthony (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 481915 2025-07-28T14:30:34.638700 text/html 457298 2024-02-07T04:23:10 text/html 457398 2025-07-28T14:30:48.315765 application/epub+zip 456419 2025-07-28T14:30:40.523669 application/epub+zip 272697 2025-07-28T14:30:37.769679 application/epub+zip 356939 2025-07-28T14:30:53.749652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330491 2025-07-28T14:30:45.541672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453376 2025-07-28T14:30:33.856760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433654 2024-02-07T04:23:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16734 2025-07-28T14:30:53.904618 application/rdf+xml 9154 2025-07-28T14:30:37.973684 image/jpeg 1591 2025-07-28T14:30:37.894720 image/jpeg 1233157 2025-07-28T14:30:34.708748 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 More titles under Fleming, Oliver en.wikipedia