Project Gutenberg 2025-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 237 Wade, Henry 1887 1969 Aubrey-Fletcher, Henry Lancelot, Sir The Duke of York's steps $aNew York :$bPayson & Clarke Ltd, $c1929. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_York%27s_Steps Brian Raiter "The Duke of York's Steps" by Henry Wade is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around Sir Garth Fratten, a respected banker, whose sudden and mysterious death prompts questions about the circumstances leading to it. Central to this narrative is Inspector John Poole, who takes on the task of unraveling the truth behind Sir Garth's demise, potentially entwined with his personal and professional relationships. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to key characters, particularly Sir Garth Fratten and his companion Leopold Hessel during a lunch at the City Constitutional Club. Their conversation hints at the weight of financial and familial pressures, with Sir Garth displaying concerning health issues, culminating in a near-fatal accident after encountering a hurried stranger. Following Sir Garth's untimely death, his daughter Inez expresses her dissatisfaction with the circumstances and initiates an investigation into the matter, which leads to Inspector Poole's involvement. This opening sets the stage for a complex investigation filled with interpersonal dynamics, societal expectations, and the veneer of respectability that belies deeper truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250203202603wade 1929 US Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Police -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 523805 2025-06-29T14:53:04.973618 text/html 498847 2025-02-08T00:02:28 text/html 458846 2025-06-29T14:53:11.048514 application/epub+zip 458463 2025-06-29T14:53:05.900495 application/epub+zip 297569 2025-06-29T14:53:05.438478 application/epub+zip 581851 2025-06-29T14:53:15.352480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554192 2025-06-29T14:53:10.701456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494744 2025-06-29T14:53:04.195498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475017 2025-02-08T00:02:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15631 2025-06-29T14:53:15.487429 application/rdf+xml 12731 2025-06-29T14:53:05.603482 image/jpeg 2152 2025-06-29T14:53:05.518481 image/jpeg 413995 2025-06-29T14:53:05.015598 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