Project Gutenberg 2025-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 254 Connington, J. J. 1880 1947 Stewart, Alfred W. (Alfred Walter) Tragedy at Ravensthorpe $aNew York, NY :$bGrosset & Dunlap, $c1927. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_at_Ravensthorpe Brian Raiter "Tragedy at Ravensthorpe" by J. J. Connington is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story introduces Sir Clinton Driffield, the new Chief Constable of Ravensthorpe, who becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding a masked ball at the estate, where guests don costumes and masks. As the evening unfolds, tensions mount when criminal activities threaten the safety of the attendees and the valuable collections housed within the estate. The opening of the novel sets the stage with Sir Clinton Driffield arriving at Ravensthorpe, where he reconnects with old acquaintances and learns about the peculiar local folklore related to the estate, including the enigmatic Fairy Houses. It quickly becomes clear that beneath the social veneer of the upcoming masked ball lies potential for intrigue and danger; Sir Clinton expresses concern about the anonymity of the masked guests and the possibility of crime. As the characters prepare for the ball, personal tensions emerge between the family members, particularly surrounding inheritance and romantic interests, hinting that underlying motivations and secrets may intertwine with the evening's events, leading to a web of mystery that only the Chief Constable can unravel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250127205611connington 1927 US Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Police -- England -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Art thefts -- Fiction Country homes -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 469817 2025-07-30T03:31:27.506680 text/html 444818 2025-02-18T18:44:26 text/html 448942 2025-07-30T03:31:34.243598 application/epub+zip 448339 2025-07-30T03:31:28.728629 application/epub+zip 290759 2025-07-30T03:31:28.172721 application/epub+zip 660417 2025-07-30T03:31:38.411640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640449 2025-07-30T03:31:33.838640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439140 2025-07-30T03:31:26.814645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 419409 2025-02-18T18:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16974 2025-07-30T03:31:38.557607 application/rdf+xml 19534 2025-07-30T03:31:28.407689 image/jpeg 3534 2025-07-30T03:31:28.274690 image/jpeg 418910 2025-07-30T03:31:27.545648 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