Project Gutenberg 2025-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 230 Gillette, William 1853 1937 Gillette, William H. (William Hooker) Gillette, William Hooker Gillette, Will 27012510 The astounding crime on Torrington Road : $b Being an account of what might be termed "the Pentecost episode" in a most audacious criminal career $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers Publishers, $c1927. Bob Taylor, Tim Miller 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 Astounding Crime on Torrington Road" by William Gillette is a narrative likely written in the early 20th century. This intriguing account appears to delve into a gripping criminal case, centering around characters involved in a complex plot, including a staff reporter, Horace McClintock, and potential suspects like Hugo Pentecost and Stephen W. Harker. The story seems to promise a blend of investigation and drama, inviting readers into a world of audacity and deception. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Horace McClintock, a New York reporter who is dispatched to Boston, where he coincidentally meets Andrew H. Barnes, a man connected to a mysterious case involving a young man named Jamie Dreek. As McClintock narrates his earlier experiences trailing Dreek during a train ride, we learn about ominous events tied to the houses located on Torrington Road. Barnes, meanwhile, has been observing this case for two years, compellingly hinting at its intricate nature as he seeks a reporter to help transcribe his findings about the strange occurrences linked to the Haworth family and a historic mansion. The tension mounts as McClintock weighs the ethical implications of involving himself in this sensational account. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/astoundingcrimeo00gill/page/n5/mode/2up 20241204172351gillette 1927 US Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 720708 2025-07-30T04:34:50.287463 text/html 695452 2025-03-17T15:49:04 text/html 527454 2025-07-30T04:34:59.939382 application/epub+zip 533549 2025-07-30T04:34:52.300448 application/epub+zip 501328 2025-07-30T04:34:51.205424 application/epub+zip 1462914 2025-07-30T04:35:05.465411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1426132 2025-07-30T04:34:59.005380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669646 2025-07-30T04:34:48.621450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 649570 2025-03-17T15:49:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16641 2025-07-30T04:35:05.639359 application/rdf+xml 17254 2025-07-30T04:34:51.454431 image/jpeg 2173 2025-07-30T04:34:51.327434 image/jpeg 965182 2025-07-30T04:34:50.351489 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