Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 333 Brebner, Percy James 1864 1922 The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles" by Percy James Brebner is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the astute and eccentric detective Christopher Quarles as he solves various intricate cases, starting with the mysterious disappearance of Sir Grenville Rusholm's body immediately after his supposed death. Quarles is accompanied by his friend and investigator Murray Wigan, who calls upon Quarles's expertise to unravel the enigma central to this startling crime. At the start of the book, we are introduced to a shocking scene where mourners gather for Sir Grenville Rusholm's funeral, only to discover that his coffin is inexplicably empty, save for two pieces of lead. This revelation prompts Wigan to seek out Quarles, who has vowed to retire from crime-solving. However, Quarles is ultimately drawn back into the fray, intrigued by the mystery. The opening chapters lay a complex groundwork for investigations involving themes of deception, social status, and familial ties. As they delve deeper, Quarles and Wigan consider various suspects, motives, and the implications behind the corpse's disappearance, setting the stage for a gripping whodunit that weaves through the murky waters of societal intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 588710 2025-06-04T10:45:15.434067 text/html 588531 2025-01-12T18:03:16.074872 text/html 313880 2025-06-04T10:45:26.769016 application/epub+zip 323073 2025-06-04T10:45:19.663074 application/epub+zip 271597 2025-06-04T10:45:18.133030 application/epub+zip 670042 2025-06-04T10:45:32.044035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635140 2025-06-04T10:45:25.738005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465284 2022-09-05T05:25:45.884156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527538 2025-06-04T10:45:14.770138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 527236 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189854 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527228 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189814 2021-01-02T08:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19099 2025-06-04T10:45:32.191968 application/rdf+xml 25566 2025-06-04T10:45:18.715048 image/jpeg 4602 2025-06-04T10:45:18.414043 image/jpeg 310228 2025-06-04T10:45:15.482039 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