The Middle Temple Murder - Couverture souple

Fletcher, Joseph Smith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486239101 ISBN 13 : 9780486239101

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 1980

Synopsis

Book by Fletcher J S

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The body of a man is found on the steps to Middle Temple Lane near London's courts of law, and a journalist and a young lawyer are drawn into the ensuing investigation.Show Excerpt e met him only At that moment the unmistakable sounds of girlish laughter came down the staircase. Two girls seemed to be laughing--presently masculine laughter mingled with the lighter feminine. "Seems to be studying law in very pleasant fashion up here, anyway," said Rathbury. "Mr. Breton's chambers, too. And the door's open." The outer oak door of Ronald Breton's chambers stood thrown wide; the inner one was well ajar; through the opening thus made Spargo and the detective obtained a full view of the interior of Mr. Ronald Breton's rooms. There, against a background of law books, bundles of papers tied up with pink tape, and black-framed pictures of famous legal notabilities, they saw a pretty, vivacious-eyed girl, who, perched on a chair, wigged and gowned, and flourishing a mass of crisp paper, was haranguing an imaginary judge and jury, to the amusement of a young man who had his back to the door, and of another girl who leant confidentially against his shoulder. "I put it to you, gentlem

Biographie de l'auteur

About The Author J.S. Fletcher British author Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863 –1935) wrote more than 200 fiction and non-fiction books and was a leading writer during the “Golden Age” of detective fiction. Fletcher was born in West Yorkshire, England and studied law before becoming a journalist. J.S. Fletcher Murder Mystery Books Include: 1. The Middle Temple Murder, 1919 2. The Talleyrand Maxim, 1920 3. Dead Men's Money, 1920 4. The Borough Treasurer, 1921 5. The Chestermarke Instinct, 1921 6. The Herapath Property, 1921 7. In the Mayor's Parlour, 1922 8. The Paradise Mystery, 1921 9. The Orange-Yellow Diamond, 1921 10. The Middle of Things, 1922 11. Ravensdene Court, 1922 12. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation, 1922 13. Scarhaven Keep, 1922

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 1980
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0486239101
• ISBN 13: 9780486239101
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie