J. S. Fletcher

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Detective Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - Middle Temple Murder (version 2)

A classic English murder mystery story, set in the legal center of London draws the reluctant attention of a journalist as he makes his way home after a long night on the job. But his newshound instincts kick in. Who...

Lynne T 8 hours 8 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - In the Mayor's Parlour

“Rotten borough” is a term that goes back to the 18th century, and it used to mean a parliamentary constituency in which a few property owners, or sometimes a single one, could choose the local member of parliament....

Nicholas Clifford 7 hours 49 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - Ravensdene Court

Leonard Middlebrook, a young attorney with, among other things, a bibliographical interest, accepts an invitation to lonely Ravensdene Court on the Northumbrian coast. There, Francis Raven, the owner, recently retired...

Nicholas Clifford 8 hours 43 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - Herapath Property

Jacob Herapath, a wealthy property developer and member of Parliament, is found dead in his office, a revolver at his side and a bullet wound to the head. An allegedly forged Will deepens the mystery. An intriguing...

Richard Kilmer 8 hours 22 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - Borough Treasurer

Messrs. Mallalieu and Cotherstone were outsiders who had built a prosperous business in Highmarket and even been elected as Mayor and Treasurer of the borough. But when an ex-detective moves to town, 30 years of...

MaryAnn 7 hours 56 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - Talleyrand Maxim

John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes to his wife and two children and they live the good life for a number of years....

Kevin Green 6 hours 56 minutes

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General Fiction

776

J. S. Fletcher - Rayner-Slade Amalgamation

Marshall Allerdyke is driving through the night from London to Hull in response to an urgent telegram from his cousin. As he nears Hull, a beautiful woman stops his car to ask for directions to Scotland. Odd time to...

MaryAnn 8 hours 50 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

822

J. S. Fletcher - Scarhaven Keep

The northern English sea coast provides a compelling backdrop for this genre of writing; a mysterious disappearance, a love interest, and plot twists 'se mijotent' to produce an intriguing read. (Summary by Cate Barratt)

Cate Barratt 7 hours 34 minutes

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Dramatic Readings

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J. S. Fletcher - Orange-Yellow Diamond

A novelist finds himself struggling to make ends meet. In his effort to raise a bit of money to get him by, he finds himself in the middle of a mystery. Murder, theft, and love, all the ingredients for a wonderful...

8 hours 18 minutes

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Detective Fiction

794

J. S. Fletcher - Chestermarke Instinct

Bank manager John Hornbury is missing, as are securities and jewels from the bank’s vault. Gabriel Chestermarke and his nephew Joseph have unaccountably refused to call in the police to investigate the theft from...

MaryAnn 7 hours 21 minutes

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Detective Fiction

765

J. S. Fletcher - Middle of Things

A habitual late night stroll down Markendale Square plunges Viner into the middle of things most mysterious and most perplexing. A murder, an imposter, secret papers, all combine to mystify even the police themselves....

Nathalie J. 7 hours 24 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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J. S. Fletcher - Dead Men's Money

This classic mystery produces its first dead body during a clandestine midnight meeting. Already nothing is what it seems… (Summary by Gesine)

Esther and 12 more 7 hours 39 minutes

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