Cloud, the Smiter by Arthur Gask

Cloud, the Smiter follows a character grappling with the threat posed by an inspector who is beginning to uncover his secrets, prompting him to prepare for a dangerous confrontation while navigating the complexities of his dual identity. As tension mounts, he must act swiftly to protect himself and those involved from impending disaster.

By Arthur Gask · First published 1933 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Adventure · 16 chapters · 99,905 words

First lines

One beautiful summer's evening a young man was bicycling slowly along the Military Road that runs between the great Outer Harbour of South Australia and Glenelg. The road was one very seldom used and wound a lonely, sinuous way among the sandhills by the sea.

Dusk had just fallen and the young man was riding slowly and anxiously along. He was not anxious because the surface of the road was shockingly uneven and bad, but he was troubled because he was riding without a light.

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Cloud, the Smiter is listed on Textopian as a novel by Arthur Gask, dated 1933 CE.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Arthur Gask
• Date: 1933 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
• Length: 99,905 words
• Structure: 16 chapters, 1,973 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Mystery — The plot likely involves elements of suspense and investigation, typical of mystery novels.
• Thriller — The title suggests a sense of danger and conflict, common in thriller narratives.
• Adventure — The story may include adventurous elements, given the dramatic implications of the title.
• Fantasy — The title 'Cloud, the Smiter' hints at fantastical elements or supernatural themes.

Tags

mystery · thriller · suspense · crime · detective · investigation · murder · psychological · dark · intrigue · plot twist · character study

Contents

• Sowing the Wind
• A Year Later
• The Crime
• The Suspicion of the Inspector
• The Unknown Quantity
• Playing with Fire
• An International Criminal
• The Chief Commissioner of the Police
• The Invisible Cordon
• The Hempen Cord
• Sons of the Jail
• Maude Mciver
• The Help of Larose
• Andrew, the Garrotter
• The Passion Years
• Mark Jervis Romilly

More by Arthur Gask

• Seedtime and Harvest (1944)
• Black Market (1945)
• The Passion Years (1936)
• Ghosts (1944)
• The Amazing Adventure of Marmaduke (1944)
• The Lottery Ticket (1944)
• The Mark of Honor (1944)
• Buggys Babies (1944)
• All works by Arthur Gask