In the Mayor's Parlour

The story revolves around a young woman who seeks refuge with the Mayor of a small town after being accused of murder. The Mayor's Parlour serves as a sanctuary for her, but tensions rise as the investigation unfolds and secrets about the town's past begin to surface.

By J.S. Fletcher · First published 1909 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller · 25 chapters

Contents

• The Mayor's Parlour
• The Cambric Handkerchief
• The Tannery House
• Bull's Snug
• Sleeping Fires
• The Ancient Office of Coroner
• The Voluntary Witness
• Mrs. Saumarez
• The Right to Intervene
• The Cat in the Bag
• The Nineteen Minutes' Interval
• Circumstantial Evidence
• A Woman Intervenes
• Whose Voices?
• The Special Edition
• The Castle Wall
• Impregnable
• Loose Strands
• Black Secrets and Red Tape
• The Fell Hand
• Corruption
• The Parlour-Maid
• The Connecting Wall
• Behind the Panel
• The Empty Room

More by J.S. Fletcher

• The Paradise Mystery (1921)
• The Ivory God (1920)
• The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand (1920)
• The Other Sense (1920)
• The Safety Pin (1924)
• The New Sun (1930)
• The Orange-Yellow Diamond (1903)
• Scarhaven Keep (1923)
• All works by J.S. Fletcher