Ravensdene Court by J.S. Fletcher
The story revolves around a young woman who inherits Ravensdene Court from a distant relative and moves there with her husband. They soon discover that the house has a dark history of mysterious events and unexplained occurrences, which seem to be connected to a former occupant's death. As they try to uncover the truth behind these events, they become embroiled in a complex web of secrets and lies that threaten their own lives.
By J.S. Fletcher · First published 1928 · Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction · 25 chapters · 100,792 words
First lines
According to an entry in my book of engagements, I left London for Ravensdene Court on March 8th, 1912. Until about a fortnight earlier I had never heard of the place, but there was nothing remarkable in my ignorance of it, seeing that it stands on a remote part of the Northumbrian coast, and at least three hundred miles from my usual haunts. But then, towards the end of February, I received the following letter which I may as well print in full: it serves as a fitting and an explanatory introduction to a series of adventures, so extraordinary, mysterious, and fraught with danger, that I am still wondering how I, until then a man of peaceful and even dull life, ever came safely through them.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: J.S. Fletcher
- Date: 1928 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, British Literature
- Length: 100,792 words
- Structure: 25 chapters, 1,522 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The plot revolves around a mysterious murder investigation, with clues and suspense driving the narrative.
- Detective Fiction — The story features a detective character who methodically unravels the mystery through investigation and deduction.
- Crime Fiction — The central theme involves a crime, specifically a murder, and the subsequent pursuit of justice.
- Thriller — The narrative includes elements of tension and excitement, keeping readers on edge as the mystery unfolds.
Tags
Mystery · Thriller · Detective Fiction · Crime Story · English Literature · Classic Novel · Victorian Era · London Setting · Police Investigation · Suspenseful Plot · Plot Twist · Unreliable Narrator
Contents
- The Inn on the Cliff
- Ravensdene Court
- The Morning Tide
- The Tobacco Box
- The News from Devonport
- Secret Theft
- Yellowface
- Was it a Woman?
- The Enlarged Photograph
- The Yellow Sea
- The Five Conclusions
- Netherfield Baxter
- The Spoils of Sacrilege
- Solomon Fish
- Mr. Jallanby -- Ship Broker
- The Pathless Wood
- Humfrey De Knaythville
- The Plum Cake
- Black Memories
- The Possible Reason
- The Chinese Gentleman
- Red Dawn
- The Fourth Chinaman
- The Silk Cap
- Clear Decks