The Chestermarke Instinct

A wealthy merchant dies under suspicious circumstances and his nephew is accused of murder. The story follows the investigation into the death and the subsequent trial, revealing a complex web of motives and deceit among the family members and their associates.

By J.S. Fletcher · First published 1914 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Detective · 31 chapters

Contents

• The Missing Bank Manager
• The Ellersdeane Deposit
• Mr. Chestermarke Disclaims Liability
• The Modern Young Woman
• The Search Begins
• Ellersdeane Hollow
• The Travelling Tinker
• The Saturday Night Stranger
• No further Information
• The Chestermarke Way
• The Search-Warrant
• The First Find
• The Partners Unbend
• The Midnight Summons
• Mr. Frederick Hollis
• The Lead Mine
• Accident or Murder?
• The Incomplete Cheque
• The Dead Man's Brother
• The other Cheque
• About Cent Per Cent
• Speculation -- and Certainty
• The Aggrieved Victim
• Mrs. Carswell?
• The Portrait
• The Lightning Flash
• The Old Dove-Cot
• Sound-Proof
• The Sparrows and the Sphere
• Wreckage
• The Prisoner Speaks

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