The Markenmore Mystery
A wealthy businessman dies under suspicious circumstances at his country estate. His nephew and heir stands to gain a large inheritance but is suspected of murder by the local police inspector who is determined to uncover the truth behind the death.
By J.S. Fletcher · First published 1922 · Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction · 25 chapters · 99,360 words
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Braxfield, who had been butler to Sir Anthony Markenmore, Baronet, of Markenmore Court, for thirty years, was a man of method. All his life he had cultivated the habit of doing certain things at certain times: the older he grew (and he was now a little over sixty) the more this habit grew upon him. Virtually, he was master of the house; Sir Anthony was an invalid who kept his room; Mr. Guy Markenmore, the elder son, had never crossed his father's threshold for some years; Mr. Harry Markenmore, the younger son, preferred anybody but himself to exercise merely domestic authority; Miss Valencia Markenmore, the only daughter, had been but recently released from the schoolroom; accordingly, Braxfield, one way and another, and without seeming to do so, wielded a mild, unobtrusive autocracy. He had many good rules, and some others that were little better than fads-amongst the last was his trick of locking up the house at precisely eight o'clock every evening.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: J.S. Fletcher
- Date: 1922 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, British Literature
- Length: 99,360 words
- Structure: 25 chapters, 2,195 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The plot revolves around a mysterious murder and the investigation that follows, which is central to the narrative.
- Detective Fiction — The story features a detective character who plays a crucial role in solving the crime, typical of detective fiction.
- Crime Fiction — The book deals with criminal activities, specifically a murder, and the subsequent investigation.
- Thriller — The narrative includes suspenseful and tense moments that are characteristic of a thriller.
Tags
Mystery · Detective Fiction · Classic Detective Story · English Literature · Victorian Era · Small Town Mystery · Amateur Sleuth · Private Investigator · Whodunit · Plot Twist · Suspenseful · Gripping Narrative
Contents
- Two Wanderers Return
- The Butler's Pantry
- Grey Dawn
- Markenmore Hollow
- Denounced
- The Coroner Sits
- Mrs. Braxfield Supports
- The Incriminating Letter
- The Midnight Meeting
- The Ring and the Pipe
- First Steps
- The Dower House
- William Pegge
- Gone
- Was it Robbery?
- Family Matters
- Too Late
- Deep Lane
- Under Pressure
- Village Gossip
- Arrest
- Mrs. Braxfield's Move
- The Professorial Theory
- The Man who Could Guess
- The Devil's Grip