The Murders in Praed Street
The Murders in Praed Street unfolds in a grim London neighborhood where a series of linked murders captivates detectives, as mysterious counters sent to the victims hint at a deeper connection to a local tobacconist. As the investigation progresses, shocking revelations emerge, culminating in a final, deadly confrontation that exposes the dark underbelly of the community.
By John Rhode · First published 1928 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Detective Fiction · 23 chapters · 94,843 words
First lines
Praed Street is not at any time one of London's brighter thoroughfares. Certainly it ends upon a note of hope, terminating as it does on the fringe of the unquestioned respectability of Bayswater, but for the rest of its course it is frankly lamentable. Narrow, bordered by small and often furtive shops, above which the squalid looking upper parts are particularly uninviting, it can never have been designed as more than a humble annex of its more prosperous parent, the Edgware Road. And then, for no apparent reason, the Great Western Railway planted its terminus upon it, and Praed Street found itself called upon to become a main artery of traffic.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: John Rhode
- Date: 1928 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Detective Fiction, Thriller, Literary Fiction
- Length: 94,843 words
- Structure: 23 chapters, 1,200 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The plot revolves around solving a murder, which is central to the mystery genre.
- Crime — The narrative focuses on criminal activities and their investigation.
- Detective Fiction — Features a detective character who investigates the murders, typical of the detective fiction genre.
- Thriller — Contains suspenseful elements that keep readers engaged and on edge.
Tags
mystery · detective · crime · murder · investigation · suspense · whodunit · thriller · fiction · British literature · 20th century · police procedural
Contents
- The Street
- The Herbalist
- The Inquest
- The Poisoned Pipe-Stem
- Inspector Whyland
- A Middle-Aged Poet
- The Black Sailor
- At no. 407, Praed Street
- A Strange Affair
- At Scotland Yard
- The Sixth Counter
- A Hypodermic Needle
- Enter Dr. Priestley
- The Morlandson Trial
- The Bone Counters
- Corfe Castle
- The Clay-Pit
- The Avenger
- A Discovery
- Mr. Ludgrove's Invitation
- An Explanation
- The Death Chamber
- The Will