The Cat's Eye by R. Austin Freeman
The Cat's Eye by R. Austin Freeman follows a King's Counsel as he navigates a life-altering incident involving a murder and a mysterious pendant, leading to a gripping exploration of fate and identity. As the story unfolds, the characters confront the intertwining of their destinies amidst the shadows of deception and danger.
By R. Austin Freeman · First published 1923 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller · 20 chapters · 110,997 words
First lines
I am not a superstitious man. Indeed superstition, which is inseparably bound up with ignorance or disregard of evidence, would ill accord with the silken gown of a King's Counsel. And still less am I tainted with that particular form of superstition in which the fetishism of barbarous and primitive man is incongruously revived in a population of, at least nominally, educated persons, by the use of charms, amulets, mascots and the like.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: R. Austin Freeman
- Date: 1923 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Fiction, Adventure
- Length: 110,997 words
- Structure: 20 chapters, 1,889 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The plot revolves around a detective solving a crime, which is central to the narrative.
- Crime — The story involves criminal activities and the investigation surrounding them.
- Thriller — The tension and suspense in the narrative create a thrilling atmosphere.
- Fiction — The book is a work of fiction, presenting a crafted narrative and characters.
Tags
mystery · detective · crime · suspense · thriller · fiction · R. Austin Freeman · literature · whodunit · investigation · cat · eye
Contents
- In the Midst of Life
- Sir Lawrence Declares a Vendetta
- Thorndyke Takes up the Inquiry
- The Lady of Shalott
- Mr Halliburton's Mascot
- Introduces an Ant-Eater and a Detective
- The Vanished Heirloom
- A Jacobite Romance
- Exit Moakey
- A Timely Warning
- The Blue Hair
- From the Jaws of Death
- Thorndyke States his Position
- Beauchamp Blake
- The Squire and the Sleuth-Hound
- Mr Brodribb's Embassy
- The Secret Chamber
- The Cat's Eye
- A Relic of the '45
- Qed