"The Riddle of the Purple Emperor" by Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Thomas W. Hanshew. The Riddle of the Purple Emperor
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor
Table of Contents
PURPLE EMPEROR
CHAPTER I
WHICH INTRODUCES A NEW FRIEND
CHAPTER II
THE HOME-COMING
CHAPTER III
IN THE DARK
CHAPTER IV
THE HOUSE OF SHADOWS
CHAPTER V
THE THREADS OF CHANCE
CHAPTER VI
THE CRY IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VII
IN THE TIGER'S CLUTCHES
CHAPTER VIII
COMPLICATIONS AND COMPLEXITIES
CHAPTER IX
THE HOUSE WITH THE SHUTTERED WINDOWS
CHAPTER X
A SHOT IN THE DARK
CHAPTER XI
A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XII
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
CHAPTER XIII
TIGHTENING THE STRANDS
CHAPTER XIV
THE PLOT THICKENS
CHAPTER XV
TANGLED THREADS
CHAPTER XVI
IN THE DOCTOR'S SURGERY
CHAPTER XVII
MISS CHEYNE AGAIN
CHAPTER XVIII
DOLLOPS TAKES A HAND
CHAPTER XIX
THE TWIN SCARVES
CHAPTER XX
A TWISTED CLUE
CHAPTER XXI
"'TIS A MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS"
CHAPTER XXII
THE TRAP
CHAPTER XXIII
UNTWISTING THE THREADS
CHAPTER XXIV
AN UNEXPECTED CONTRETEMPS
CHAPTER XXV
"A TALE UNFOLDED"
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Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"Quite possible, my friend," he said sharply, "but that doesn't prevent her from having been murdered in the meantime, and by a woman at that, does it? And I want you to come at once."
At any moment Lady Margaret might wake and find herself a prisoner. Then the fat would be in the fire with a vengeance. There was not a moment to be lost. Not a single moment, and apparently this fool of a policeman who didn't know his profession and what it entailed any more than the veriest schoolboy——
