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J. S. Fletcher. The Mill House Murder: Being the Last of the Adventures of Ronald Camberwell
The Mill House Murder: Being the Last of the Adventures of Ronald Camberwell
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. MRS. JOHN MARTENROYDE
CHAPTER II. THE MILL-OWNER
CHAPTER III. THE MILL WEIR
CHAPTER IV. FOUL PLAY
CHAPTER V. SUSPICION
CHAPTER VI. FAMILY AFFAIRS
CHAPTER VII. DEAD MAN’S GOODS
CHAPTER VIII. HANNAH’S CASTLE
CHAPTER IX. HEAR ALL: SAY NAUGHT
CHAPTER X. WHO WAS IT?
CHAPTER XI. MOTIVE
CHAPTER XII. WHAT OF TOMORROW?
CHAPTER XIII. THE PERFECT ALIBI
CHAPTER XIV. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
CHAPTER XV. THE CONSERVATORY DOOR
CHAPTER XVI. THE SILENT HOUSE
CHAPTER XVII. THE LONELY MOOR
CHAPTER XVIII. LOYALTY
CHAPTER XIX. DR. PONSFORD CALLED IN
CHAPTER XX. FAMILY EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XXI. A CERTAIN SENTENCE
CHAPTER XXII. DOCTORS AGREE
CHAPTER XXIII. THE GUILTY WIFE
CHAPTER XXIV. PAST HISTORY
CHAPTER XXV. ASSAULT OF HANNAH’S CASTLE
CHAPTER XXVI. THE RINGING IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXVII. VOLUME OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER XXVIII. TWO OF A KIND
CHAPTER XXIX. THE LAST OF THE MARTENROYDES
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J. S. Fletcher, Edward Powys Mathers
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“Well, of course London’s a big place, and there’s a deal of people in it,” she said. “You couldn’t be expected to know everybody, same as you do here. But Sugden, he’s been in London two years now, and he likes it—I expect there’s things in London that appeal to young people. However, he’s just been home for a fortnight—gone back this afternoon. I like him to come home now and then—it’s not right for young men to forget their home-tree. Now, my other son, Mr. Ramsden Martenroyde, he’s always at home, always has been. He’s a real home-bird, Ramsden. But then, you see, Ramsden’s work is at home—he’s manager of his uncle’s mill. A good, steady business man, is Ramsden—I often say that I don’t know what James Martenroyde and Todmanhawe Mill would do without him.”
“Is Mr. James Martenroyde married?” I ventured to ask. “Shall I find a Mrs. Martenroyde at Todmanhawe Grange?”
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