Detective Hamilton Cleek's Cases - 5 Murder Mysteries in One Premium Edition

Detective Hamilton Cleek's Cases - 5 Murder Mysteries in One Premium Edition
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This carefully edited collection of detective mysteries has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Hamilton Cleek is a consulting detective and also known as «the man of the forty faces» for his incredible skill at disguise. Cleek is himself a reformed criminal and now helps Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard in solving crimes in Clarges Street, London. The Cleek mysteries were originally published as individual short stories but were later compiled into separate books. Content: The Riddle of the Night The Riddle of the Purple Emperor The Riddle of the Frozen Flame The Riddle of the Mysterious Light The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel «There was a moment of something like absolute confusion, for mist and darkness enveloped both the road and the Common, and none of the three could see anything from the windows of the car which might decide whether they had collided with some obstruction or were hovering upon the brink of some dangerous and unexpected pitfall . . .» (Excerpt from «The Riddle of the Night») Thomas W. Hanshew (1857-1914) was an American author best known for his Hamilton Cleek Detective Series, written in collaboration with his wife, Mary E. Hanshew (1852-1927).

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Thomas W. Hanshew. Detective Hamilton Cleek's Cases - 5 Murder Mysteries in One Premium Edition

Detective Hamilton Cleek's Cases - 5 Murder Mysteries in One Premium Edition

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Table of Contents

The Riddle of the Night (1916)

CHARACTERS

CHAPTER ONE. A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR

CHAPTER TWO. HOW THE CHASE ENDED

CHAPTER THREE. THE SHADOW THAT LAY BEHIND

CHAPTER FOUR. CLEWS AND SUSPICIONS

CHAPTER FIVE. THE RIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

CHAPTER SIX. A LITTLE DISCREPANCY

CHAPTER SEVEN "COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE"

CHAPTER EIGHT. AILSA LORNE

CHAPTER NINE. BLIND GROPING

CHAPTER TEN. ANOTHER STRAND IN THE WEB

CHAPTER ELEVEN. THE CLOUDBURST

CHAPTER TWELVE. THE THUNDERBOLT

CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A QUESTION OF VERACITY

CHAPTER FOURTEEN. A CHANGE IN THE PROGRAM

CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A CLEW FROM THE AIR

CHAPTER SIXTEEN. A BOLD STROKE

JETANOLA. AN UNRIVALLED PREPARATION. For Boots, Shoes, and All Leather. Goods. MANUFACTURED SOLELY BY. FERDINAND LOVETSKI. 63 ESSEX ROW. SOHO

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. A BLUNDER AND A DISCOVERY

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. SPRINGING A SURPRISE

CHAPTER NINETEEN. PICKING UP THREADS

CHAPTER TWENTY "HOW SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH"

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. WHEN TWO AND TWO MAKE FOUR

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. WHEN FOUR AND FOUR MAKE EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. THE LADY AT THE GATE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. THE MOUSETRAP

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. THE OPEN WINDOW

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. THE VIEW HALLOO

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. LOISETTE IS VINDICATED

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE "QUICK! FIRE!"

CHAPTER THIRTY. NEARING THE TRUTH!

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE. HOW THE TRUTH WAS TOLD

The Riddle of the Purple Emperor (1918)

CHARACTERS

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"

The Riddle of the Frozen Flame (1920)

CHAPTER I. THE LAW

CHAPTER II. THE FROZEN FLAMES

CHAPTER III. SUNSHINE AND SHADOW

CHAPTER IV. AN EVIL GENIUS

CHAPTER V. THE SPECTRE AT THE FEAST

CHAPTER VI. A SHOT IN THE DARK

CHAPTER VII. THE WATCHER IN THE SHADOW

CHAPTER VIII. THE VICTIM

CHAPTER IX. THE SECOND VICTIM

CHAPTER X —AND THE LADY

CHAPTER XI. THE SECRET OF THE FLAMES

CHAPTER XII "AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT—"

CHAPTER XIII. A GRUESOME DISCOVERY

CHAPTER XIV. THE SPIN OF THE WHEEL

CHAPTER XV. A STARTLING DISCLOSURE

CHAPTER XVI. TRAPPED!

CHAPTER XVII. IN THE CELL

CHAPTER XVIII. POSSIBLE EXCITEMENT

CHAPTER XIX. WHAT TOOK PLACE AT "THE PIG AND WHISTLE"

CHAPTER XX. AT THE INQUEST

CHAPTER XXI. QUESTIONS—AND ANSWERS

CHAPTER XXII. A NEW DEPARTURE

CHAPTER XXIII. PRISONERS

CHAPTER XXIV. IN THE DARK

CHAPTER XXV. THE WEB OF CIRCUMSTANCE

CHAPTER XXVI. JUSTICE—AND JUSTIFICATION

CHAPTER XXVII. THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE

CHAPTER XXVIII "TOWARD MORNING...."

The Riddle of the Mysterious Light (1921)

CHAPTER I. TRAPPED BY THE APACHES

CHAPTER II. A KISS FOR A LIFE

CHAPTER III. THE HAUNTED VILLAGE

CHAPTER IV. WEIRD CHURCH BELLS OF THE NIGHT

CHAPTER V. THE PRIVATE AFFAIRS OF A DUKE

CHAPTER VI. THE GHOST IN THE CHURCH BELFRY

CHAPTER VII. A GARDEN OF TRANSPLANTED FLOWERS

CHAPTER VIII. THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN SANDRINGHAM

CHAPTER IX. A FAINTLY FAMILIAR FACE

CHAPTER X. A WALK IN THE GARDEN

CHAPTER XI. CLUES FROM A DEAD BODY

CHAPTER XII. A JANGLE OF PEALING BELLS

CHAPTER XIII. THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHT

CHAPTER XIV "GEORGE HEADLAND" KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XV. THE LAYING OF THE VALEHAMPTON "GHOST"

CHAPTER XVI. CLEEK EXPLAINS

CHAPTER XVII. THE MYSTERY OF THE "ROSE OF FIRE"

CHAPTER XVIII. MURDER AT MANOR LODGE

CHAPTER XIX. THE WINGED MESSENGER OF DEATH

CHAPTER XX. THE STOLEN FORMULAS

CHAPTER XXI. COUNTESS MARAVITZ ENTERTAINS

CHAPTER XXII. AN INTERRUPTED HOLIDAY

CHAPTER XXIII. A DIVIDED LEGACY

CHAPTER XXIV "THE FIRE THAT SLAYS IN THE DARK"

CHAPTER XXV. THE PRICELESS STATUE THAT VANISHED

CHAPTER XXVI. FLECKS OF WHITE POWDER

CHAPTER XXVII. THE RUSE OF THE SPRAINED WRIST

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE MYSTERY OF THE "ROPE OF FEAR"

CHAPTER XXIX. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF ELTON CARLYLE

CHAPTER XXX. THE SAFE WITH THE TIME-LOCK

CHAPTER XXXI. IN THE DEN OF THE APACHES

CHAPTER XXXII. THE PASSING OF CLEEK

The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel (1922)

CHAPTER I. THE GIRL FROM SCOTLAND

CHAPTER II. CLEEK TO THE RESCUE

CHAPTER III. THE CASTLE O' DREAMS

CHAPTER IV. THE MORNING CALL

CHAPTER V. A STARTLING DISCOVERY

CHAPTER VI. WHEN THE SWORD FELL

CHAPTER VII. THE SUMMONS

CHAPTER VIII. WHEN THE BLOW FELL

CHAPTER IX. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY

CHAPTER X. THE WOMAN IN THE CASE?

CHAPTER XI. A NEW CLUE

CHAPTER XII. CLEEK MAKES A STARTLING ASSERTION

CHAPTER XIII. MR. NARKOM VOICES AN OPINION

CHAPTER XIV. IN WHICH RHEA TAKES A HAND

CHAPTER XV. ANOTHER FLY IN THE WEB

CHAPTER XVI "TENS!"

CHAPTER XVII. A PAIR OF BOOTS

CHAPTER XVIII. ENTER CYRIL

CHAPTER XIX. DOLLOPS MAKES A DISCOVERY

CHAPTER XX "PINS AND NEEDLES"

CHAPTER XXI "A LUNNON GENTLEMAN"

CHAPTER XXII. DAMNING EVIDENCE

CHAPTER XXIII. A STARTLING DÉNOUEMENT

CHAPTER XXIV. HARE AND HOUNDS

CHAPTER XXV. THE MAN IN THE BLACK MASK

CHAPTER XXVI. THE END IN SIGHT

CHAPTER XXVII. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LIBRARY

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE SECRET OF THE SINGING WHEEL

CHAPTER XXIX "AS A TALE THAT WAS TOLD"

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Thomas W. Hanshew, Mary E. Hanshew

The Riddle of the Purple Emperor (1918)

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"I say, Mr. Narkom!" he added, raising his voice and shouting after them. "Eyes sharp to the left, all of you, when you get outside this arch. Know the neighbourhood like a book, sir. Lane forks out into a 'Y' after you get about fifty yards on. Branches off on the left where there's an old house called Gleer Cottage, sir, that hasn't been tenanted for years and years. Walled garden—tool house—stable. Great place for man to hide, sir!"

"Good boy! Thanks!" flung back Narkom. "Come on, my lads! Lively!"

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