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J.S. Fletcher was one of the most popular detective fiction writers during the "Golden Era" that is now most associated with the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. Fletcher wrote over 200 books during his career.

Half way along the north side of the main street of Highmarket an ancient stone gateway, imposing enough to suggest that it was originally the entrance to some castellated mansion or manor house, gave access to a square yard, flanked about by equally ancient buildings. What those... Read Full Overview

A gripping mystery novel about a man who uncovers a dark secret in his town's history. When he is elected borough treasurer, he learns that there is a large sum of money missing from the town's coffers. As he investigates the matter, he discovers that there is more to the... Read Full Overview

A gripping mystery novel about a man who uncovers a dark secret in his town's history. When he is elected borough treasurer, he learns that there is a large sum of money missing from the town's coffers. As he investigates the matter, he discovers that there is more to the... Read Full Overview

Mallalieu and Cotherstone are successful businessmen in a Yorkshire town. Mallalieu is the mayor and Cotherstone the borough treasurer. A retired detective, Kitely, shatters their peaceful lives when he visits their office and informs them that he knows of their criminal past... Read Full Overview

Mallalieu and Cotherstone are successful businessmen in a Yorkshire town. Mallalieu is the mayor and Cotherstone the borough treasurer. A retired detective, Kitely, shatters their peaceful lives when he visits their office and informs them that he knows of their criminal past... Read Full Overview

Joseph Smith Fletcher (7 February 1863 - 30 January 1935) was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.

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In "Der Stadtk mmerer" entf hrt Joseph Smith Fletcher die Leser in die komplexe Welt kommunaler Finanzen und der politischen Intrigen einer fiktiven Stadt. Durch eine meisterhafte Kombination aus spannungsgeladenem Kriminalroman und sozialkritischer Analyse schildert Fletcher... Read Full Overview

Half way along the north side of the main street of Highmarket an ancient stone gateway, imposing enough to suggest that it was originally the entrance to some castellated mansion or manor house, gave access to a square yard, flanked about by equally ancient buildings. What those... Read Full Overview

Half way along the north side of the main street of Highmarket an ancient stone gateway, imposing enough to suggest that it was originally the entrance to some castellated mansion or manor house, gave access to a square yard, flanked about by equally ancient buildings. What those... Read Full Overview

Messrs. Mallalieu and Cotherstone were outsiders who had built a prosperous business in Highmarket and even been elected as Mayor and Treasurer of the borough. But when an ex-detective moves to town, 30 years of respectability is suddenly threatened by revelations from the past... Read Full Overview

Joseph Smith Fletcher (7 February 1863 - 30 January 1935) was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.

Fletcher was... Read Full Overview

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview

In "Der Stadtk mmerer" entf hrt Joseph Smith Fletcher seine Leser in die d stere Atmosph re eines englischen Stadtlebens, in dem Verbrechen und Intrigen das t gliche Geschehen durchdringen. Der Kriminalroman zeichnet sich durch seinen geschickten Erz hlstil aus, der die Spannung... Read Full Overview