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Spargo lived in Bloomsbury on the west side of Russell Square. Every night and every morning he walked to and from the Watchman office by the same route-Southampton Row Kingsway the Strand Fleet Street. He came to know several faces especially amongst the police; he formed the... Read Full Overview

Joseph Smith Fletcher was a British journalist and author who wrote more than 230 books, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the leading writers of detective fiction. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a... 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. At age 20, Fletcher... Read Full Overview

When an elderly man's body is found on the steps of chambers in the Midde Temple, one of the Inns of Court, it falls to newspaperman Frank Spargo and Detective-Sergeant Rathbury to solve the crime. The murdered man, for indeed it was murder, was found with no money or identification... Read Full Overview

A special 100th anniversary edition of J.S. Fletcher's best detective novel, recognised as one of the Golden Age's earliest and most successful classic stories.

An unidentified elderly gentleman is found bludgeoned to death in London's Middle Temple,... Read Full Overview

A classic detective novel set in London's legal district, featuring Inspector Corfield and amateur sleuth Humphrey Wynne.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This... Read Full Overview

As a rule, Spargo left the Watchman office at two o'clock. The paper had then gone to press. There was nothing for him, recently promoted to a sub-editorship, to do after he had passed the column for which he was responsible; as a matter of fact he could have gone home before... Read Full Overview

The Middle Temple Murder, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete... Read Full Overview

This story was first published more than a century ago and it tells of intrigue, murder, and crime in high places.

It was a lonely English courtyard where attorneys received traditional apprenticeship ... one of the ancient Inns of Court. The bludgeoned body of a well-dressed... Read Full Overview

This story was first published more than a century ago and it tells of intrigue, murder, and crime in high places.

It was a lonely English courtyard where attorneys received traditional apprenticeship ... one of the ancient Inns of Court. The bludgeoned body of a well-dressed... Read Full Overview

This story was first published more than a century ago and it tells of intrigue, murder, and crime in high places.

It was a lonely English courtyard where attorneys received traditional apprenticeship ... one of the ancient Inns of Court. The bludgeoned body of a well-dressed... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The body of a man is found on the steps to Middle Temple Lane near London's courts of law, and a journalist and a young lawyer are drawn into the ensuing investigationWe are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades... Read Full Overview

As a rule, Spargo left the Watchman office at two o'clock. The paper had then gone to press. There was nothing for him, recently promoted to a sub-editorship, to do after he had passed the column for which he was responsible; as a matter of fact he could have gone home before... Read Full Overview

As a rule, Spargo left the Watchman office at two o'clock. The paper had then gone to press. There was nothing for him, recently promoted to a sub-editorship, to do after he had passed the column for which he was responsible; as a matter of fact he could have gone home before... Read Full Overview