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Faulkner's Folly' is a mystery-drama novel written by Carolyn Wells. The story unfolds in Faulkner's Folly, which was described as the realized dream of the architect who had been its original owner. It was a perfect example of the type known in England as Georgian and in our own country as Colonial, a style inspired by the Italian disciples of Palladio, and as developed by Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren, it had seemed to James Faulkner to possess...
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This edition includes: Biography: Thoreau by Ralph Waldo Emerson Books: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Walden (Life in the Woods) The Maine Woods Cape Cod A Yankee in Canada Canoeing in the Wilderness Essays Natural History of Massachusetts A Walk to Wachusett A Winter Walk Walking Night and Moonlight The Highland Light Collected Letters Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist,...
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Murder Will In' is a detective novel written by Carolyn Wells. It features her most famous character, Detective Fleming Stone, who in this volume is facing his final case. A high society woman named Alma McCleoud was recently murdered during a party that she held-and it's possible that her husband might have been the culprit behind it.
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The Affair at Flower Acres' is a mystery novel written by Carolyn Wells. The story follows a man named Malcolm Finley, who on the behest of his acquaintance, Douglas Raynor, is staying at his countryside estate, Flower Acres. Finley is puzzled by the request but heeds it anyway-mainly due to the fact that Raynor's wife, Nancy, used to be Finley's lover. Unbeknownst to him, a tragedy is lying in wait that he will be a party to.
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The Bride of a Moment' is a romance-crime novel written by Carolyn Wells. A seemingly happy wedding was interrupted with an incident where the bride, after exchanging her vows with the groom, fell down and never woke up again. Following this tragic occurrence, Inspector Kinney was called and accustomed as he was to all manner of dreadful and horrible crimes, the murder of a bride at the altar was startling even to him.
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Anybody but Anne' is a detective novel written by Carolyn Wells. It follows Detective Fleming Stone as he sets to uncover the culprit behind a murder occuring in a party attended by the who's who of high society. At first glance, the wife of the deceased, Anne, seems to have the greatest reason to commit the murder-but further investigation finds that she may not be the only one with reason to do the crime.
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Enid Withers is found dead and amateur detective Lawrence Bristow takes up on a challenge to solve the mystery of her murder. But after hitting few dead ends, Bristow is joined by a professional investigator Samuel Braceway. Both have their unique ways and different theories, and believe the other one is on the wrong trail. The winning clue will lead them to solution. James Hay, Jr. (1881–1936) was American novelist and journalist, born in Harrisonburg,...
9) The Clue
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An heiress has been murdered, and only Fleming Stone can see the vital evidence. Madeleine Van Norman is the most eligible young woman in the state, a beautiful young lady who is soon to come into her fortune. From her countless suitors, she makes a peculiar choice, agreeing to marry a stuffy man who loves someone else. On the eve of the wedding, Madeleine shuts herself away in a locked room to think about what she is about to do-and in the morning,...
10) Patty at Home
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"Patty at Home" by Carolyn Wells. 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...
11) Patty in Paris
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Sparkling and light. Really pleasant to read. Patty has now finished her education. Her father thinks she should go to some type of finishing school, or perhaps even college, but when her friends invite her to spend a few months in Paris, her father decides that's just as good as higher education!! Then Patty proceeds to have the most splendid time imaginable on the transatlantic voyage, and after arriving in France. (goodreads)
12) The Mystery Girl
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John Waring seems to have everything to look forward to. He's just been elected as president of Corinth University, and his engagement has been confirmed to an attractive local widow, who loves him dearly. But then there appears on the scene a beautiful and mysterious young woman who's quite clearly lying about who she is. At sight of her, Waring is clearly more than startled. Later that night he continues to work alone in his study, all doors locked,...
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Wealthy, eccentric, inveterate practical jokester Ursula Pell has often reminded her live-in niece Iris Clyde that when she dies, Iris will inherit a beautiful diamond pin. Iris has no reason to doubt her aunt, since it is known that Mrs. Pell has a secret cache of jewels that, presumably, her few heirs will inherit.
14) Raspberry Jam
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Raspberry Jam is a classic locked-room whodunit featuring Detective Fleming Stone and is widely considered to be one of the best of the Fleming Stone Mysteries. Millionaire Sanford Embury is found dead in bed, alone, with the door of his second-story bedroom bolted shut from the inside. He was known to be a controlling husband, refusing to give his pretty young wife an allowance of cash or her own checking account. Was his wife a party to the murder,...
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Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 – March 26, 1942) was an American author and poet. Wells wrote a total of more than 170 books. She was a well known author of children's stories, until she began reading mystery stories written by Anna Katherine Green, and from then on she devoted her writings to puzzling mysteries in a similar vein. A new book by this popular author, and written in her best and most interest-compelling style. Ladybird Lovell, the staying...
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The death of Robert Gleason, a wealthy businessman from Seattle, at first looked like a suicide. He had called his doctor saying that he was shot, and when the doctor arrived at his New York apartment, the door was locked. After breaking down the door, his body was found lying on the floor, a revolver at his side. Yet certain facts argued against a verdict of suicide. Gleason had been shot twice, once shot to the temple, which killed him instantly,...
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A respectable young attorney in New York City, Otis Landon has barely settled into his new living quarters when an incident occurs in a neighboring apartment that he cannot, in good conscience, ignore. Robert Pembroke, a vicious, miserly man, has been murdered behind locked doors. The only people who had access to the victim were his servant and his niece. The latter, Miss Janet Pembroke, seems the suspect most likely to have eliminated her uncle...
18) The Come Back
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After his son, Peter, is lost and presumed dead in the wilds of the Labrador coast, Benjamin Crane turns to spiritualism for solace and comfort. So profound is his belief in the medium, that he writes a successful book about his experiences. But when one of his son's companions on the ill-fated expedition is poisoned, at least some of those surrounding him begin to question the honesty of the medium, Madame Parlato. To find the murderer, the famous...
19) Patty -- Bride
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War comes to Patty Fairfield. Also she's engaged. The spy mystery is a bit more clever than one usually sees in a series not built around that concept. All ends happily and her final stray beau finally accepts that he isn't going to edge out her chosen one. (goodreads)
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Patty makes friends in England, and helps some of them find a lost family fortune. This is the 6th book in the series of Patty books. This one has Patty living in England for the summer, and there are two story lines. The first is her acquaintance with Lady Hamilton, and her trying to reconcile her with her estranged father. The 2nd is in the summer home of Cromarty Manor and trying to find their hidden treasure, so they can restore their English...
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