Lauriston bent over the counter at last and craned his neck to look into the open door of a little parlor which lay behind the shop. The next instant, with no thought but of the exigencies of the moment, he had leapt over the partition and darted into the room. There, stretched out across the floor, his head lying on the hearthrug, his hands lying inert and nerveless at his sides, lay an old man, grey-bearded, venerable -- Daniel Multenius, no doubt. He lay very still, very statuesque -- and Lauriston, bending over and placing a trembling hand on the high, white forehead, knew that he was dead. He started up -- his only idea that of seeking help. The whole place was so still that he knew he was alone with the dead in it. Instinctively, he ran through the front shop to the street door -- and into the arms of a man who was just entering.
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Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a journalist and the author of over 200 books. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, he studied law before turning to journalism. His earlier works were either histories or historical fiction, and he was made a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He didn’t start writing mysteries until 1914, though before he died he had written over 100 in the genre.
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Daniel Multenius, Praed Street, Stephen Purvis, Melky Rubinstein, Spencer Levendale, Maida Vale, New Scotland Yard, John Purdie, South Africa, John Purvis, Sussex Square, Andie Lauriston, Daniel Molteno, Mori Yada, Miss Wildrose, Edgware Road, Andrew Lauriston, Star Street, Miss Bennett, Molteno Lodge, Gower Street, King's Cross, Kensington Gardens, Spring Street, East End Browse Sample Pages:
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