The Man in Lower Ten

What starts out at as a simple train ride for Lawrence Blakely soon turns disastrous. The attorney-at-law is hand delivering decisive documents in a criminal case, and finds himself on the other side of the law when he is mixed up in a murder. Someone is after Blakely and his papers, and the classic mystery style of Mary Roberts Rinehart guarantees there’s a good story behind the strange happenings.The Man in Lower Ten was the first detective novel to make it to the national bestseller list, and it hasn’t lost its edge. It has the romance and the suspense of today’s mystery novels and boasts the ability to stand the test of time.

First sentence: McKnight is gradually taking over the criminal end of the business.

Year

1909

Language

English

Publisher

BiblioBazaar

Editions

219

Pages

198

ISBN

9781426404184

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