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Borough Treasurer, by Joseph Smith Fletcher
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Title: The Borough Treasurer
Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
Release Date: February 19, 2007 [EBook #20630]
Language: English
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THE BOROUGH TREASURER
BY
J. S. FLETCHER
AUTHOR OF
THE MIDDLE TEMPLE MURDER, THE PARADISE MYSTERY, ETC.
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
Made in the United States of America
COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.
Published July, 1921 Second Printing, November, 1921
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
I BLACKMAIL, 1
II CRIME--AND SUCCESS, 11
III MURDER, 21
IV THE PINE WOOD, 31
V THE CORD, 41
VI THE MAYOR, 52
VII NIGHT WORK, 61
VIII RETAINED FOR THE DEFENCE, 71
IX ANTECEDENTS, 82
X THE HOLE IN THE THATCH, 91
XI CHRISTOPHER PETT, 101
XII PARENTAL ANXIETY, 111
XIII THE ANONYMOUS LETTER, 121
XIV THE SHEET OF FIGURES, 131
XV ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER, 141
XVI THE LONELY MOOR, 149
XVII THE MEDICAL OPINION, 159
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