The Paradise Mystery
THE
PARADISE
MYSTERY
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THE BORZOI MYSTERY STORIES
"These 'mystery' books are about the best of their kind in circulation." — Knickerbocker Press.
L THE WHITE ROOK
By J. B. Harris-Burland
II. THE SOLITARY HOUSE
By E. R. Punshon
in. THE SHADOW OF MALREWARD
By J. B. Harris-Burland
IV. THE MIDDLE TEMPLE MURDER
By J. S. Fletcher
V. THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM
By J. S . Fletcher
VI. THE PATHWAY OF ADVENTURE
By Rose Tyrell.
VII. THE PARADISE MYSTERY
By J. S. Fletcher
VIII. THE WHISPERING DEAD
By Alfred Canachilly
[In Preparation]
IX. dead men's Money
By J. S. Fletcher
X. THE CHESTERMARKE INSTINCT
By J. S. Fletcher
THE
PARADISE
MYSTERY
BY
J. S. FLETCHER
NEW YORK
ALFRED · A · KNOPF
MCMXX
COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
| I | ONLY THE GUARDIAN | 9 |
| II | MAKING AN ENEMY | 20 |
| III | ST. WRYTHA's STAIR | 31 |
| IV | THE ROOM AT THE MITRE | 42 |
| V | THE SCRAP OF PAPER | 54 |
| VI | BY MISADVENTURE | 66 |
| VII | THE DOUBLE TRAIL | 77 |
| VIII | THE BEST MAN | 88 |
| IX | THE HOUSE OF HIS FRIEND | 99 |
| X | DIPLOMACY | 110 |
| XI | THE BACK ROOM | 121 |
| XII | MURDER OF THE MASON'S LABOURER | 132 |
| XIII | BRYCE IS ASKED A QUESTION | 143 |
| XIV | FROM THE PAST | 154 |
| XV | THE DOUBLE OFFER | 165 |
| XVI | BEFOREHAND | 177 |
| XVII | TO BE SHADOWED | 187 |
| XVIII | SURPRISE | 201 |
| XIX | THE SUBTILTY OF THE DEVIL | 210 |
| XX | JETTISON TAKES A HAND | 222 |
| XXI | THE SAXONSTEADE ARMS | 234 |
| XXII | OTHER PEOPLE'S NOTIONS | 245 |
| XXIII | THE UNEXPECTED | 256 |
| XXIV | FINESSE | 266 |
| XXV | THE OLD WELL HOUSE | 276 |
| XXVI | THE OTHER MAN | 286 |
| XXVII | THE GUARDED SECRET | 296 |
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