Number Seventeen

A Tale of Intrigue and Murder in London

Mystery & Suspense, Traditional British, Fiction & Literature, Literary, Historical
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Author: Louis Tracy ISBN: 9781629141336
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Publication: July 1, 2014
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing Language: English
Author: Louis Tracy
ISBN: 9781629141336
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication: July 1, 2014
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Language: English

From the early twentieth century master of British detective fiction comes “a rattling good mystery” featuring Scotland Yard’s Winter and Furneaux (The New York Times).

It’s just off Charing Cross road that writer Frank Theydon first notices the distinguished gentleman dashing for cover in the rain. Soon after, Thayer sees him again, paying a late-night visit to his neighbor, the widow Lester. But the next morning, when she’s found brutally murdered, Thayer sees the stranger once more. When he least expects it.

As it turns out, the distinguished stranger is millionaire philanthropist James Forbes, who’s scheduled an interview with Thayer, unaware that their paths have already crossed. Or is he? Thayer may have a wild imagination, but he can’t shake the feeling that he’s being followed. Has he been set up to witness a crime, or is Forbes being framed for committing one? And is Forbes’s fetching daughter a woman to confide in—or fear? Enlisting the help of Det. Superintendent James Winter and his unflappable French partner, Insp. Charles Furneaux, Thayer is determined to find the answers . . . even if it kills him.

First published in 1916, Number Seventeen is a classic entry in the long-running series of mysteries featuring Winter and Furneaux by Louis Tracy, one of the best-kept secrets of post–Edwardian era crime fiction.

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From the early twentieth century master of British detective fiction comes “a rattling good mystery” featuring Scotland Yard’s Winter and Furneaux (The New York Times).

It’s just off Charing Cross road that writer Frank Theydon first notices the distinguished gentleman dashing for cover in the rain. Soon after, Thayer sees him again, paying a late-night visit to his neighbor, the widow Lester. But the next morning, when she’s found brutally murdered, Thayer sees the stranger once more. When he least expects it.

As it turns out, the distinguished stranger is millionaire philanthropist James Forbes, who’s scheduled an interview with Thayer, unaware that their paths have already crossed. Or is he? Thayer may have a wild imagination, but he can’t shake the feeling that he’s being followed. Has he been set up to witness a crime, or is Forbes being framed for committing one? And is Forbes’s fetching daughter a woman to confide in—or fear? Enlisting the help of Det. Superintendent James Winter and his unflappable French partner, Insp. Charles Furneaux, Thayer is determined to find the answers . . . even if it kills him.

First published in 1916, Number Seventeen is a classic entry in the long-running series of mysteries featuring Winter and Furneaux by Louis Tracy, one of the best-kept secrets of post–Edwardian era crime fiction.

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