02646cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000400012624500220016626400510018830000470023933600260028633700260031233800360033849000230037450000310039750801910042852012430061953400670186265300340192965300390196365300330200265300210203570000510205683000230210785600870213085600430221773597UtSlPG20260610134713.0mcr n260607r20241918utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a18021531  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLincoln, Natalie Sumner,d1881-193514aThe three strings 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aInspector Mitchell  aRelease date is 2024-05-11  aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"The Three Strings" by Natalie Sumner Lincoln is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Evelyn Preston, who experiences a shocking discovery of a dead man in her home—a mystery that becomes complicated by various interactions with her family, friends, and the authorities. The novel unfolds in a tightly woven narrative that invites readers to unravel the circumstances surrounding the dead man's identity and the events leading up to that fateful moment.  At the start of the narrative, Evelyn returns home after a long journey, only to find that the house is devoid of servants and the air is thick with an unsettling quiet. After a series of mundane actions to settle in, she stumbles upon a dead man in the library, triggering panic and confusion. As Evelyn encounters the housekeeper, Dr. Hayden, and eventually the coroner, the gravity of the situation escalates. They soon realize that Evelyn may have inadvertently been part of an unfolding mystery that entwines several key characters, including Dan Maynard and her step-father, Peter Burnham, each with their own secrets, creating a rich backdrop for exploration of motives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: D. Appleton and Company, 1918  aDetective and mystery stories  aMurder -- Investigation -- Fiction  aWashington (D.C.) -- Fiction  aChess -- Fiction1 aWrenn, Charles L.q(Charles Lewis),d1880-1952 0aInspector Mitchell4 uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433076074321&view=1up&seq=5&skin=202140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73597