02347cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500220014126400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950801150038052012530049553400450174865300310179365300230182465300340184765300250188170000310190685600430193799900170198037545UtSlPG20260610133845.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTracy, Virginia,d-194611a"Persons Unknown" 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-09-27 aProduced by Roland Schlenker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"Persons Unknown" by Virginia Tracy is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Bryce Herrick, a struggling writer who becomes entangled in a murder investigation when he witnesses a chilling event through his window. The novel explores themes of deception, love, and the complexities of human relationships against a backdrop of crime and intrigue. The opening of the narrative introduces Herrick during a hot August night, where he is awakened by a dream of his childhood and a mysterious phrase calling him to "Ask Nancy Cornish." As he listens to a magnificent piano performance from an apartment across the street, he is abruptly drawn into a night of chaos when he sees a shadowy figure and hears a gunshot. This incident propels him into a flurry of activity as he attempts to assist the police in unraveling the mystery of the victim, James R. Ingham, whose death becomes the crux of a complex plot involving potential suspects, including the enigmatic actress Christina Hope. As Herrick grapples with the unfolding events, he finds himself torn between his growing fascination with Christina and the haunting circumstances surrounding her connection to the murder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction aAuthors -- Fiction aDetective and mystery stories aActresses -- Fiction1 aRaleigh, Henry,d1880-194540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37545 c78385d78385