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100 1 _aFletcher, J. S.
_q(Joseph Smith),
_d1863-1935
240 1 0 _aRippling Ruby. Finnish
245 1 0 _aVälkehtivä Rubiini
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-11-05
508 _aSirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen
520 _a"Välkehtivä Rubiini" by J. S. Fletcher is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with a desperate protagonist who finds himself in a precarious situation at Portsmouth’s Clarence Quay, hoping to earn a shilling for a telegram request. He encounters a mysterious stranger who hands him a message intended for a man named Holliment, which leads him into a web of intrigue involving danger and potential crime. At the start of the narrative, the main character is in dire straits, having spent his last pennies to reach the quay in hopes of finding work. After seizing the opportunity to deliver a message for a hurried stranger, he is soon drawn into a world of secrets surrounding Holliment's eclectic store. As he navigates through odd encounters and hints of danger, he grapples with unanswered questions about the significance of the message he's carrying, the peculiarities of the people he meets, and the mysterious circumstances that seem to envelop his new role as Holliment’s temporary assistant. The plot is infused with suspense, suggesting that the protagonist's seemingly simple task is fraught with unexpected and potentially perilous implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aYoung men -- Fiction
653 _aMurder -- Investigation -- Fiction
653 _aHorse racing -- Fiction
653 _aRubies -- Fiction
700 1 _aTervaskanto, Jussi
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66675
999 _c107497
_d107497