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100 1 _aGillette, William,
_d1853-1937
245 1 4 _aThe astounding crime on Torrington Road
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-17
508 _aBob Taylor, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road" by William Gillette is a narrative likely written in the early 20th century. This intriguing account appears to delve into a gripping criminal case, centering around characters involved in a complex plot, including a staff reporter, Horace McClintock, and potential suspects like Hugo Pentecost and Stephen W. Harker. The story seems to promise a blend of investigation and drama, inviting readers into a world of audacity and deception. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Horace McClintock, a New York reporter who is dispatched to Boston, where he coincidentally meets Andrew H. Barnes, a man connected to a mysterious case involving a young man named Jamie Dreek. As McClintock narrates his earlier experiences trailing Dreek during a train ride, we learn about ominous events tied to the houses located on Torrington Road. Barnes, meanwhile, has been observing this case for two years, compellingly hinting at its intricate nature as he seeks a reporter to help transcribe his findings about the strange occurrences linked to the Haworth family and a historic mansion. The tension mounts as McClintock weighs the ethical implications of involving himself in this sensational account. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
653 _aMurder -- Investigation -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/astoundingcrimeo00gill/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75646
999 _c116371
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