Chief Inspector Pointer's Cases - 12 Golden Age Murder Mysteries (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. The Eames-Erskine Case, The Charteris Mystery, The Footsteps That Stopped, The Clifford Affair…By Dorothy Fielding

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Chief Inspector Pointer's Cases gathers twelve Golden Age murder mysteries built around the patient intelligence of Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Pointer. These tales emphasize clue, motive, and procedure rather than sensational violence, placing them firmly within the interwar tradition of fair-play detection. Fielding's prose is brisk, observant, and socially alert, moving through drawing rooms, country houses, professional circles, and uneasy domestic interiors where respectable surfaces conceal calculation and fear. Dorothy Fielding was among the many accomplished women who helped define British detective fiction between the wars, a period in which the puzzle mystery became both popular entertainment and a subtle anatomy of class, gender, and modern anxiety. Her repeated use of Pointer suggests an interest in disciplined reasoning set against human irrationality: jealousy, greed, vanity, and secrecy. Like her contemporaries, she turns murder into a test of interpretation, asking how truth may be recovered from performance and misdirection. This collection is recommended for readers who enjoy classic crime fiction in the manner of Christie, Sayers, and Crofts, but wish to explore a less frequently discussed voice. It offers elegant plotting, period atmosphere, and the pleasures of deduction in compact, satisfying form. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

Detective Mystery Crime Thriller Conspiracy Betrayal Hidden Identity Espionage

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GenreMystery and Thriller

Length105 hrs 22 mins

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Publish dateNov 7, 2020

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

105CHAPTER 3

2Chief Inspector Pointer’s Cases - 12 Golden Age Murder Mysteries

106CHAPTER 4

3The Eames-Erskine Case

107CHAPTER 5

4CHAPTER I

108CHAPTER 6

5CHAPTER II

109CHAPTER 7

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6CHAPTER III

110CHAPTER 8

7CHAPTER IV

111CHAPTER 9

8CHAPTER V

112CHAPTER 10

9CHAPTER VI

113CHAPTER 11

10CHAPTER VII

114CHAPTER 12

11CHAPTER VIII

115CHAPTER 13

12CHAPTER IX

116CHAPTER 14

13CHAPTER X

117CHAPTER 15

14CHAPTER XI

118CHAPTER 16

15The Charteris Mystery

119CHAPTER 17

16CHAPTER ONE

120CHAPTER 18

17CHAPTER TWO

121CHAPTER 19

18CHAPTER THREE

122CHAPTER 20

19CHAPTER FOUR

123CHAPTER 21

20CHAPTER FIVE

124Tragedy at Beechcroft

21CHAPTER SIX

125CHAPTER I. AN ARTIST PAINTS A COUPLE OF CHILDREN AND HEARS AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY

22CHAPTER SEVEN

126CHAPTER II. AN OLD FRIEND IS ASKED DOWN FOR A REST

23CHAPTER EIGHT

127CHAPTER III. A VISIT TO BRUSSELS, AND A LOST BOX OF CHOCOLATES

24CHAPTER NINE

128CHAPTER IV. ANTLEY SEES A MAN FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND MEETS THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT

25CHAPTER TEN

129CHAPTER V. A SPANISH DON IS ASKED DOWN, AND A DAMAGED FINGER IS RECOGNISED

26CHAPTER ELEVEN

130CHAPTER VI. A CONJURING TRICK IS PERFORMED WHICH CAN NEVER BE REPEATED

27The Footsteps That Stopped

131CHAPTER VII. THE ARTIST SPENDS A WAKEFUL NIGHT

28CHAPTER 1

132CHAPTER VIII. SCOTLAND YARD IS CONSULTED

29CHAPTER 2

133CHAPTER IX. CHIEF INSPECTOR POINTER&#x27;S THEORY ABOUT THE CONJURING TRICK

30CHAPTER 3

134CHAPTER X. INVESTIGATIONS AT BEECHCROFT

31CHAPTER 4

135CHAPTER XI. DON PLUTARCO HAS A BRUISED WRIST

32CHAPTER 5

136CHAPTER XII. FLAVELLE BRUTON&#x27;S STORY

33CHAPTER 6

137CHAPTER XIII. AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH IS MENTIONED, AND A DOG IS POISONED

34CHAPTER 7

138CHAPTER XIV. DID SANTLEY SEE MORE THAN HE REALISED?

35CHAPTER 8

139CHAPTER XV. POINTER FINDS HALF A PHOTOGRAPH

36CHAPTER 9

140CHAPTER XVI. A HALF-PHOTOGRAPH SUGGESTS A WHOLE THEORY

37CHAPTER 10

141CHAPTER XVII. AND THE THEORY IS PROVED TO BE A FACT

38CHAPTER 11

142The Case of the Two Pearl Necklaces

39CHAPTER 12

143CHAPTER I. A Wedding Is Announced.

40CHAPTER 13

144CHAPTER II. Violet Finch Wears Some Fine Pearls at a Dance.

41CHAPTER 14

145CHAPTER III. Pearls Can Be at Once Very Useful and Very Dangerous.

42CHAPTER 15

146CHAPTER IV. A Marriage Takes Place.

43CHAPTER 16

147CHAPTER V. A Private Investigator Is Called In.

44CHAPTER 17

148CHAPTER VI. Arthur Walsh Gets a Very Curious Message, and Scotland Yard Is Summoned to a Murder Case.

45The Clifford Affair

149CHAPTER VII. Chief Inspector Pointer Gets to Work.

46CHAPTER 1

150CHAPTER VIII. A Key-Ring Is Missed.

47CHAPTER 2

151CHAPTER IX. Pointer Finds the Missing Keys.

48CHAPTER 3

152CHAPTER X. The Fingerprints Seem to Link Up the Keys With a Certain Person.

49CHAPTER 4

153CHAPTER XI. A Mother&#x27;s Grief Does Not Appear to Be Overwhelming.

50CHAPTER 5

154CHAPTER XII. An Advertisement Is Found in Duplicate.

51CHAPTER 6

155CHAPTER XIII. Evidence Accumulates.

52CHAPTER 7

156CHAPTER XIV. An Alibi Goes West.

53CHAPTER 8

157CHAPTER XV. Marks of Gilding Are Found on a Cloth.

54CHAPTER 9

158CHAPTER XVI. Another Possible Motive Is Discovered.

55CHAPTER 10

159CHAPTER XVII. Arthur Gets a Hard Knock.

56CHAPTER 11

160CHAPTER XVIII. The Pearls Are Found.

57CHAPTER 12

161Scarecrow

58CHAPTER 13

162CHAPTER I. THE FARM OF THE GOLDEN GOAT

59CHAPTER 14

163CHAPTER II. INSKIPP HEARS OF MIREILLE, AND LEARNS WHAT THE GOLDEN GOAT STANDS FOR

60The Cluny Problem

164CHAPTER III. INSKIPP WRITES TO MIREILLE, AND AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS TO FLORENCE

61CHAPTER ONE

165CHAPTER IV. MISS BLYTHE TAKES THE NEWS ODDLY

62CHAPTER TWO

166CHAPTER V. INSKIPP DECIDES TO RETURN TO ENGLAND

63CHAPTER THREE

167CHAPTER VI. SOME OLD NEWSPAPERS FURNISH INTERESTING READING

64CHAPTER FOUR

168CHAPTER VII. INSKIPP UNDERTAKES A COMMISSION

65CHAPTER FIVE

169CHAPTER VIII. INSKIPP GOES TO DOVER

66CHAPTER SIX

170CHAPTER IX. THE PARTY OF FOUR BREAK UP

67CHAPTER SEVEN

171CHAPTER X A DEAD TRAMP IS CLAIMED BY TWO WOMEN

68CHAPTER EIGHT

172CHAPTER XI. A NAME IS FOUND FOR THE TRAMP

69CHAPTER NINE

173CHAPTER XII. COTTAGE IS A MYSTERY

70CHAPTER TEN

174CHAPTER XIII. AN OLD CRIME THROWS ITS SHADOW ON THE NEW ONE

71CHAPTER ELEVEN

175CHAPTER XIV. THE CHIEF INSPECTOR RUNS OVER THE POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN MRS. WHIN-BROWNING AND INSKIPP

72CHAPTER TWELVE

176CHAPTER XV. LEMONS GROW IN MENTON

73CHAPTER THIRTEEN

177CHAPTER XVI. MR. PARNALL GOES TO THE FARM OF THE GOLDEN GOAT

74CHAPTER FOURTEEN

178CHAPTER XVII. POINTER IS INTERESTED IN A PHOTOGRAPH AND TWO FRAMES

75CHAPTER FIFTEEN

179CHAPTER XVIII. THE GUESTS LEARN THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE GOT INTO PRINT

76The Wedding Chest Mystery

180CHAPTER XIX. MIREILLE

77CHAPTER 1

181CHAPTER XX. MIREILLE&#x27;S IDENTITY BECOMES A PUZZLE

78CHAPTER TWO

182CHAPTER XXI. A PRISONER IS SET FREE

79CHAPTER THREE

183CHAPTER XXII. AT CLERMONT-FERRAND THE END COMES IN SIGHT

80CHAPTER FOUR

184CHAPTER XXIII. MRS. NORBURY IS MISSING

81CHAPTER FIVE

185CHAPTER XXIV. A SCARECROW IS THE MAIN INCIDENT IN THE ROUNDING-UP OF A MURDERER

82CHAPTER SIX

186Mystery at the Rectory

83CHAPTER SEVEN

187CHAPTER ONE

84CHAPTER EIGHT

188CHAPTER TWO

85CHAPTER NINE

189CHAPTER THREE

86CHAPTER TEN

190CHAPTER FOUR

87CHAPTER ELEVEN

191CHAPTER FIVE

88CHAPTER TWELVE

192CHAPTER SIX

89The Craig Poisoning Mystery

193CHAPTER SEVEN

90CHAPTER I

194CHAPTER EIGHT

91CHAPTER II

195CHAPTER NINE

92CHAPTER III

196CHAPTER TEN

93CHAPTER IV

197CHAPTER ELEVEN

94CHAPTER V

198CHAPTER TWELVE

95CHAPTER VI

199CHAPTER THIRTEEN

96CHAPTER VII

200CHAPTER FOURTEEN

97CHAPTER VIII

201CHAPTER FIFTEEN

98CHAPTER IX

202CHAPTER SIXTEEN

99CHAPTER X

203CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

100CHAPTER XI

204CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

101CHAPTER XII

205CHAPTER NINETEEN

102The Tall House Mystery

206CHAPTER TWENTY

103CHAPTER 1

207Memorable Quotes

104CHAPTER 2

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