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DETECTIVE FLEMING STONE Complete Series: 17 Mystery Classics in One Volume (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Seventeen classic whodunits featuring Fleming Stone's ingenious American sleuthingBy Carolyn Wells

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DETECTIVE FLEMING STONE Complete Series gathers seventeen examples of early twentieth-century American detective fiction, centered on Wells's urbane investigator whose method blends psychological observation, social tact, and classical clue-reading. These mysteries move through drawing rooms, estates, theatrical circles, and fashionable households, transforming genteel society into a stage for deception. Written in a polished, brisk style, they belong to the Golden Age's formative years, when puzzle construction, misdirection, and the cultivated amateur-detective figure were being refined. Carolyn Wells was a prolific American writer, poet, humorist, and anthologist whose career ranged from children's verse to sophisticated mysteries. Her wide literary experience helps explain the series' elegance: she understood comic timing, verbal wit, and the architecture of suspense. Writing during a period when detective fiction was gaining respectability, Wells contributed a distinctly American refinement to the genre, balancing entertainment with formal ingenuity. This volume is recommended for readers interested in the evolution of mystery fiction, especially those who admire clever plotting, period atmosphere, and detectives who solve crimes through intellect rather than force. It offers both pleasurable immersion and historical value, revealing how Wells helped shape the conventions that later classic crime writers would inherit. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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GenreMystery and Thriller

Length126 hrs 30 mins

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Publish dateNov 27, 2016

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1DETECTIVE FLEMING STONE Complete Series: 17 Mystery Classics in One Volume (Annotated)

187XVI. A Promise

2Introduction

188XVII. Madame Isis

3Historical Context

189XVIII. All for Love

4Synopsis (Selection)

190XIX. Two at Luncheon

5THE CLUE

191XX. Fleming Stone

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6I. The Van Normans

192XXI. Stone’s Questions

7II. Miss Morton Arrives

193XXII. Judge Hoyt’s Plan

8III. A Cry in the Night

194XXIII. In Kito’s Care

9IV. Suicide Or—?

195XXIV. Escape

10V. A Case for the Coroner

196XXV. The Whole Truth

11VI. Fessenden Comes

197VICKY VAN

12VII. Mr. Benson's Questions

198I. Vicky Van

13VIII. A Soft Lead Pencil

199II. Mr. Somers

14IX. The Will

200III. The Waiter's Story

15X. Some Testimony

201IV. Somers' Real Name

16XI. “I Decline to Say”

202V. The Schuyler Household

17XII. Dorothy Burt

203VI. Vicky's Ways

18XIII. An Interview With Cicely

204VII. Ruth Schuyler

19XIV. The Carleton Household

205VIII. The Letter-box

20XV. Fessenden's Detective Work

206IX. The Social Secretary

21XVI. Searching for Clues

207X. The Inquest

22XVII. Miss Morton's Statements

208XI. A Note From Vicky

23XVIII. Carleton Is Frank

209XII. More Notes

24XIX. The Truth About Miss Burt

210XIII. Fleming Stone

25XX. Cicely's Flight

211XIV. Walls Have Tongues

26XXI. A Successful Pursuit

212XV. Fibsy

27XXII. A Talk With Miss Morton

213XVI. A Futile Chase

28XXIII. Fleming Stone

214XVII. The Gold-Fringed Gown

29XXIV. A Confession

215XVIII. Fibsy Dines Out

30THE GOLD BAG

216XIX. Proofs and More Proofs

31I. The Crime in West Sedgwick

217XX. The Truth from Ruth

32II. The Crawford House

218THE DIAMOND PIN

33III. The Coroner’s Jury

219I. A Certain Date

34IV. The Inquest

220II. The Locked Room

35V. Florence Lloyd

221III. The Evidence of the Checkbook

36VI. The Gold Bag

222IV. Timken and His Inquiries

37VII. Yellow Roses

223V. Downing's Evidence

38VIII. Further Inquiry

224VI. Lucille

39IX. The Twelfth Rose

225VII. The Case Against Bannard

40X. The Will

226VIII. Rodney Pollock Appears

41XI. Louis's Story

227IX. Iris in Danger

42XII. Louis's Confession

228X. Flossie

43XIII. Miss Lloyd's Confidence

229XI. Gone Again!

44XIV. Mr. Porter's Views

230XII. In Chicago

45XV. The Photograph Explained

231XIII. Fleming Stone Comes

46XVI. A Call on Mrs. Purvis

232XIV. Fibsy and Sam

47XVII. The Owner of the Gold Bag

233XV. In the Colole

48XVIII. In Mr. Goodrich's Office

234XVI. Kidnapped Again

49XIX. The Midnight Train

235XVII. The Cipher

50XX. Fleming Stone

236XVIII. Solution at Last

51XXI. The Disclosure

237RASPBERRY JAM

52A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

238I. The Great Hanlon

53I. The Girl Across the Hall

239II. A Trip to Newark

54II. The Tragedy

240III. The Stunt

55III. Janet Pembroke

241IV. The Emburys

56IV. Doctor Post's Discovery

242V. The Explanation

57V. Several Clues

243VI. A Slammed Door

58VI. The Inquest Begins

244VII. A Vision

59VII. I Give Evidence

245VIII. The Examiner

60VIII. An Awful Implication

246IX. Hamlet

61IX. George Lawrence

247X. A Confession

62X. Person or Persons Unknown

248XI. Fifi

63XI. The Chained Door

249XII. In Hanlon’s Office

64XII. Janet Is Our Guest

250XIII. Fleming Stone

65XIII. Janet Is Mysterious

251XIV. The Five Senses

66XIV. Mrs. Altonstall

252XV. Marigny the Medium

67XV. Who Is J. & S.?

253XVI. Fibsy’s Busy Day

68XVI. Leroy Arrives on the Scene

254XVII. Hanlon’s Ambition

69XVII. Can Leroy Be Guilty?

255XVIII. The Guilty One

70XVIII. The Rooms in Washington Square

256THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE

71XIX. A Talk With Janet

257I. The Letter That Said Come

72XX. The Initialed Handkerchief

258II. North Door and South Door

73XXI. Fleming Stone

259III. One Last Argument

74XXII. A Call on Miss Waring

260IV. The Big Sycamore Tree

75XXIII. Lawrence's Statement

261V. The Bugle Sounded Taps

76XXIV. The Chain of Evidence

262VI. The Other Heir

77THE MAXWELL MYSTERY

263VII. Inquiries

78I. Concerning Opportunities

264VIII. Confession

79II. “Maxwell Chimneys”

265IX. Counter-Confessions

80III. The Belted Earl

266X. The Phantom Bugler

81IV. Saucy Mildred

267XI. Fleming Stone

82V. The Tragedy

268XII. The Garage Fire

83VI. “He Shot Me!”

269XIII. Sara Wheeler

84VII. A Search for Clues

270XIV. Rachel’s Story

85VIII. The Inquest

271XV. The Awful Truth

86IX. Further Testimony

272XVI. Maida’s Decision

87X. Mildred's Strange Story

273XVII. Maida and Her Father

88XI. The Black Spangles

274XVIII. A Final Confession

89XII. An Interview With Milly

275THE MYSTERY GIRL

90XIII. The Mysterious Missiles

276I. A President-Elect

91XIV. In Pursuit of the Earl

277II. Miss Mystery Arrives

92XV. The Earl's Story

278III. Thirteen Buttons

93XVI. The Gray Motorcar

279IV. A Broken Teacup

94XVII. Big Jack Judson

280V. The Tragedy

95XVIII. A Pistol Shot

281VI. An Incredible Case

96XIX. Red Ink Spots

282VII. The Volume of Martial

97XX. Irene Tells the Truth

283VIII. Where Is Nogi?

98XXI. Circumstantial Evidence

284IX. A Love Letter

99XXII. Fleming Stone's Discoveries

285X. Who Is Miss Mystery?

100XXIII. The Confession

286XI. The Spinster’s Evidence

101ANYBODY BUT ANNE

287XII. Maurice Trask, Heir

102I. Buttonwood Terrace

288XIII. The Truesdell Eyebrows

103II. The Van Wyck Household

289XIV. A Proposal

104III. All About a Fan

290XV. Fleming Stone Comes

105IV. The Decision of David Van Wyck

291XVI. Miss Mystery’s Testimony

106V. The Crime in the Study

292XVII. Planning an Elopement

107VI. Surmises

293XVIII. Miss Mystery No Longer

108VII. The Mysterious Motor Car

294SPOOKY HOLLOW

109VIII. Enter, a Detective

295I. Prout Has a Fare

110IX. The Inquest

296II. The Guest at Greatlarch

111X. Further Evidence

297III. Rosemary

112XI. Archer’s Theory

298IV. A Mysterious Death

113XII. Anne’s Testimony

299V. Where Was Johnson?

114XIII. An Adjournment

300VI. The Wild Harp

115XIV. A Mysterious Disappearance

301VII. Uncle and Niece

116XV. Who Wrote the Letter?

302VIII. Spooky Hollow

117XVI. Telltale Typewriting

303IX. A Living Tragedy

118XVII. The Search for the Pearls

304X. How Collins Felt About It

119XVIII. Fleming Stone Arrives

305XI. A Run Over to France

120XIX. The Two Carstairs

306XII. A Nameless, Homeless Waif

121XX. The Mystery Solved

307XIII. A Vincent After All

122THE WHITE ALLEY

308XIV. Fleming Stone on the Case

123I. White Birches

309XV. A Few Deductions

124II. Wilful Dorothy

310XVI. Fibsy Explores

125III. May and December

311XVII. Finch’s Story

126IV. With Dancing Steps

312XVIII. The Terrible Truth

127V. Scolding Is Barred

313PRILLILGIRL

128VI. On a Balcony

314I. Some Proposition

129VII. Missing!

315II. Mrs. Guy Thorndike

130VIII. The Search

316III. Guy’s Crowd

131IX. Not Found

317IV. The Aggressiveness of Agatha

132X. Dorothy's Promise

318V. The Play’s the Thing

133XI. Flirtation

319VI. What Was the Truth?

134XII. A Check Stub

320VII. Pete’s Proceedings

135XIII. The Detective

321VIII. Police Investigation

136XIV. Found!

322IX. Mcgee Gets Very Busy

137XV. The Scarlet Sage

323X. More Inquiry

138XVI. The Coroner's Questions

324XI. An Important Interview

139XVII. The Weapon

325XII. Loose Screws

140XVIII. The Inquest

326XIII. The Thorndikes

141XIX. Dorothy's Disclosures

327XIV. Corinne’s Story

142XX. Fleming Stone

328XV. Sir Andrew Baine

143XXI. The Key of the Mystery

329XVI. The Truth

144XXII. The White Alley

330XVII. Strange Doings

145XXIII. Confession

331XVIII. Guy’s Decision

146THE CURVED BLADES

332THE BRONZE HAND

147I. Miss Lucy Carrington

333I. The Pinnacle

148II. A Clash of Tongues

334II. The Passengers

149III. The Tragedy

335III. The Younger Generation

150IV. A Paper Snake

336IV. The Fourth of July

151V. A Man’s Glove

337V. The Mystery

152VI. A Neighbor’s Call

338VI. The Gloves

153VII. The Inquest

339VII. The Jeweler’s Bill

154VIII. Anita’s Story

340VIII. The Dressing Case

155IX. Further Testimony

341IX. The Treasure Hunt

156X. Bizarre Clues

342X. Planted?

157XI. Fleming Stone

343XI. The Jewels

158XII. Estelle’s Story

344XII. Stanhope

159XIII. Bates, the Burglar

345XIII. Mason, the Friendly

160XIV. Who Gave the Poison?

346XIV. The Search

161XV. Pauline’s Purchase

347XV. The Announcement

162XVI. The Two Girls

348XVI. Enter Fleming Stone

163XVII. The Overheard Conversation

349XVII. Maisie in Danger

164XVIII. Fled!

350XVIII. The Man in the Library

165XIX. Letters From the Fugitive

351WHERE’S EMILY

166XX. In the Boudoir

352I. Personality

167XXI. Fleming Stone’s Theory

353II. A Kiss for Luck

168XXII. Pauline in Cairo

354III. The Rehearsal

169XXIII. Two Wills

355IV. Where’s Emily?

170XXIV. Confession

356V. As to the Hindu

171THE MARK OF CAIN

357VI. Tragedy

172I. Through the Green Cord

358VII. The Sable Fur

173II. Who Could Have Done It?

359VIII. What the Police Thought

174III. Pinckney, the Reporter

360IX. The Inquest

175IV. The Inquest Begins

361X. All the Cards on the Table

176V. The Swede

362XI. The Funeral

177VI. Out of the West

363XII. A Wedding Party

178VII. Stephanotis

364XIII. Request for Ransom

179VIII. The Milk Bottle

365XIV. Fleming Stone

180IX. A Clause in the Will

366XV. Miss Marsden’s Story

181X. Stryker’s Handkerchief

367XVI. Miss Wolcott’s Books

182XI. Duane the Detective

368XVII. Emily!

183XII. A New Theory

369XVIII. The Whole Story

184XIII. Fibsy Fibs

370Analysis

185XIV. Two Suitors

371Reflection

186XV. The Trap That Was Set

372Memorable Quotes

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