The Woman in Black by E. C. Bentley
"The Woman in Black" by E. C. Bentley is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious murder of Sigsbee Manderson, a powerful financier whose death causes a panic in the markets. As the narrative unfolds, several characters, including journalist Sir James Molloy, are drawn into the investigation to unveil the truth behind Manderson's demise, leading readers through an intricate web of motives and suspects.
The opening of the novel introduces the aftermath of Manderson's murder, detailing his influence on the financial world and the chaos triggered by his death. The story begins with Sir James Molloy receiving urgent news of the incident, prompting him to mobilize his team for a swift investigation. We meet various key characters, such as Mr. Bunner, another secretary, and Mr. Marlowe, who shed light on Manderson's final hours, revealing tensions in his personal life, particularly with his wife. The narrative sets an intriguing tone, suggesting deep emotional undercurrents that may relate to the circumstances of the murder while establishing a sense of impending mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.html.images | 410 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.epub3.images | 226 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.epub.images | 232 kB | |||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.epub.noimages | 214 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.kf8.images | 425 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.kindle.images | 405 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21854.txt.utf-8 | 396 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/21854/pg21854-h.zip | 224 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
About this eBook
| Author | Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew), 1875-1956 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Woman in Black |
| Note | Alternate title: Trent's Last Case |
| Note | Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Trent, Philip (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 21854 |
| Release Date | Jun 18, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1012 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
