Lord Lister No. 0005: De zwarte man in het slaapvertrek by Matull and Blankensee

"Lord Lister No. 0005: De zwarte man in het slaapvertrek" by Matull and Blankensee is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a glamorous ball hosted by banker Von Hartstein, where a valuable diamond necklace belonging to his wife, Adelheid, mysteriously disappears. Amid swirling social dynamics and hidden emotions, themes of intrigue and suspense begin to unfold. The opening of the book introduces the opulent setting of a ball where the upper class gathers to dance and socialize. The atmosphere is disrupted when Adelheid realizes her precious necklace is missing, leading to a flurry of activity as guests and servants search for it. The narrative hints at deeper relationships, particularly between Adelheid and Lord Brigham, a tall and striking Englishman who has come to the banker's event for the first time. As concern rises about the potential theft, the banker's unease is compounded by his suspicions about his wife and her interactions with the mysterious Lord, setting the stage for a tale filled with tension, deception, and romantic turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Matull, Kurt, 1872-1920
Author Blankensee, Theo von, 1881-1928
Title Lord Lister No. 0005: De zwarte man in het slaapvertrek
Alternate Title Lord Lister No. 0005: De gemaskerde in het boudoir
Series Title Lord Lister, genaamd Raffles: De Groote Onbekende
Credits Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/
Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Dutch
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Detective and mystery stories -- Periodicals
Subject Dime novels -- Periodicals
Category Text
eBook-No. 66611
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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