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Alexander and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/crookedhouse00flemiala THE CROOKED HOUSE BY BRANDON FLEMING NEW YORK EDWARD J. CLODE Copyright, 1921, by EDWARD J. CLODE PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I A Strange Riddle 9 II The Crooked House 19 III The Endless Garden 33 IV Destruction 45 V Copplestone 53 VI The Trail of Corpses 65 VII Tranter 71 VIII Mrs. Astley-Rolfe 80 IX The Danseuse 83 X Mr. Gluckstein 85 XI The Clergyman 87 XII Mr. Bolsolver 89 XIII The Trinity of Death 92 XIV Without Trace 105 XV A Builder of Men 117 XVI A Triple Alliance 133 XVII Mr. Gluckstein in Confidence 142 XVIII The Wit of the Pink Lady 151 XIX Detained on Suspicion 159 XX The Birth of the Killer 176 XXI A Hasty Flight 187 XXII Tranter Attacks the Crooked House 195 XXIII A Duel 205 XXIV The Secret of the House 220 XXV Truer Colors 233 XXVI Providing for the Worst 241 XXVII The Disappearance of Tranter 250 XXVIII In Pursuit 259 XXIX Ethics of Killing 262 XXX Monsieur Dupont's Task 273 XXXI What They Heard 279 XXXII The Beauty-Killer 288 XXXIII Last Truths 291 XXXIV Conclusion 312 THE CROOKED HOUSE CHAPTER I A Strange Riddle "Monsieur Tranter! A moment!" The Right-Honorable John Tranter swung round, latch-key in hand. Behind him, an enormous figure emerged, with surprisingly agile and noiseless steps, from the shadow of the adjoining house—a figure almost grotesque and monstrous in the dim light of the street lamp. The very hugeness of the apparition was so disconcerting that John Tranter drew back with a… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-crooked-house) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fthe-crooked-house) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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