Lord Lister No. 0385: De Hotelratten by Matull, Blankensee, and Hageman
"Lord Lister No. 0385: De Hotelratten" by Matull, Blankensee, and Hageman is a mystery novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a series of perplexing thefts occurring in the Kensington Hotel, which creates havoc for the hotel owner, Carington, and attracts the attention of Scotland Yard's detectives. Main characters, including Raffles and his companion Charly Brand, are introduced as they prepare to investigate these unsolved crimes, demonstratingtheir intrigue and resourcefulness. The opening of the book sets the stage for a thrilling plot filled with suspense and deduction. Carington, the hotel owner, learns of the mysterious thefts plaguing his establishment after a particularly irate American guest reports losing valuable jewels and money without any apparent break-in. The detectives from Scotland Yard are soon summoned, suspecting the hotel staff or guests. Meanwhile, Raffles, a gentleman thief, expresses intent to observe the ongoing investigations, intrigued by the cleverness of the thief, and devises a plan to stay at the hotel under disguise, indicating that the narrative will intertwine his quest with the police's efforts to catch the elusive criminal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Matull, Kurt, 1872-1920 |
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| Author | Blankensee, Theo von, 1881-1928 |
| Author | Hageman, Felix (Leonard Felix), 1877-1966 |
| Title | Lord Lister No. 0385: De Hotelratten |
| Original Publication | Netherlands: Roman- Boek- en Kunsthandel,1910,pubdate 1923. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg |
| 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. | 67943 |
| Release Date | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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