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The Bittermeads Mystery (1922)
by E. R. Punshon
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. A murder mystery/thriller.

"Rupert Dunsmore has long had his suspicions concerning the death of his uncle, but he can not get the police to share them. Later the singular disappearance of his friend Charley Wright does not seem to arouse them to action, so Dunsmore resolves to take matters into his own hands. …" —from the review by The Literary Digest, 23 Sept. Full review(s) (with spoilers) on the Talk page.

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THE BITTERSMEAD
MYSTERY

By the Same Author:

THE SOLITARY HOUSE

A good story to start reading about 9.00 P.M. if you want to make a night of it in the old armchair.

—Boston Evening Transcript

OLD FIGHTING DAYS

A thrilling story of the ring, adventure, mystery and love —New York Tribune

NEW YORK: ALFRED • A • KNOPF

THE
BITTERMEADS
MYSTERY

By
E. R. PUNSHON

NEW YORK
ALFRED • A • KNOPF
MCMXXII

COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY

E. R. PUNSHON

Published, August, 1922

CONTENTS

  1. chapterpage
  2. I. The Lone Passenger 9
  3. II. The Fight in the Woods 17
  4. III. A Coincidence 25
  5. IV. A Woman Weeps 33
  6. V. A Woman and a Man 41
  7. VI. A Discovery 49
  8. VII. Question and Answer 56
  9. VIII. Captivity Capture 65
  10. IX. The Attic of Mystery 75
  11. X. The New Gardener 84
  12. XI. The Problem 93
  13. XII. An Avowal 101
  14. XIII. Invisible Writing 109
  15. XIV. Love-Making at Night 117
  16. XV. The Sound of a Shot 128
  17. XVI. In the Wood 134
  18. XVII. A Declaration 142
  19. XVIII. Robert Dunn's Enemy 151
  20. XIX. The Visit to Wreste Abbey 159
  21. XX. Ella's Warning 165
  22. XXI. Doubts and Fears 175
  23. XXII. Plots and Plans 186
  24. XXIII. Counter Plans 193
  25. XXIV. An Aphorism 202
  26. XXV. The Unexpected 210
  27. XXVI. A Race against Time 218
  28. XXVII. Flight and Pursuit 226
  29. XXVIII. Back at Bittermeads 234
  30. XXIX. The Attic 242
  31. XXX. Some Explanations 251
  32. XXXI. Conclusion 259

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1956, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 67 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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