The Holladay Case (Detective Story Magazine)

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The Holladay Case (1921)
by Burton E. Stevenson

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Extracted from Detective Story Magazine, 1921 Jan 8, pp. 39–84. First published in book form in 1904. Also serialized in the Newport Mercury (US) in 1906.

A readable story of a mysterious murder.... As is generally the case with this class of fiction, the dramatic quality of the story is of more importance than the literary finish, and Mr. Stevenson tells it straightly enough, with no attempt at ornament. We do not wish to give away the plot, so will merely remark that the teller is an American, and that of the solicitors for the defence, one is honeymooning in the last chapter, and another is making subtly expressed proposals—which are intelligently understood. —from The Bookman (UK) April 1904

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The
Holladay Case
^by Burton E. Stevenson

Chapters (not listed in original)

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I. A Bolt From the Blue 39
II. In the Grip of Circumstance 40
III. The Coil Tightens 44
IV. I Have an Inspiration 47
V. I Dine With a Fascinating Stranger 49
VI. Miss Holladay Becomes Capricious 52
VII. The Mysterious Maid 53
VIII. I Meet Monsieur Martigny
IX. An Astonished Disappearance 59
X. I Unmask My Enemy 62
XI. At the Cape Jourdain 64
XII. En Voyage 67
XIII. I Prove a Bad Sentinel 69
XIV. Two Heads are Better Than One 71
XV. I Heard the Lion 74
XVI. Etretat 78
XVII. The Veil is Lifted 80
XVIII. The End of the Story 83

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