On This Page
Description
A wealthy entrepreneur is found murdered in the study of his lavish New Jersey mansion. A young detective tries his hand at cracking the case, but conflicting clues leave him confused and frustrated. It's not until the renowned detective Fleming Stone is called in that the truth is revealed..
Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
Detective Herbert Burroughs has been employed to investigate the murder of wealthy businessman Joseph Crawford. Killed in his study. Many confessions, lies and clues unearthed by Burroughs are later told to Fleming Stone when he is called in, then he discovers the culprit.
An enjoyable read
An enjoyable read
Everyone suspects the maligned nice of the murder but it is someone else's purse found at the scene.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
202+ Works 2,154 Members
Series
Belongs to Publisher Series
Work Relationships
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Gold Bag
- Original publication date
- 1911
- People/Characters
- Fleming Stone; Herbert Burroughs; Joseph Crawford; Florence Lloyd; Gregory Hall
- First words
- Though a young detective, I am not entirely an inexperienced one, and I have several fairly successful investigations to my credit on the records of the Central Office.
- Quotations
- It is impossible to describe the dismay that smote my heart at the hesitation of this answer. It was more than hesitation. It was a conflict of unspoken impulses, and the words, when they were uttered, seemed to carry hidden ... (show all)meanings, and to my mind they carried the worst and most sinister meaning conceivable. To me, it seemed to point unmistakably to collusion between Florence Lloyd, whom I already loved, and Gregory Hall, whom I already distrusted and disliked. Guilty collusion between these two would explain everything. Theirs the motive, theirs the opportunity, theirs the denials and false witnessing... Bah! it was impossible. And, any way, the gold bag remained as proof against this horrid theory. I would pin my faith to the gold bag...
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"You," she murmured softly, and I was content.
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 59
- Popularity
- 521,958
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.18)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
- 7
