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Sam Appleby, the former Governor of Massachusetts, pays a weekend visit to Sycamore Ridge, the Connecticut estate of his old political rival Dan Wheeler. Appleby wants Wheeler's support for his son Appleby JR who is running for Governor, but Wheeler is a hard sell. As tension escalates between the two men, a small fire erupts, causing a commotion. During the melee a gunshot rings out. When everyone returns to the study, Appleby is discovered dead in his chair, with a bullet through his show more heart. Wheeler seems the obvious suspect, but as the police probe further it appears more than one member of Sycamore Ridge may have had a motive for murdering the ex-Governor. With not enough clues to proceed in their investigation, the local authorities call in master sleuth Fleming Stone and his sidekick Terence McGuire - or 'Fibsy' as he's more commonly known - to solve ... The Mystery of the Sycamore. show lessTags
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Imagine Sherlock Holmes dropped into a screwball comedy/mystery with a young Dr. Watson spouting newsboy slang and you have The Mystery of the Sycamore. This public domain book is available as a download from Manybooks.net.
Sam Appleby, a former Governor of Massachusetts, is paying a visit to Sycamore Ridge. The Connecticut estate of an old political rival - Dan Wheeler. But when Appleby is found dead, three people confess. Can Fleming Stone determine the truth and therefore the guilty party.
An enjoyable mystery
An enjoyable mystery
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- Original title
- The Mystery Of The Sycamore
- Alternate titles
- The Pardon Tree (serialised) (serialised)
- Original publication date
- 1921
- People/Characters
- Fleming Stone; Fibsy
- First words
- As the character of a woman may be accurately deduced from her handkerchief, so a man's mental status is evident from the way he opens his mail.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I didn't intervent my hands, Mr Stone," said the boy earnestly, "honest I didn't. But---it wasn't nominated in the bond that I shouldn't kick around those old decaying roots with my foot---just so's if it should take a notion to fall it would fall heading north!"
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