Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gillmore, Rufus, [The mystery of the second shot], n.d. [1912]
... ...Rufus Gillmore...Gillmore, Rufus...Fiction Mystery crime Rufus Gillmore When Bertrand Newhall shoots himself, journalist John Ashley is determined to make the most of the scandal. ...
When Bertrand Newhall shoots himself, journalist John Ashley is determined to make the most of the scandal. But when the suicide is revealed to be a case of murder, and when Ashley falls in love with the sister of prime suspect Walter Thorpe, his position becomes a difficult one as he struggles to clear the man's name. With a rival journalist determined to convict Thorpe of the murder, Ashley faces a race against time as he searches for a key witness. Yet, if Thorpe wasn't guilty, who was? And if it wasn't suicide, who fired the shots? And why...?
300p. olive green cover with title and author embossed in silver on the front cover; decorative pattern embossed on front cover; title page and first 4 pages missingfictionWhen Bertrand Newhall shoots himself, journalist John Ashley is determined to make the most of the scandal. But when the suicide is revealed to be a case of murder, and when Ashley falls in love with the sister of prime suspect Walter Thorpe, his position becomes a difficult one as he struggles to clear the man's name. With a rival journalist determined to convict Thorpe of the murder, Ashley faces a race against time as he searches for a key witness. Yet, if Thorpe wasn't guilty, who was? And if it wasn't suicide, who fired the shots? And why...?fiction, mystery, crime, rufus gillmore
