Joseph Smith Fletcher

A quiet cathedral town in England, full of gossips and people who are not quite who they seem to be, is the setting for this murder mystery.

In the heart of London, John Ashton--the man from Australia--has been murdered. It seems clear that the motive was not robbery, and as he apparently had no...

Nothing is what it seems, and dead bodies abound in this classic 1920 murder mystery from the British crime author and journalist, J.S. Fletcher.

An expert in rare books is invited to a remote Northumbrian manor house to catalogue a library. Mysterious events ensue...

In the whole history of the English people there is no period so absolutely heroic, so full of enthralling interest, as that in which the might of England...

Nesta, left alone, gave herself up to deep thought, and to a careful reckoning of her position. She was longing to confide in some trustworthy person or...

An elderly man called Deane is murdered in an English town. Inspector Mellapont thinks it's a simple robbery, but others disagree, and Deane's business...

Excerpt: "Every Monday morning, when the clock of the old parish church in Scarnham Market-Place struck eight, Wallington Neale asked himself why on earth...

The Orange-Yellow Diamond was written in the year 1921 by Joseph Smith Fletcher. This book is one of the most popular novels of Joseph Smith Fletcher, and...

The Borough Treasurer was written in the year 1921 by Joseph Smith Fletcher. This book is one of the most popular novels of Joseph Smith Fletcher, and has...

The Mayor of a small town is found murdered. A classic "whodunnit".

Excerpt: "This was the third week of Selwood’s secretaryship to Jacob Herapath. Herapath was a well-known man in London. He was a Member of Parliament, the...

When the great actor, Bassett Oliver, who was a martinet for punctuality, failed to turn up to a rehearsal which he himself had called, his business manager...

Excerpt: "That's just what I was going to suggest, he said. "There's no good to be done hanging about here. Let's get on to the scene of operations. If Miss...