[Gutenberg 20630] • The Borough Treasurer

• Two of British author J.S. Fletcher's mystery novels from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction are bound together in this Kindle book: Ravensdene Court (1922) & The Borough Treasurer (1921)

Ravensdene Court (1922)

Two brothers are murdered at the same time but 600 miles apart. Both were ship hands on a boat that sunk off China's coast three years earlier. There may be a link, but what? And why did a tobacco box disappear from the inquest? The answer may lie with a buried treasure.

The Borough Treasurer (1921)

How far will two upstanding citizens go to keep their past a secret? The Borough Treasurer is a classic tale of blackmail and murder set in northern England at the turn of the century.

About The Author

Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863 –1935) was a British author of more than 230 fiction and non-fiction books. He was also a leading writer during the “Golden Age” of detective fiction. Fletcher was born in West Yorkshire and studied law before becoming a journalist. He wrote about history (including historical novel When Charles I Was King) and rural life, beginning with The Wonderful Wapentake.

In 1914, the British author wrote his first detective novel and continued on to write more than 100 books, many involving the exploits of private investigator Ronald Camberwell.

J.S. Fletcher Murder Mystery Classics

Each novel in the series, published by Pearl Necklace Books, is available through Amazon and contains a bonus novel. The murder mystery series includes 13 books published following the end of World War I and at the start of the Roaring 20s including:

1\. The Middle Temple Murder, 1919

2\. The Talleyrand Maxim, 1920

3\. Dead Men's Money, 1920

4\. The Borough Treasurer, 1921

5\. The Chestermarke Instinct, 1921

6\. The Herapath Property, 1921

7\. In the Mayor's Parlour, 1922

8\. The Paradise Mystery, 1921

9\. The Orange-Yellow Diamond, 1921

10\. The Middle of Things, 1922

11\. Ravensdene Court, 1922

12\. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation, 1922

13\. Scarhaven Keep, 1922