| The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet: A Detective Story Contributor(s): Stevenson, Burton Egbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1717172571 ISBN-13: 9781717172570 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This story centres around the delivery of the wrong antique cabinet, from Paris, to its supposed-purchaser in New York. Philip Vantine is delighted to have temporary custody of the beautiful object however, and intrigued regarding the possibility of secret drawers - for which he pays in horrific manner. There's a touch of the Sherlock Holmes about this - or, more properly, a touch of the Moriarty This doesn't end happily ever after for ALL the major characters, and if read in context of the times, is an excellent murder mystery - the plot is fantastical by today's standards, but is nonetheless clever, and the characters excellently drawn |