About this book
In 1918, Anthony Trent, a well-educated young man in his late twenties, lives an unsatisfactory life in a New York boarding house. He writes successful crime fiction stories, but this doesn't pay enough for him to do the things he wants. Things change when he starts to put his knowledge of crime to a practical use... It gets him into serious trouble before long. (Summary by Anna Simon) (This work was first published in the USA in 1918, and falls under the Rule of the Shorter Term). The sequel to this book, The Secret of the Silver Car, is also available on LibriVox.
Chapters (31)
1The First Step
2Anthony Trent Talks on Crime
3The Day of Temptation
4Beginning the Game
5Anthony Pulls Up Stakes
6Fooling Shylock Drummond
7The Danger of Sentiment
8When a Woman Smiled
9"The Countess"
10Anthony Trent Saves a Piano
11Espionage at Close Range
12The Sinn Fein Plot
13Anthony Trent Interests Himself in Police Gossip
14Ambulances and Diamonds
15The Baron Lends a Hand
16The Mount Aubyn Ruby
17Trent Takes a Holiday
18The Great Black Bird
19Trent Acquires a Home
20"Wanted - an Emerald"
21The Murder of Andrew Apthorpe
22A Thief to Catch a Thief
23The Secret of the Black Bag
24Devlin's Promise
25On the Trail of "The Countess"
26Anthony Trent - "Paying Guest"
27Mrs. Kinney Makes a Confession
28The German Spy Merchant
29Mrs. Kinney Intervenes
30"Private Trent"
31Devlin's revenge
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