Cask

by Freeman Wills Crofts

30 chapters11h 40mEnglish1920

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Though he went on to write dozens of other novels over an almost 40-year career, his debut work--this 1920 detective mystery--is considered by many to be Crofts’ masterpiece. A cask supposedly containing statuary is accidentally damaged when it’s being unloaded in London. Its contents are a surprise, and a mystery! Will Inspector Burnley be able to solve it? (Summary by Verla Viera)

Chapters (30)

1Chapter I: A Strange Consignment

2530

2Chapter II: Inspector Burnley on the Track

1527

3Chapter III: The Watcher on the Wall

1020

4Chapter IV: A Midnight Interview

967

5Chapter V: Felix Tells a Story

1375

6Chapter VI: The Art of Detection

1611

7Chapter VII: The Cask at Last

1392

8Chapter VIII: The Opening of the Cask

882

9Chapter IX: M. Le Chef de la Sûreté

1266

10Chapter X: Who Wrote the Letter?

1356

11Chapter XI: MM. Dupierre et Cie

809

12Chapter XII: At the Gare St. Lazare

1360

13Chapter XIII: The Owner of the Dress

899

14Chapter XIV: M. Boirac Makes a Statement

831

15Chapter XV: The Avenue de L'Alma

1123

16Chapter XVI: Inspector Burnley Up Against It

1588

17Chapter XVII: A Council of War

1561

18Chapter XVIII: Lefarge Hunts Alone

1502

19Chapter XIX: The Testing of an Alibi

1849

20Chapter XX: Some Damning Evidence

1617

21Chapter XXI: A New Point of View

1119

22Chapter XXII: Felix Tells a Second Story

2195

23Chapter XXIII: Clifford Gets to Work

1121

24Chapter XXIV: Mr. Georges La Touche

1109

25Chapter XXV: Disappointment

989

26Chapter XXVI: A Clue at Last

1995

27Chapter XXVII: La Touche's Dilemma

1889

28Chapter XXVIII: The Unravelling of the Web

1506

29Chapter XXIX: A Dramatic Dénouement

2714

30Chapter XXX: Conclusion

347

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