The Porcelain Mask is a 1924 detective story by John Jay Chichester. It centers on a mystery suggested by the title and unfolds as a classic investigation. It is worth listening to for readers who enjoy period detective fiction and puzzle-driven plots.
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Opening of the book
The Porcelain Mask
A Detective Story
BY JOHN JAY CHICHESTER
CHELSEA HOUSE
79 Seventh Avenue
New York City
Copyright, 1924
By CHELSEA HOUSE
The Porcelain Mask
(Printed in the United States of America)
All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian.
To my Aunts, ELLA and ANNA who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
CONTENTS I. JOAN SHERIDAN RETURNS II. THE SQUALID HOUSE III. HELEN ANSWERS HER LETTER IV. "WHAT DOES IT MEAN?" V. VICTOR SARBELLA VI. IN THE STUDIO VII. THE GET-AWAY VIII. CAUGHT IN THE WEB IX. THE OPEN DOOR Х. СОММОN SENSE XI. BUSHNELL CALLS THE POLICE XII. "WIGGLY" PRICE XIII. WHAT DID JOAN KNOW? XIV. THE GIRL IN THE SARBELLA CASE XV. SARBELLA SPEAKS XVI. THE FOUR CLEWS XVII. KIRKLAN PROTESTS XVIII. Two Brands of Cigarettes XIX. ENTER SERGEANT TISH XX. A QUEER JUMBLE XXI. A CRY OF TERROR XXII. WHAT THE COOK SAW XXIII. THE TRAPPED RAT XXIV. HASKINS KEEPS HIS SECRET XXV. THE SKEPTICISM OF SERGEANT TISH XXVI. BITS OF TALLOW
XXVII. WIGGLY REMAINS UNCONVINCED XXVIII. THE BLACK SMUDGE XXIX. "LET THE GUILTY MAN SPEAK!" XXX. WIGGLY MAKES A WAGER THE PORCELAIN MASK
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