The Trouble at Pinelands is an early 20th-century detective/adventure novel by Ernest M. Poate, first published in 1922. It opens with a violent confrontation and a group of watching men, setting a mystery in motion. Listeners who enjoy vintage detective fiction will find a period puzzle of suspicion and investigation.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THE TROUBLE AT PINELANDS A man has his hands around another man’s neck, throttling him, as a line of other men look on from behind him. “I’ll tote yuh to death along of me, anyhow.” The Trouble at Pinelands A Detective Story BY ERNEST M. POATE a small logo of a neoclasical building CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City
Copyright, 1922
By CHELSEA HOUSE
The Trouble at Pinelands
(Printed in the United States of America)
All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
I.
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11
II.
BLjœ΅ƒƗǵŧ
23
III.
A BĵŠ SǙŧƯƯ
37
IV.
A FŧǼŠ
47
V.
A TǡĵƄŧŠΏ
54
VI.
UƿŕŧǡǵĵƗƿǵΏ
63
VII.
Iƿ΄ŧǪǵƗƄĵǵƗLjƿ
76
VIII.
Tƒŧ IƿǟǼŧǪǵ
86
IX.
A
CLjƿflĵƄǡĵǵƗLjƿ
95
X.
MLjǡŧ TǡLjǼœƯŧ
TƒǡŧĵǵŧƿǪ
104
XI.
PǡŧǙĵǡĵǵƗLjƿǪ
żLjǡ DŧżŧƿǪŧ
112
XII.
A FǡǼǪǵǡĵǵŧŠ
LΏƿŕƒƗƿƄ
118
XIII. “A LITTLE 132 RELAXATION" XIV. ТНЕ 141 POLTERGEIST AGAIN XV. A FISHING TRIP 151 XVI. SOME CLEWS, 158 AND A SUGGESTION XVII. AN UNUSUAL 165 WEDDING XVIII. SOMERS 174 DISGRACES HIMSELF XIX. АМ 183 EXPLANATION ХХ. A FLIRTATION 190 ХХІ. AN ILLICIT 200 ENTERPRISE ХХІІ. THE SHOWDOWN 207 XXIII. ANNE CHRISTIE'S 216 STORY XXIV. 227 А PROJECTED EXCURSION XXV. A TRIP TO THE 233 MOUNTAINS XXVI. 240 ROARING LAFE XXVII. IN THE HANDS 250 OF THE ENEMY XXVIII. 256 RUTLEDGE TALKS ХХІХ. THE RETURN 266 ХХХ. AN AGITATED 271 HOUSEHOLD
ХХХІ. A BORROWED 279 SHOTGUN ХХХІІ. ТНЕ 287 POLTERGEIST'S LAST VISIT ХХХІІІ. THE FINAL 296 EXPLANATION ХХХІV. MATING TIME 310 The Trouble at Pinelands да
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