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This engrossing mystery features the quirky detective Hamilton Cleek, a one-time master criminal with an uncanny gift for impersonation who has decided to put his nefarious talents to use helping the police. A chance encounter with a young woman who arrived at a train station only to find that nobody has arrived to meet her quickly immerses Cleek in one of the most perplexing mysteries he's ever encountered.
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Table of contents
- THE RIDDLE OF THE PURPLE EMPEROR
- Contents
- Characters
- Chapter I - Which Introduces a New Friend
- Chapter II - The Home-Coming
- Chapter III - In the Dark
- Chapter IV - The House of Shadows
- Chapter V - The Threads of Chance
- Chapter VI - The Cry in the Night
- Chapter VII - In the Tiger's Clutches
- Chapter VIII - Complications and Complexities
- Chapter IX - The House with the Shuttered Windows
- Chapter X - A Shot in the Dark
- Chapter XI - A Terrible Discovery
- Chapter XII - The Woman in the Case
- Chapter XIII - Tightening the Strands
- Chapter XIV - The Plot Thickens
- Chapter XV - Tangled Threads
- Chapter XVI - In the Doctor's Surgery
- Chapter XVII - Miss Cheyne Again
- Chapter XVIII - Dollops Takes a Hand
- Chapter XIX - The Twin Scarves
- Chapter XX - A Twisted Clue
- Chapter XXI - "'Tis a Mad World, My Masters"
- Chapter XXII - The Trap
- Chapter XXIII - Untwisting the Threads
- Chapter XXIV - An Unexpected Contretemps
- Chapter XXV - "A Tale Unfolded"
