Beginning with a Bash
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Beginning with a Bash

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eBook - ePub

Beginning with a Bash

About this book

First published in the US in 1933 in magazine form and later in 1937 in book form, ''Beginning with a Bash'' is a "screwball" comedy mystery set in a bone-chilling Boston winter. It marks the debut of the Leonidas Witherall series, written by Phoebe Atwood Taylor under the pseudonym Alice Tilton. The story follows Martin Jones, a man who is being chased by police after being accused of stealing $50,000 in bonds. He ducks into Peters's secondhand bookstore to escape the cold and meet his friend Dot, the shop's owner. Inside, he encounters Leonidas Witherall, a retired headmaster who has lost his fortune and is working as the store's janitor. Witherall is frequently nicknamed "Bill" because of his uncanny resemblance to William Shakespeare. The situation escalates when the body of Professor John North—the man who originally accused Martin of the theft—is discovered in the store's religion section, having been "bashed" over the head. Witherall, convinced of Martin's innocence, assembles a "motley crew" to solve the crime, including: Agatha Jordan: A wealthy and indomitable Boston dowager. Gert: A sassy maid. Freddy: Gert's mobster boyfriend. The group spends a frantic night dodging rival gangs and the police, but can they solve the murder and find the stolen bonds in time to clear Martin's name?

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Information

Publisher
Rare Treasure Editions
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9798902439677
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. CHAPTER 1
  2. CHAPTER 2
  3. CHAPTER 3
  4. CHAPTER 4
  5. CHAPTER 5
  6. CHAPTER 6
  7. CHAPTER 7
  8. CHAPTER 8
  9. CHAPTER 9
  10. CHAPTER 10
  11. CHAPTER 11
  12. CHAPTER 12
  13. CHAPTER 13
  14. CHAPTER 14
  15. CHAPTER 15
  16. CHAPTER 16
  17. CHAPTER 17
  18. CHAPTER 18
  19. CHAPTER 19

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