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At the Villa RoseA. E. W. Mason

At the Villa Rose

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Original author: A. E. W. Mason

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"At the Villa Rose" by A. E. W. Mason is a detective novel published in 1910. When a wealthy widow is murdered and her jewels stolen in Aix les Bains, suspicion falls on her young English companion, who has mysteriously vanished. Inspector Hanaud of the French police agrees to investigate at the urging of a desperate Englishman who believes in the woman's innocence. The case involves spiritualism, séances, and deception, leading Hanaud into a complex web of trickery and crime.

At the Villa Rose, by A. E. W. Mason. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4745.

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21 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Summer Lightning2,425 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: A Cry for Help4,191 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Perrichet's Story1,069 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: At the Villa3,668 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: In the Salon3,073 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Helene Vauquier's Evidence6,326 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: A Startling Discovery2,796 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Captain of the Ship3,367 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Mme. Dauvray's Motor-Car3,219 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: News From Geneva2,139 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Unopened Letter3,310 words
  1. 12.Chapter XII: The Aluminium Flask3,377 words
  2. 13.Chapter XIII: In the House at Geneva3,121 words
  3. 14.Chapter XIV: Mr. Ricardo Is Bewildered3,094 words
  4. 15.Chapter XV: Celia's Story4,301 words
  5. 16.Chapter XVI: The First Move2,667 words
  6. 17.Chapter XVII: The Afternoon of Tuesday2,823 words
  7. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Seance4,543 words
  8. 19.Chapter XIX: Helene Explains3,848 words
  9. 20.Chapter XX: The Geneva Road1,865 words
  10. 21.Chapter XXI: Hanaud Explains5,114 words